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LTSS Design-Build Contract Information
Contacts for Subcontracting Opportunities on the WSX LTSS Design-Build Contract
For information regarding subcontracting opportunities, please contact the following individuals:
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Kiewit Pacific Co. Lisa Toso |
Shimmick/Flatiron/Herzog, a JV Chad Trabucco |
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Stacy and Witbeck, Skanska, Steiny, a JV Sylvia Nguyen |
Tutor Perini/Parsons, a JV Stephen Buschmeyer |
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The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Vijay Daniel
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For Information on BART's Non Discrimination Program Don Demer |
The Request for Proposals (RFP) is expected to be released in September 2010. Check back for updates or join our email list for periodic updates.
Links & Resources
- Get a copy of the LTSS Outreach Presentation (Added August 3, 2010)
- Download a list of the Prequalified Potential Design-Build Entities (Added July 12, 2010)
- Get a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the LTSS Contract (Revised April 30, 2010)
- Get the revised Interested Parties List for the LTSS Contract (Revised May 5, 2010)
- Get the revised Sign in Sheet from the April 20, 2010 LTSS RFQ Pre-Submittal & Outreach Meeting (Revised April 30, 2010)
- Get the PowerPoint Presentation from the April 20, 2010 LTSS RFQ Pre-Submittal & Outreach Meeting
- Learn more about the LTSS Contract
Project Overview
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Warm Springs Station
Photo Simulation (enlarge) |
The Warm Springs Extension will add 5.4-miles of new tracks from the existing Fremont Station south to a new station in the Warm Springs District of the City of Fremont, with an optional station to be located approximately midway, in the Irvington District. The optional Irvington Station is dependent upon future funding through the City of Fremont and may be added at a later date.
The project alignment will cross over Walnut Avenue; under Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont Central Park and the Union Pacific Railroad track in a subway; over Paseo Padre Parkway; under Washington Boulevard; under Auto Mall Parkway; and over South Grimmer Boulevard.
Get a detailed description and image of the Warm Springs Extension Alignment.
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Irvington Station |
The Warm Springs Station will feature an at-grade island platform with an overhead concourse, intermodal access to Valley Transit Authority (VTA) and Alameda - Contra Costa Transit (AC Transit) buses, as well as taxi and "kiss and ride" passenger drop off areas, all via Warm Springs Boulevard. In addition, the new station will provide approximately 2,000 parking spaces. View Station Conceptual Design (1.5 MB)
As with all BART stations, the Warm Springs Station will be fully accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists, and will include bike lockers, elevators and escalators, Braille signs and a tactile sight path to aid riders with disabilities.
Project Background
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Warm Springs Project Area Map |
In 1992, the BART Board of Directors certified the Final EIR and adopted the extension; however, the project was not constructed because sufficient funds were not available. In 2006 the project completed an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This was in addition to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance that was completed in 2003. Get the history of the Warm Springs Extension Environmental process and a complete chronology of the Warm Springs Extension project.
In 2007, BART devised an implementation strategy whereby the project would be constructed via two large contracts: The Fremont Central Park Subway Contract and the Line, Track, Station and Systems Contract. This approach is intended to minimize overall escalation costs and most appropriately deal with the special needs associated with the underground portion of the project in Fremont Central Park.
Fremont Central Park Subway Contract
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Warm Springs Extension Alignment |
The Fremont Central Park Subway Contract (Subway) contract is a $130 million construction contract that includes a mile-long subway beneath Fremont Central Park, an embankment for future BART trackways, two ventilation structures and relocation of facilities within Fremont Central Park. The project area extends from just south of Walnut Avenue, under Stevenson Boulevard and Fremont Central Park, including a portion of Lake Elizabeth, and beneath the UPRR freight track to just north of Paseo Padre Parkway.
Anticipated Impacts
All of the facilities within Fremont Central Park will remain open and available for use throughout the estimated 43 months of construction in the park. In addition to construction related noise, dust and inconvenience, there will also be impacts to how some of the facilities within the park are accessed.
General Park Access – During construction of the subway under Stevenson Boulevard it will be necessary to detour traffic. Signs with details on the changes will be posted in advance of the detours.
Lake Elizabeth – The contract will require installation of a dam across the eastern lobe of the lake, then draining the lobe and constructing the subway. The walking path around Lake Elizabeth will be modified once work in the eastern lobe begins to extend across the top of the dam, thereby ensuring access to the lake path at all times.
Park Facilities – The existing dog park, basketball courts and associated parking have been replaced with a new complex located on the western side of the park near Stevenson Boulevard. The new dog park complex, with separate areas for large and small dogs, and new basketball courts and parking area, was completed and opened to the public in June 2010. Additionally, approximately 40 new parking spaces have been added at the Tennis Center.
Walnut Avenue to Stevenson Boulevard – During construction of new storage ponds to handle storm water run off and the embankment for the future BART tracks, there will be construction in the area between Walnut Avenue and Stevenson Boulevard.
The estimated duration of the Subway contract is approximately 43 months. For information on current construction visit our construction updates page.
Line, Track, Station, and Systems Contract (LTSS)
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Warm Springs Station Photo Simulation |
The LTSS Contract is a design-build contract where the contractor will perform final design as well as construct the remaining parts of the extension, including the trackway, systems, tie-in at Fremont Station, and the new Warm Springs Station.
LTSS Contract Schedule
- Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Advertised
April 6, 2010 - Request for Proposals (RFP) Advertisement
Target September 2010 - Final Design and Construction to Begin
Target June 2011 - Commencement of revenue service to Warm Springs
Target Late 2014
Partners and Funding
The total project budget for the Warm Springs Extension is approximately $890 million dollars. The various funding partners and their share in the total project are as follows:
- $220.4 million from the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), Measure B Tier 1
- $100.4 million from the State Traffic Congestion Relief Program
- $176 million from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Regional Measure 2 Bridge Toll
- $118 million from the MTC, Regional Measure 1 Bridge Tolls
- $69 million from the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
- $2.2 million from the Alameda County CMA
- $40 million from MTC Proposition 1B - 50% BART (Revenue Based), 50% MTC (Population Based)
- $86 million Proposition 1B State & Local Partnership Program (SLPP)
- $24 million BART Agency Contribution
- $54 million SFO Extension Surplus Revenue
Other Related Projects
Washington Boulevard and Paseo Padre Parkway Railroad Grade Separation Project - Update
In May 2010, the City of Fremont completed the Washington Boulevard and Paseo Padre Parkway Railroad Grade Separation Project. The grade separation at Paseo Padre Parkway includes an overpass for future BART trains, and was constructed by the City of Fremont via an agreement with BART to avoid future disruption during construction of the Warm Springs Extension. The Grade Separation project eliminates six railroad grade crossings, relocates interfering utilities and makes the railroad corridor to the southeast of Fremont Central Park compatible with the WSX project alignment. For more information on this project please visit: www.fremontgradesep.com.
Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project
This project is intended to extend BART service southward from Warm Springs to Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara. This project is sponsored by the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), which is responsible for its implementation under an agreement with BART. For more information on this project please visit: www.vta.org/bart.
Last Updated: September 1, 2010
