Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services
2 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services About Arcadis Arcadis provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services for mobility, places and sustainability. Established in the Netherlands in 1888, Arcadis now operates with 28,000 staff in over 40 countries worldwide. Locally, Arcadis provides construction management services to Chicago rail clients. We support modernizations and capital improvement programs for stations, facilities, track, signals, bridges and yards. Trusted Leadership FACTS Founded in the Netherlands in 1888, Arcadis now operates in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Americas. George Cussen, PE, SE Red Purple Modernization David Sliwa, CCM CTA and CDOT Russell Randich, CCM Metra 300 40 We have more than offices in over countries.
3 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Kevin Holt, PE, CCM Willie Noble, PE Kelly King, PE Nikola Scekic, PE Romane Scarlett CTA Project Locations Rail Experts
4 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Purple Modernization - Phase One Owner's Representative Chicago, Illinois Start Date January 2019 Completion Date 2026 Construction Cost $2.3 Billion Arcadis is the managing partner of Elevated Solution Partners — a joint venture with Jacobs Engineering and Ardmore Roderick — to serve as Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Owner’s Representative for the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) program. This $2.3 Billion project is the largest capital improvement project in CTA history. The project corridor is a 9.6-mile stretch of track that was built nearly a century ago. The aging infrastructure requires frequent maintenance, which is costly and hinders service. The program is being completed in phases, allowing CTA to maximize improvements while minimizing impacts on riders and the community. Construction on the first phase began in the second half of 2019 and will finish in 2025. It includes: • Red-Purple Bypass: A bypass was built north of the Belmont station to address significant capacity constraints caused by a 112-year-old track junction where the Brown Line intersects with the Red and Purple lines. It now carries northbound Brown Line trains up and over Red and Purple Line tracks, allowing for more train service to reduce overcrowding and delays. • Lawrence-Bryn Mawr Modernization: Four aging stations (Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr), along with the existing four-track alignment are being rebuilt. The new stations include modern amenities and elevators to make them accessible to riders with disabilities. The new track structure provides better clearance over the existing streets and wider station platforms improve train speeds and service reliability. • Track Work: The project repairs the slow zones along the entire corridor and includes a new high capacity signal system from Belmont Station to oward Yard. New interlockings provide operational flexibility along the alignment.
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6 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Electric Bus Charging Station Installation Start Date November 2019 Completion Date August 2021 Construction Cost $32 Million This project installed J3105 overhead charger systems for CTA electric buses at 3 locations: Navy Pier, Austin, and Chicago Garage. The work included construction of new masonry power distribution facility (foundation, masonry walls, lighting, ventilation), installation of interior and exterior electrical charging equipment/ switchgear/panels/transformers, construction of mast foundations, installation of charging masts, and all associated trenching for underground ducts to all base construction mast locations.
7 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Green Line New Damen Station Start Date July 2021 Completion Date TBD Construction Cost $65 Million This $65 million project is creating a new station on the CTA Green Line to provide public transportation service to the West Town area. This multi-modal facility will enhance passenger experience with ease of navigation and connectivity. Users arriving by or connecting to all modes of transportation – foot, bicycle, bus or car – will be accommodated at the station entry area at the intersection of Damen and Lake. Construction Management services include providing ADA accessible station house, two platforms and transfer bridge with two elevators, two escalators, architectural finishes, fare collections, LED lighting, security equipment, public address and real time communication systems, uninterrupted glass and steel platform canopies, street lighting, sidewalks and ADA ramps, traction power improvements, and structural work.
8 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Garfield Station Reconstruction Start Date December 2017 Completion Date November 2020 Construction Cost $50 Million This $50 million project restores the original Garfield station house on the south side of Garfield Boulevard as well as improves the station itself including elevator and escalator enhancements, extensions to the platform canopies and more. The oldest ‘L’ station facility and one of the oldest public transit stations in the country, Garfield was first built as part of South Side Rapid Transit’s extension to the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1892. The project improves the environment for commuters by extending platform canopies, upgrading platform accessibility, including elevator and escalator improvements, and installed public art and landscaping to transform the customer experience. Art Work / Architectural Finishes The Garfield Gateway Project includes visually enhanced architectural features embellished with new art work by renowned Chicago artist, Nick Cave. Cave’s multi-disciplinary artwork was remixed into design patterns via various materials applied to key architectural components of the station such as the station house mosaic ceilings, fused glass platform windbreaks, lenticular columns and the exterior of the station’s steel elevator towers.
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10 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Wilson Transfer Station Reconstruction Start Date October 2023 Completion Date January 2018 Construction Cost $203 Million Arcadis was the construction manager for the $203 million station reconstruction that included a new transfer station with two island platforms and realignment of all four mainline tracks. The station has modern amenities and is fully accessible with a new station house located on the south side of Wilson Avenue and two auxiliary entrances at Sunnyside Avenue and north side of Wilson Avenue. The project included the rehabilitation of the historic Gerber Building. This project represents the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) largest ever single station reconstruction project. All of this was accomplished in the dense urban environment of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and all completed while the station remained open to the public as an active rapid transit facility. Service was maintained throughout the 42-month construction duration. CMAA Achievement AWARD Infrastructure Greater Than $25 Million 2019
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12 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services 77th Street Bus Repair Facility Start Date June 2014 Completion Date March 2015 Construction Cost $5.7 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for the building envelope repairs and a roof replacement for the Bus Garage Unit 2, and Unit 9 at the CTA South Shops Bus Maintenance Complex. The project required the removal of approximately 410,000 SF of existing built up roofing system and the installation of a new modified bitumen membrane roofing system over the CTA’s operating bus maintenance facility.
13 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services 4G Subway Cellular Upgrades Start Date December 2014 Completion Date February 2016 Construction Cost $32.5 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for the upgrade to 4G technology, the latest generation wireless technology, in the 12 miles of nderground subway and 24 miles of individual tunnels of the CTA’s Red and Blue lines. CTA’s Red and Blue lines’ previous cellular infrastructure dated back to 2005. Arcadis’ role was to provide full construction management of the design, procurement, construction and closeout of the project. We oversaw the design, managed submittals, reviewed and approved invoices and schedules, issued and managed bulletins, coordinated all communications, RFIs, issues, change orders, and other project documentation. Our field engineers were scheduled to oversee all work in progress, often on a 24 hour schedule, which included a number of weekend reroutes of the subway train during the installation of over 50 miles of radiating cable on the tunnel walls utilizing a series of work trains with custom-made drilling equipment.
14 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services 103rd Street Bus Heating System Upgrades and BAS Installation Start Date 2013 Completion Date 2014 Construction Cost $9.8 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for the selective removal of existing heating facilities and replacement of the heating facilities and installation of a Building Automation System. The project included the removal and replacement of building heating system which consisted of 13 air handling units with hot water heating coils and two natural gas fired boilers and associated pumps and accessories. The project also includes the installation of 6 new makeup air units with interlocked exhaust fans and the installation of a Building Automation System (BAS). The new BAS will control the new air handling units, boilers and makeup air units and monitor the buildings existing fire alarm system, overhead doors, electrical system, bus fueling system, and bus washing facilities.
15 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Roof Replacements at Harlem and Des Plaines Rail Shops Start Date March 2015 Completion Date June 2016 Construction Cost $1.9 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for the roof replacement at both the Harlem and Des Plaines Rail Shops. Arcadis provided construction management, office/field engineering support, safety oversight and quality assurance to CTA Infrastructure of the Roof Replacements at Harlem and Des Plaines Rail Shops (Approximately 65,000 square feet). Arcadis interfaced with CTA Operations on a daily basis to ensure construction activities did not interfere with CTA Operations. Both Rail Shops were built in 1962, and are located and the end of the Blue and Green Lines in Forest Park.
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17 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services METRA Construction Management Task Orders Arcadis provides various construction management task orders for Metra. These include stations, bridges, facilities, equipment and yards. Our new 2022 contract also includes various substations. Metra Project Locations
18 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Z-100 Bridge Over the Fox River MD-W, Elgin Start Date February 2018 Completion Date December 2020 Construction Cost $21.6 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the rehabilitation of the Z-100 Bridge in Elgin. This project involved the removal of the existing 136 year-old single track bridge over the Fox River and replacement with a double-track bridge built to modern design and safety standards. The new structures have plate girder spans supported by two cast-in-place abutments and three cast-in-place piers, all set on H-Piles. The five existing stone masonry piers were replaced with three concrete piers reducing the obstruction to water flow in the river below. The project site has constraints with the US-20 Bridge and power lines running overhead. The Milwaukee West Line Fox River Bridge, located in Elgin, carries 49 Metra commuter trains and up to eight Canadian Pacific (CP) freight trains each weekday. The bridge was originally constructed in 1881. The work requires close coordination between Metra, Canadian Pacific, and the Contractor due to the track shift required to stage construction and install new signal system and tracks over the new bridge.
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20 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Flossmoor Station Reconstruction Start Date May 2014 Completion Date April 2015 Construction Cost $4.2 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for the reconstruction of the Flossmoor Station on the Metra Electric District Line. The work included the removal and reconstruction of approximately 580 lineal feet of elevated island platform between Metra’s existing mainline tracks, removal and reconstruction of platform shelters at the platform stairways and the construction of a new electrical distribution system for the station and platform. The work also included: • A new warming house • New LED platform lighting designed to match the village’s existing street lights • The replacement of the existing accessible ramp, stair, and trench drain on the northwest side of the tunnel and all of the trench drain inside the tunnel • Repairs to the concrete bridge columns on the south • New retaining walls on the southwest side of the station and on the northwest side of Flossmoor Road • A new stairway for the northeast side of the depot METRA AWARD: Construction Manager of the Year 2015 ME, Flossmoor
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22 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Upgrade of Sanding Equipment M-10 Yard Start Date January 2020 Completion Date May 2021 Construction Cost $2.6 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the replacement of the existing sanding system. This includes a new sand storage silo; air compressors with driers and receiving tanks, one operating and one stand-by spare; dense phase conveyance system comprised of Schedule 80 carbon steel pipe; day bins; control panel and required controls for the conveyance system; electrical power for the sand conveyance system; and regular and emergency lighting in the silo skirt area. After the new air compressors have been put into service and commissioned, the contractor demolished and removed the existing air compressors located in the oiler room. The contractor also painted the new sand silo, the new day bins, and the outdoor portion of the pneumatic conveying and compressed air piping.
23 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Parking Lot Upgrades ME, Homewood Start Date May 2020 Completion Date November2020 Construction Cost $1.5 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the new parking lot at the Homewood Metra Station. The project scope includes demolishing existing elements required for the construction of new parking lot serving Homewood Metra Station; relocating the Locomotive and Caboose display; installing drainage structures, piping and underground storm water storage; installing lighting and relocating light poles; relocating signs and plantings.
24 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Electrical Upgrades RI, 47th Street Yard Start Date February 2021 Completion Date March 2022 Construction Cost $5 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the completion of two separate projects with different contractors simultaneously at the RI 47th Street Yard: Medium Voltage Distribution Replacement and Fire Protection and Alarm System at the Diesel Shop located at 147 W. 47th Street in Chicago.
25 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services 10th Floor Remodeling Metra Headquarters 547 West Jackson, Chicago Start Date Aug 2020 Completion Date July 2022 Construction Cost $4 Million Arcadis provided construction management for Metra’s 10th Floor Remodeling Project in the 547 West Jackson Boulevard Building in Chicago. The project scope included rehabilitation of the 10th floor of the 547 W Jackson Building, including partial demolition of interior of construction, interior buildout, mechanical systems additions and reconfigurations downstream of fan room, electrical devices and distribution, electrical lighting, low voltage distribution, plumbing fixtures and piping, reconfiguration of existing fire alarm systems, and alterations and additions to existing security system. We monitored the contractor’s progress in obtaining all required permits for completing this work. Arcadis utilized 360 degree cameras to show construction progress.
26 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Peterson/Ridge New Station UP-N, Chicago Start Date June 2020 Completion Date TBD Construction Cost $20 Million Arcadis is providing Construction Management (CM) services for the new UP-N Peterson/ Ridge Station Project located at Peterson and Ravenswood Avenues in Chicago. The project scope includes six-car inbound and outbound platforms located between West Peterson and North Ridge Avenues, a new pedestrian bridge extending over West Peterson Avenue, six glycol heated stairs and four ADA compliant ramps to provide access to the platforms from street level, glass and masonry warming house structure adjacent to Peterson Avenue, two warming shelters, a new kiss and ride, park and ride, plaza space and associated landscaping;,traffic signal and intersection rework for new station entrance, new parking spaces, and improvements along Ravenswood Avenue south of Peterson.
27 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Deering Bridge UP-N, Chicago Start Date January 2018 Completion Date January 2020 Construction Cost $15.5 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the rehabilitation of the Deering Bridge. Built in 1916, this bridge is of historical significance. It is a three-tracked bridge that was once a moveable bridge. It is still in operation but no longer navigable. The Bridge carries Metra (METX) and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP).
28 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services West Embankment Bridges RI, Chicago Start Date October 2017 Completion Date February 2018 Construction Cost $4.4 Million Arcadis provided construction management services for existing bridge removal, bridge construction, access ramp construction and ADA sidewalk construction along the Rock Island District Line from 37th Street to 57th Street. The work included removal of existing 100-year old steel bridge superstructures at 57th Street and partial removal, modifications and repairs of 100-year old steel bridge substructures and superstructures at 37th, 39th and 51st Streets; construction of 2 new PPC deck beam roadway bridges along access road; sidewalk, driveways and ADA ramp constructions.
29 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Cary Station UP-NW, Cary Start Date July 2018 Completion Date November 2019 Construction Cost $2.4 Million Arcadis provided construction management for the rehabilitation of the Cary Metra Station. The new facility was constructed on the north side of the tracks — where most commuters gather and wait for trains. Chicago-bound commuters will still have to cross over from the parking lot to the new station, but now they’ll be able to buy their tickets and stay out of the rain. The station, on the UP Northwest Line between Chicago and the northwest suburbs, also includes heated flooring, a covered waiting area, a platform shelter and electronic parking fee collection boxes.
30 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Weldon Yard Drainage Improvements ME, Chicago Start Date June 2014 Completion Date June 2015 Construction Cost $250,000 Arcadis provided CM services for the Weldon Yard Drainage Improvements project. Weldon Yard is the location of the daily inspection shop for Metra’s electric District Fleet. The yard is located at the south side of the downtown area in a heavily developed area. The drainage system for the yards was not maintained and had significant ponding during rain events that impacted Metra’s inspection operations. Arcadis worked closely with Metra’s yard operations to schedule the contractors activities during weekend work windows when the yard activity is at its lowest. In addition to coordinating with yard operations coordinating flagging and catenary power outages for the weekend work required weekly meeting with Metra operations to review the contractor’s work activities schedule for the weekend. The work included the installation of a new drain lines and under drains under and adjacent to existing tracks and the connection of building downspouts to the drainage system.
31 Chicago Transit and Commuter Rail Project Management and Construction Management Services Oak Park Station Masonry Repairs UP-W, Oak Park Start Date February 2015 Completion Date March 2016 Arcadis provided façade and building envelope repairs to the Oak Park Station on the UP West Line. The masonry walls at this station were deteriorated and remedial repairs were required to prevent more extensive and more costly damage. The project included demolition and reconstruction of some of the masonry walls and piers; the installation of a new damage resistant stone base at the wall/platform interface; a partial resurfacing of the platform; the application of a protective treatment on the masonry surfaces; and repairs to damaged lights and associated conduit to improve lighting at the entrance to the station. This work was scheduled to be completed prior to the winter holidays, but due to a concrete topping product change, the work extended into the holiday season. The Village of Oak Park asked for the platform portion of the project to be temporarily put on hold during the shopping season prior to Christmas. The masonry work continued without any shopping interruptions to the public. The staging of the platform topping work to correct the drainage was to be done by closing an entrance and a portion of the platform in order to scarify the existing platform surface and apply the new concrete topping finish. The station remained open to the transit public during the complete topping installation work.
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