CHSRA issues RFQ for environmental and engineering servies
Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for environmental and engineering services for the San Francisco to San Jose Project Section and the San Jose to Merced Project Section of the high-speed rail program.
CHSRA is seeking a qualified firm to provide the professional services required for the completion of the environmental documentation and preliminary engineering for these sections.
CHSRA has already begun moving the high-speed rail program forward in the Northern California region through a partnership with Caltrain, which will electrify Caltrain’s 51-mile rail commuter corridor that stretches from downtown San Francisco to San Jose’s Diridon Station. CHSRA is providing $705 million to support the electrification project and installation of Positive Train Control that will allow for the future integration of high-speed rail.
“This work, along with rail modernization already underway in the Bay Area, will support the advancement of bringing high-speed rail to the region,” said Northern California Regional Director Ben Tripousis. “Awarding this contract will allow us to continue implementation of our 30 percent Small Business participation goals, which provide California businesses the opportunity to help deliver this transformative infrastructure project.”
The contract is estimated at $36 million for a three-year term, and Statements of Qualifications are due September 14.
The San Francisco to San Jose Project Section is approximately 51 miles between the 4th and King St. Station in San Francisco and Caltrain’s Tamien Station in San Jose. The San Jose to Merced Project Section is approximately 84 miles and travels from the Caltrain San Jose Diridon Station to the western limit of the Central Valley Wye at the intersection of Carlucci Road and Henry Miller Avenue, approximately nine miles northeast of Los Banos in Merced County.
