Five teams to bid on fourth construction package for California high-speed rail

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) received five qualified bids for Construction Package 4 (CP4) - the next 22-mile mile phase of construction through the counties of Tulare and Kern and the cities of Wasco and Shafter.

 

“These five teams represent some of the best in the business for delivering California’s high-speed rail program,” said CHSRA Chief Executive Officer Jeff Morales. “The amount of interest we receive about the high-speed rail program indicates a competitive market and interest from respected industry leaders who want to be a part of construction and delivery of the first high-speed rail system in the nation.”

The teams include California Rail Builders (Ferrovial Agroman US Corp.); Central Valley Connection Builders (FCC Construccion S.A. and Corsan-Corviam Construccion S.A.); Dragados/Flatiron Joint Venture (Dragados USA, Inc., and Flatiron West Inc.); Salini Impregilo/Security Paving Joint Venture (Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and Security Paving Company, Inc.) and Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons a Joint Venture (Tutor Perini Corporation, Zachry Construction Corporation and Parsons Transportation Group Inc.)

The five bids represent the completion of the first part of a two-phase procurement process for CP 4. In November 2014, CHSRA issued a Request for Qualifications for CP 4. In March, five teams submitted Statement of Qualifications that underwent an extensive review process lead by CHSRA staff. That process established the list of qualified teams based on experience, technical competency, project understanding, ability to perform and other factors.

These five firms are now eligible to submit formal proposals. CHSRA anticipates releasing a Request for Proposal in the coming weeks.

Work on CP 4 will extend approximately 22-miles through the Central Valley beginning one mile north of the Tulare/Kern County line to Poplar Avenue north of Bakersfield with an estimated cost of $400 to $500 million.

The selected design-build firm will be responsible for all work required to design and construct the CP 4. The work will include construction of at-grade, retained fill and aerial sections of the alignment, relocation of four miles of BNSF tracks, construction of waterway and wildlife crossings and roadway reconstructions, relocations and closures.

 

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