The contract includes work that was previously divided into four separate construction contracts. Based on the current status of the overall programme and experience to date, combining the contracts will allow the programme to save time and money by eliminating constraints involved in coordinating and integrating four separate construction packages, SFMTA stated.
SFMTA has stated that combining the contracts has no impact on the programme’s budget or timeline. The Central Subway is expected to open to the public in 2019. Bids for the contract are due 23 January 2013 and a pre-bid conference for the contract is scheduled for 27 November this year.
³By providing much-needed job training for out-of-work San Franciscans and incorporating strong Small Business Enterprise participation goals, the Central Subway will benefit our community long before it is in service,² said Mayor Edwin Lee. ³As we build this crucial addition to our public transit system, this major contract will contribute greatly to our local economy.²
³Combining construction of the Central Subway stations, track and systems into one major contract will make delivery of the T Third Line extension more efficient and better enable us to deliver the program on time and within budget,² said Edward Reiskin, SFMTA director of transportation.
