The
Regional Transportation District has received proposals from four design/construction teams for the
North Metro project that will extend commuter rail from Denver Union Station through Commerce City, Adams County, Thornton and Northglenn.
The teams are Bechtel/Herzog joint venture; Graham, Balfour Beatty, Harmon Contractors; North Metro Transit Solutions, a Kiewit/Stacy and Witbeck joint venture; and URS Energy and Construction Inc.
"We look forward to reviewing the proposals for competitive pricing and innovative ideas," says RTD General Manager Phil Washington. "Our goal through this proposal process is to not only build the entire North Metro Line, but to determine if there are other parts of the program that can be built at this time."
The North Metro project is an 18.5-mile commuter rail line from Denver Union Station through Denver, Adams County, Commerce City, Thornton and Northglenn, ending at Highway 7. The design and construction is scheduled to begin next year.
The teams are responding to a request for proposals released on June 28. Graham Contracting Limited first approached RTD in February with an unsolicited proposal. After reviewing the Graham proposal, RTD staff determined it was consisted with the agency’s unsolicited proposal policy and worthy of moving forward to a competitive procurement process.
An evaluation committee will review the proposals and make a recommedation of the most qualified bidder to the RTD board at its Nov. 5 FasTracks Monitoring Committee meeting. The board is scheduled to take formal action on the contract award at its regular board meeting Nov. 26.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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