Jacobs Project Management Co. and H.J. Russell will manage approximately $700 million in construction spending in first five years.
The open section is approximately 8.6 miles, with 20 stations and connects into Shanghai’s existing metro Line 9.
The team will perform systems construction management services for the $3.7 billion East Link Extension, a 14-mile-long extension, and the $1.9 billion 4.3-mile Northgate Link Extension between the University of Washington at Husky Stadium, the University District, and the Northgate neighborhood.
Historically, contracts of this size would go to larger companies, such as CH2M, which is known as a “traditional prime.” But in this case, CH2M will serve as a sub-contractor and mentor these smaller firms.
The companies are reportedly making progress on one joint venture for their rolling stock operations, which would be controlled by Montreal-based Bombardier, and another for signaling, in which Siemens would have a majority
The deal to combine the firm's train building and signaling work could be worth at least $10 billion.
The announcement is a blow to China, which has built the world's largest high-speed rail network in less than a decade.
The STV/AECOM/Morrison Hershfield/McMillen Jacobs Associates joint venture contract isfor the preliminary engineering and program management of the second stage of the O-Train.
Company will supply 70 additional metro cars and also update the existing signalling solution, power supply and increase the size of the depot.
The $1.01 billion dollar deal has the potential to triple in the next ten years if they extend their alliance to build double-deck buses.
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