Construction Project Briefing October 9, 2013 Slide #2 Today’s Presentation • Traction Power - Farwell/Armitage/Hill Substations • Red Line South Reconstruction Project (Track & Station) • Bus Hoist Replacement Program * Phase 1 – Forest Glen, South Shops, 77th Street Bus Garage * Phase 2 – Kedzie Bus Garage * Phase 3 – North Park Garage * Phase 4 – Chicago and 103rd Garage Slide #3 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * Justification of Need: Substation equipment is obsolete and has exceeded its current life span. * Priority of Project: High * Total Project Budget: $56,918,563.00 * Construction Contract Value: $46,684,000.00 * Earned to Date: 4% * Percent Change Orders to Construction Contract: 0% * Percent Time Used to Date: 34.69% * Funding Source: State Capital Program * Estimated Start Date/Estimated Length of Project: NTP issued September 30, 2012 * Designer of Record: Laramore, Douglass and Popham (LDP) * Construction Manager/General Contractor: STV (CM), F.H. Paschen (GC) * Project Manager: Barney Gray (GM), David Heard (PM) Detailed Overview of Scope: Construct three (3) new traction power substations namely, Farwell, Armitage, Hill. * Modify Orleans switch room. * Modify Weed switch room. * Modify Sedgwick substation. Slide #4 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * Impact on Customers: 9 single tracks, and 6 reroutes. Street and lane closures around worksites, curtailed access to resident garages (at Armitage). * Benefit to System: Additional traction power capacity, reduced traction power related train defects, improved reliability for revenue service, and improved safety. * Benefit to Community: Improved safety. * Impact on Accessibility: None * Estimated # of Jobs Created: 89 * Customer Communication Need: Construction activity notices will be needed to alert businesses and residents to weekend, night work and power outages. Comparable Projects: * NA Slide #5 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction Construction Progress: * Farwell – 1st Floor Concrete Walls have been completed. Installation of rebar and formwork is continuing for the 2nd Floor Slab with the concrete pour scheduled for mid- month. Rebar and Formwork for the 2nd Floor Walls is underway with associated concrete pours scheduled for the end of the month. Site Utility work and Building Masonry will follow. * Armitage – Installation of track level platforms and cable supports continues. Site work has begun to regrade and excavate 18 inches in preparation for Earth Retention System (ERS) installation. CTA Track Structure Column Replacement work will continue into next year. * Hill – Foundation walls and columns have been completed. 1st Floor Slab Rebar and Formwork installation are continuing for the concrete pour over the Cable Vault Area. The Exterior Foundation Walls are being waterproofed and the Transformer Area is currently being backfilled to prepare for the 1st Floor Transformer Area rebar installation and concrete pour. * Sedgwick- Cable Support Brackets and Switch Platforms have been installed ahead of schedule. Delay Explanation: * CDOT OUC reviewing earth retention permit requirements for Armitage. FHP coordinating with OUC as necessary. Slide #6 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows the Farwell Substation interior with the east wall framed. Slide #7 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows the Farwell Substation 2nd Floor rebar installation. Slide #8 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows the Hill Substation foundation wall concrete pour. Slide #9 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows the Hill Substation first floor formwork and rebar installation. Slide #10 Project Title: Traction Power Systems Upgrades and Improvements Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows the Armitage Substation excavation and column replacement preparation. Slide #11 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction Justification of Need: The existing ties, rail and track components, as well the underlying ballast and drainage systems have reached or exceeded their useful life. In addition, this project is necessary to provide accessibility at all of the Dan Ryan stations and to improve customer experience at these stations. Priority of Project: High Total Project Budget: $425M Funding Source: RTA/IDOT CTA-2012-LI; City of Chicago TIF Designer of Record: T.Y. Lin International; TranSystems Corporation Construction Manager: Parsons Brinckerhoff Project Manager: Robert Wittmann (GM); Brittany Dyra (PM) Track Renewal Station Improvements Construction Contract Value: $220,166,000 $43,875,000 Earned to Date: $178.1M (as of August 15th) $36.6M (as of September 20th) Percent Change Orders to Construction Contract: (-2.1%) 0.0% Percent Time Used to Date: 52.2% (as of September) 100.0% Estimated Start Date/Estimated Length of Project: Notice To Proceed: October 4, 2012 Substantial Completion: October 24, 2014 Notice To Proceed: December 21, 2012 Substantial Completion: October 6, 2013 General Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure Co. F.H. Paschen, S. N. Nielsen & Associates, LLG Slide #12 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * Impact on Customers: The Dan Ryan Red Line branch from Cermak to 95th will shut down for 154 days from May 19, 2013 to October 20, 2013. There may be single track outages prior to the line cut to perform preparatory work. * Benefit to System: Reduced maintenance costs; improved reliability; new infrastructure. * Benefit to Community: Improved customer travel times by eliminated slow zones; new elevators at Garfield, 63rd and 87th. * Impact on Accessibility: Garfield, 63rd and 87th stations will be accessible. * Estimated # of Jobs Created: 1150 * Customer Communication Need: Preliminary outreach started last fall. A comprehensive outreach plan will be implemented to ensure all customers clearly understand travel alternatives and construction impacts. Detailed Overview of Scope: * The limits of the projects are the south subway near 16th/Clark on the north to approximately 95th Street on the south and including portions of the 18th connector. * Replacement of deteriorated track components, including new running rail, ties, fasteners, ballasts, and drainage improvements. Structural work included expansion joint replacement, new waterproofing, and concrete repairs. Systems work includes contact rail replacement, new supplemental negative return, temporary relocation and/or replacement of existing signal and communications infrastructure. * Rehabilitation of various architectural, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical elements at eight (8) stations along the Dan Ryan Red Line branch: Cermak/Chinatown, Sox/35th, 47th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, and 87th. This work included interior and exterior painting, platform canopy repairs, lighting and window repairs, and station cleaning. * Construction of new elevators at Garfield, 63rd and 87th stations. * New railings at 69th Street bus bridge. Slide #13 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction Construction Progress * Substantial completion for the track work was achieved on October 20, 2013. * Substantial completion for the station work was achieved on October 6, 2013. Delay Explanation: * No current delays Slide #14 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows 87th Station. Slide #15 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows Cermak-Chinatown Station. Slide #16 Project Title: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Managing Department: Power & Way Construction * This photo shows new track work. Slide #17 Project Title: Bus Hoist Replacement Program Managing Department: Facilities Construction Detailed Overview Scope: Justification of Need: The existing bus hoists are beyond their useful life and many are not functioning. Priority of Project: High Construction Phase Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Bus Hoist Equipment Contract Value: $1,668,052 $1,163,892 $779,769 $1,066,901 Construction Contract Value: $2,663,345 $3,135,143 $1,869,630 $2,820,651 Construction Value Earned to Date: $4,133,816 $2,653,521 $1,197,510 $0 Percent Change Orders to Construction Contract: 25% 0% 0% 0% Percent Time Used to Date: 95% 80% 50% 0% Estimated Start and Completion Date: NTP 11/21/12 Projected completion 9/30/13. NTP 3/4/13 Projected completion 11/30/13. NTP 6/24/13 Projected completion 1/22/14. NTP 9/10/13 Projected completion 4/10/14. Designer of Record: TranSystems Corporation Contractor Paul Borg Kiewit F.H. Paschen F.H. Paschen Project Manager: Steve Mascheri (GM); Shawn Riley (PM); Jacobs (CM) Funding Source: FTA and RTA Grants * Replacement of bus maintenance lifts including drainage, electrical work, and maintenance pads. * Project has been sequenced to mitigate interference to CTA Bus Operations. Slide #18 Project Title: Bus Hoist Replacement Program – Phase 1 Managing Department: Facilities Construction * Impact on Customers: NA * Benefit to System: Improved capacity for maintenance facilities and reliable equipment for bus operations. * Benefit to Community: NA * Impact on Accessibility: None * Estimated # of Jobs Created: 60 (Phase 1 through 3) * Customer Communication Need: None * Comparable Projects: NA Slide #19 Project Title: Bus Hoist Replacement Program Managing Department: Facilities Construction Construction Progress * Phase 1: * Project has been sequenced to minimize impact to Bus Operations & Maintenance. * Forest Glen – 7 lifts installed. Close out in progress. Underground piping repairs are complete. * South Shops – 4 lifts installed and operational. Close out in progress. Repairs on four additional pits underway. * 77th Garage – 7 lifts installed. Work at 4 of the 11 remaining pits is in progress. * Phase 2: * Kedzie Garage – 12 lifts operational, 8 lifts installed, working on next 4 lifts. Work on the wash pit and inspection pit are in progress. * Phase 3: * North Park Garage – 13 lifts total: 5 lifts installed, work is ongoing on 4 more lifts. * Phase 4: * 103rd and Chicago Garages – NTP issued on 09/10/13. Contractor mobilizing. Delay Explanation: * Phase 1: Elevation differential in underground drainage has resulted in the requirement to place new drainage lines as opposed to tying into existing drainage lines. * Phase 2: Date extended to better accommodate installation of hoists and minimize impact to bus operations. * Phase 3: Date extended to better accommodate installation of hoists and minimize impact to bus operations. * Phase 4: Date extended to better accommodate installation of hoists and minimize impact to bus operations. Slide #20 Project Title: Bus Hoist Replacement Program Managing Department: Facilities Construction * These photos show North Park bays one through five and North Park bays six through nine (demolition). Slide #21 Project Title: Bus Hoist Replacement Program Managing Department: Facilities Construction * These photos show Kedzie wash/inspection bay masonry and Kedzie bays one through four demolition.