CTA Construction Report Transit Board Meeting Chris Bushell, Vice President, Power & Way Patricia Taylor, Vice President, Facilities April 7, 2009 NEW SLIDE: Brown Line Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Project Value/Total Budget $529.9M Earned to Date $456.6M Percent Earned to Date 86.2% Percent Time Used to Date 82% Station Updates • Paulina • The new station opened for service on April 3, 2009. • Wellington (Completion: Late July 2009) • Installation of elevators, stationhouse stairs, and detailing platform steel continues. Auxiliary exit stair installation to begin in April. • Fullerton (Completion: December 2009) • Installation of elevator framing and panels, electrical work in support rooms, erection of gateway canopy and cladding continues. Work on the historic stationhouse masonry and stair system is ongoing. • Belmont (Completion: December 2009) • Installation of elevator framing, station house foundations, stair canopy, and stair and masonry installation on the north side of Belmont continues. Facilities Construction Wittman / Titzer / Hurtado NEW SLIDE: Subway Escalators Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $22,805,563 Construction Contract Value $16,693,306 Earned to Date $8,277,245 Percent Earned to Date 50% Percent Time Used to Date 45% Project Update • Monroe/Adams (platform to mezzanine)escalator was returned to service on March 19, 2009. • Construction on the following escalators continues: • Randolph/Washington (platform to mezzanine) • Return to service scheduled May 2009 • Adams/Jackson (mezzanine to street) • Return to service scheduled May 2009 • Monroe/Adams (mezzanine to street) • Return to service scheduled September 2009 Facilities Construction Wittmann / Herndobler NEW SLIDE: Howard/Red Line Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $ 87.6M Contract Value $ 61.8M Earned to Date $ 61.8M Percent Earned to Date 100% Percent Time Used to Date 100% Project Update • New terminal station entrance opened June 9, 2008. Station is ADA compliant, with 4 elevators and 6 escalators and tactile edging and signage. • Howard Street entrance closed August 16, 2008 for renovation. • Project substantial completion met in February 2009. • Howard Street entrance opened March 20, 2009. Currently working to complete punch list. Facilities Construction Mascheri NEW SLIDE: Project Update: Howard/Red Line Photos: Four photos of new Howard Street entrance and interior Facilities Construction Mascheri NEW SLIDE: Dearborn Subway Tie Project Schedule Status & Project Status as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $87.8M Contract Value $55.6M Earned to Date $0M Percent Earned to Date 0% Percent Time Used to Date 0% Project Overview • Work includes: • Replacement of all wooden half-ties and ballasted track with direct fixation track systems • Replacement of portions of running rail and contact rail and contact rail chairs • Special track work in LaSalle Crossover • Negative return and signal work • Concrete repair in deteriorated sections of tunnel and footwalk • Grouting • Sewer Cleaning • Contractor will be limited to a total of 23 weekend occurrences (either Single Track and/or Line Cut) Power & Way Construction Morey / Heard NEW SLIDE: Project Update: Dearborn Subway Tie Project Milestone A: North Portal to South of Grand Crossover • Half-tie replacement and replacement of rail from north portal to 1000 feet south of Grand crossover. • Substantial completion by August 21, 2009 (Map shows area of work, which encompasses Division, Chicago and Grand stations) Power & Way Construction Morey / Heard NEW SLIDE: Project Update: Dearborn Subway Tie Project Milestone B: South of Grand Crossover to Clark/Lake • Half-tie replacement and replacement of rail from 1000 feet south of Grand crossover to south end of platform at Clark/Lake. • Substantial completion by October 23, 2009 (Map shows area of work, which encompasses Clark/Lake and area west of station) Power & Way Construction Morey / Heard NEW SLIDE: Project Update: Dearborn Subway Tie Project Milestone C: Clark/Lake to South Portal • Half-tie replacement and replacement of running rail from south end of platform at Clark/Lake to east of river. • Removal of ballast, pour of new invert and half-ties and replacement of running rail from east of river to south portal. • Special track work at LaSalle crossover. • Substantial completion by December 7, 2009 (Map shows area of work, which encompasses area east of Clark/Lake, then subway under Dearborn including Washington, Monroe and Jackson stations, then subway under Congress through LaSalle and Clinton stations to portal to Forest Park branch.) Power & Way Construction Morey / Heard NEW SLIDE: Loop Signals Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $103.2M Contract Value $67.5M Earned to Date $33.4M Percent Earned to Date 49.3% Percent Time Used to Date 81.7% Project Update • The Contractor is finishing up track work list items along Lake and Wabash. • DBEC continues to install trips, signal platforms, signal cable, worker ahead signals, impedance bonds, insulated joints, and route selectors in the Loop. DBEC continues to terminate junction boxes in the Loop. • DBEC continues with the installation and termination of the signal racks in the new Maintainers Facility West (MFW) facility. • Discussions regarding Tower 18 cutover continue. The Tower 18 cutover is currently scheduled for October 2009. Power & Way Construction Gray / Dyra NEW SLIDE: Ravenswood and North Main Tie Renewal Project Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $44,524,011 Contract Value $22,852,000 Earned to Date $21,064,273 Percent Earned to Date 92% Percent Time Used to Date 100% Project Closeout Date 6/01/09 Project Update • All project milestones are complete and all materials have been received. CTA Construction and Purchasing are reviewing potential liquidated damages for the late arrival of project materials. • CTA issued final signal punch list on 2/28/09. Signal punch list work will be completed in April 2009. • Project Closeout Date extended from 4/11/09 to 6/01/09 due to Contractor’s delay in completing material deliveries. Power & Way Construction Morey / Ohs NEW SLIDE: Blue Line Signals Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $243M Contract Value $183.3M Earned to Date $153.9M Percent Earned to Date 84% Percent Time Used to Date 93% Project Update •On the Congress, old equipment removal and asbestos abatement of the manholes is ongoing. Old Equipment removal are planned in the Kimball Subway. Punch list work is in process on the Kennedy. •Contractor has submitted for substantial completion of traction power work. CTA review of the work is required prior to issuance of substantial completion. •Randolph cutover to be completed April19,2009. Power & Way Construction Gray / Hampton NEW SLIDE: Blue Line Slow Zone Removal Schedule Status & Project Update as of 3/30/09 Total Project Budget $126M Contract Value $100.9M Earned to Date $97.6M Percent Earned to Date 96.7% Percent Time Used to Date 97% Project Completion: Total track feet to complete 111,845 Percent track feet complete 100% Project Closeout Date 10/2009 Project Update • All welding work has been completed. • Punch list work will be completed in April 2009. • Construction contract expected to be complete in June 2009. Power & Way Construction Gray / Zinck [END]