**FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA)**

**PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT (PMO) PROGRAM SERVICES**

**Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-FTA-08-PMOC**

**PGH WONG ENGINEERING, INC.**

**CAPABILITIES STATEMENT**

**INTRODUCTION**

The objective of the Capabilities Statement is to provide the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) information regarding PGH Wong Engineering,
Inc.'s (Wong's) capabilities to perform FTA Project Management Oversight
Program Services. This is in response to the FTA's Solicitation Number:
Reference-Number-FTA-08-PMOC posted on December 6, 2007.

**PGH WONG ENGINEERING, INC.'S CAPABILITIES**

![](media/image1.png){width="0.875in" height="0.4895833333333333in"}PGH
Wong Engineering, Inc., founded in 1985 with its primary line of
business in the transit industry, is one of the nation's leading firms
in the transit industry. Wong provides professional services to
governmental and public agencies such as the Federal Transit
Administration and transit agencies in feasibility studies, planning,
design, project management oversight, program/project management,
construction management and administration, quality assurance/quality
control, procurement, constructability review, risk assessment,
inspection, third-party liaison and coordination, utility relocation
coordination, permit coordination and expediting, cost control and
reporting, schedule control and reporting, estimating, contract
administration, document management, contract packaging and bid
analysis, field assistance during construction, testing and startup/rail
activation services, and claims avoidance/mitigation and resolution.
Wong brings a wealth of engineering resources and lessons-learned to the
implementation of such transit systems as light rail, heavy rail,
subways, commuter rail, bus rapid transit, and people movers from the
feasibility/planning phase to commissioning, including experience in
systems, electrical, structural and civil aspects. Wong's successful
implementation of projects of the highest quality on time and within
budget with efficient operations and maintenance has been its trademark
for being repeated selected by the same clients.

**PGH WONG ENGINEERING, INC.'S FTA EXPERIENCE**

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.7847222222222222in"}PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. is serving as a
prime consultant in the capacity of Project Management Oversight for the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Regions I, II, and IV. Region I
Projects include projects for the Boston Massachusetts Transportation
Authority (MBTA), Rhode Island's South County Commuter Rail, and
Fitchburg Commuter Rail. Region II Projects include the Metro-North
Railroad and all rail projects in Connecticut. Region IV Projects
include the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and
Love Joy Commuter Rail. Prior to the current role with the FTA, Wong has
served for over 10 years as a subconsultant on FTA PMO Program Services
for projects in Chicago, San Jose, New York, and New Jersey.

Having been involved in FTA PMO Program Services for over 15 years, Wong
is intimately familiar with the FTA Project Management Oversight
Services in implementing projects of the highest quality on schedule and
within budget. Wong is very familiar with the FTA PMO Program Operating
Guidelines, Circulars, SharePoint, and Team Web in addition to assisting
Grantees in the preparation of such plans as the Project Management
Plans, Quality Assurance Plans, Fleet Management Plans, and Safety and
Security Plans. Wong's FTA experience includes PMO on New Starts such as
the Boston MBTA Silver Line Phase III Project; Small Starts such as the
Fitchburg Commuter Rail Improvement Project in Massachusetts and the
South County Commuter Rail Project for Rhode Island; and Rail
Modernization Projects for Metro-North Railroad, Boston MBTA,
Connecticut DOT, and MARTA.

Examples of Wong's FTA PMO Activities include the following:

**Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston MBTA)**

-   **Blue Line Modernization Program.** The Blue Line Modernization
    Program is part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority\'s
    (MBTA\'s) effort to accommodate new Blue Line 6-cars train and to
    meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This modernization
    program constitutes seven different projects being overseen by Wong
    with the necessary expertise provided in the field of civil,
    electrical, mechanical, communications, signals, and security
    systems. These projects include the Orient Heights Station, Airport
    Station, Maverick Station, State Street Station, and Government
    Center Station; Blue Line Signals; and Blue Line Cars Procurement.

-   **Light Rail Accessibility Program (LRAP).** The Light Rail
    Accessibility Program is part of MBTA\'s effort to provide ADA and
    Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (AAB) compliant rail
    transit service. The MBTA has identified stations on its Green Line
    to serve as ADA compliant key stations. LRAP improvements are
    intended to enhance safety and security for patrons, provide ADA
    compliant access to its facilities, and make the stations more
    convenient and comfortable. Another key LRAP objective is to modify
    the station platforms to be compatible with the new Green Line
    low-floor vehicles. The MBTA facilities included in the LRAP are
    Government Center Station, Park Street Station, Haymarket Station,
    Arlington Station, Copley Station, Kenmore Station, Boston College
    Station, and Brookline Village Station.

-   **Systemwide Program.** The Systemwide Program includes the Station
    Management Program (SMP), Systemwide Radio, Orange Line Haymarket
    North Signal System, and Passenger Announcement & Variable Message
    Sign Project. The SMP Project includes the design, procurement and
    installation of a complete state-of-the-art automated fare
    collection system including fare gates, fare vending machines,
    fareboxes, and smart card encoding and printing equipment. Prior to
    Wong\'s involvement, the program was grossly over-budgeted and
    behind schedule with serious quality and reliable issues. Wong
    assessed the project and made recommendations for corrective actions
    to the MBTA which has resulted in bringing the project back on
    track. To accommodate the new equipment, major modifications to the
    stations were required such as new fiber-optic wide area network
    (WAN) covering the entire system and designated MBTA facilities. The
    Systemwide Radio Project includes design, procurement and
    installation of a digital, trunked voice/data simulcast, two-way
    land mobile radio communications system complete with an integrated
    computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, and an automated vehicle
    locator (AVL). The Orange Line Haymarket North Signal System
    Replacement Project replaces the existing \"temporary\" Orange Line
    Haymarket North Signal System with a new automatic train control
    system. The Passenger Announcement and Variable Message Sign Project
    includes approximately 596 new advanced technology buses.

-   **Silver Line Phase III.** This is a New Starts Projects. Wong is
    currently performing risk assessment including evaluation/assessment
    of the grantee\'s technical capacity and capability, project scope
    review, cost estimate and escalation, schedule review, and risk
    modeling on the Silver Line Phase III Project currently estimated in
    excess of \$1 billion.

    **Rhode Island (South Corridor) Commuter Rail**

The South County Commuter Rail Project (SCCR) is a continuation of the
bi-state (Rhode Island and Massachusetts) goal to improve mobility
within the shared corridor. RIDOT has identified the need to extend
commuter rail service to meet the travel demand in the South County
area. Since RIDOT is not familiar with the requirements of the FTA, Wong
has been assisting RIDOT in all aspects of conforming to the FTA
requirements such as preparing project management plan, quality
assurance plan, and safety plan.

**Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT)**

-   ![](media/image3.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
    height="0.7263888888888889in"}**New Haven Terminal/Rail Yard
    Facilities Improvement Project.** This project involves the
    revitalization and reconstruction of the New Haven Rail Complex for
    Maintenance and Storage of the Railcars for the consolidation and
    upgrading of the storage and maintenance facilities for both the
    Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the Connecticut Department
    of Transportation Shore Line East, and Connecticut Commuter Railroad
    services. The program is being undertaken as multiple projects
    consisting of yard storage facility, running repair shop, and future
    facilities improvements.

-   **New Haven Line (NHL) Catenary Replacement Project.** The New Haven
    Line passenger rail service operates between Grand Central Terminal
    in New York City and destinations in Connecticut including New
    Haven, Waterbury, Danbury and New Canaan. In Connecticut, the
    electrified main line is a four-track system from the State Line to
    Bridgeport, and a three-track system from Bridgeport to New Haven.
    The single-track branch lines, with the exception of New Canaan
    Line, are not electrified. CDOT is replacing the existing
    fixed-tension mainline catenary system with a constant-tension,
    two-wire catenary system, designed for the maximum speed allowed by
    track geometry and other physical constraints.

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-   **M-2 Critical System Replacement (CSR) Project.** The Critical
    System Replacement (CSR) Project entails replacement of critical
    systems for 241 existing M-2 Electric-Powered Railcars operating on
    the New Haven Line (NHL) between Grand Central Terminal in New York
    and New Haven, CT. CDOT owns 121 of the railcars while Metro-North
    Railroad (MNR) owns 120. CDOT is the project sponsor while MNR is
    the prime contractor. The project is being funded jointly by CDOT
    and MNR. The cars, designed to operate in married-pairs, have been
    in daily operation since initial revenue service was inaugurated 30
    years ago. The CSR Project is expected to extend the useful life of
    the railcars by at least 12 years in accordance with CDOT\'s
    operating policy.

    **Metro-North Railroad (MNR)**

-   **Croton-Harmon Yard & Shop Rehabilitation.** The objectives of this
    project are to replace the Croton-Harmon Maintenance Facility
    located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, reconfigure the South Yard,
    and construct improvements to the North Yard. The existing shop will
    be replaced with several smaller facilities to accommodate
    performance of separate functions. The project is designed in stages
    to enable the purchasing of materials, define construction
    sequences, and facilitate operational coordination with minimal
    impact to the present railroad maintenance operations.

-   **Upper Hudson Line Stations Rehabilitation.** The project consists
    of the rehabilitation of station building envelopes, platforms,
    viaducts, and retaining walls. Rehabilitation of the viaducts
    included four bridges with a related project entailing the
    rehabilitation of 16 Hudson Line stations.

    **Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)**

Wong's role on MARTA involves the rehabilitation of the CQ311
married-pair cars and assessment of MARTA\'s Fleet Management Plan. Wong
recommended that MARTA update the ridership baseline data by obtaining
additional observed peak-hour-peak-direction data and utilize the Breeze
System (MARTA\'s new universal fare system) data. These data will be
used to project average weekday entrees; ridership in
peak-hour-peak-direction at maximum load point, and ridership from
Transit Related Development, Regional Transportation Initiatives. Wong
is currently preparing a spot report on the assessment of the
rehabilitation program.

**San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)**

![](media/image4.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.7513888888888889in"}Wong\'s experience in providing design,
construction management, and project management services is exemplified
at BART. The Wong staff has participated in the design and construction
management, including testing and startup, of both the original 75-mile
BART system and on all the extensions since the 1960s. Wongs's projects
with BART includes **General Engineering Services** and **General
Construction Management** services. As a prime consultant, Wong is
providing design services in architectural, civil, structural, mainline
and yard infrastructure, train control and traction power systems, and
operations control center and communications. Wong is providing general
construction management services on the modernization of Union City
Station, 16^th^/Mission Street Station, and traction power system
rehabilitation. These construction management services included
constructability review, inspection, testing and cost estimates.

Wong is responsible for the preliminary engineering of a new \$1 billion
plus **eBART** extension located in the State Highway 4 Corridor which
runs east-west in Contra Costa County. Services by Wong to date have
been focused on the preparation of conceptual design documents and
capital cost estimates for three transit technology alternatives
including nine miles for classic BART to Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, 21
miles for Diesel Multiple Units (DMU), and 21 miles for Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT). These conceptual designs are in support of an
environmental clearance process underway by BART\'s Planning Group.

Wong has been involved in the design and construction management of the
**BART Extensions Program** on the East Bay and West Bay. This included
the **Dublin/Pleasanton Extension (14 miles), East Dublin/Pleasanton
Station, Pittsburgh/Antioch Extension (7 miles), and SFO/Millbrae
Extension (7 miles).** Involvement included traction power, train
control, and communications, fare collection equipment, including data
acquisition systems, and train destination signs. Wong prepared systems
design for a diverse number of BART Extensions Program projects.

**Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Project**

As the lead Prime Consultant in joint venture, Wong is responsible for
design and integration of all systems for the Silicon Valley Rapid
Transit (SVRT) Project which will extend BART south from Fremont to the
cities of Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara, California. The 16.3-mile
extension will connect the Silicon Valley communities to the San
Francisco Bay Area cities served by BART. The advanced systems elements
include traction power, communications, automatic train control, tunnel
emergency ventilation, power distribution, and fire/life safety systems.
The design services also include procurement of trackwork-related
materials such as running rail, contact rail system equipment, direct
fixation fasteners, and special trackwork. Ventilation for the modern
automated 10-car trains currently serve 43 BART stations over a 104-mile
alignment. The SVRT Extension will include six passenger stations, three
above and three below ground, a maintenance and vehicle storage
facility, and the upgrading of the existing BART \"core system\" to
permit integration of the SVRT Extension into the existing core system.
The alignment is comprised of 11 miles of at-grade, elevated, and
cut-and-cover track, and a 5-mile tunnel segment consisting of twin
bores and a cut-and-cover crossover structure.

**Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit**

![](media/image5.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.7527777777777778in"}PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. (Wong) is
currently serving as the Prime Consultant, in joint venture, for the
Construction Management/Administration of the \$1.37 billion Central
Phoenix/East Valley (CP/EV) LRT Project. Wong is responsible for all
aspects of construction management/administration, including
constructability reviews, quality assurance program, construction
coordination, construction cost estimates, scheduling, budget and
schedule impact analysis, contractor claims analysis, resident
engineering, pre-construction surveys, construction surveys, materials
testing services, inspection services, right-of-way acquisition,
archaeological investigations, environmental monitoring, owner-furnished
materials management, rail system integration and testing services, and
rail activation services.

The CP/EV LRT Project is a 20.3-mile starter line currently under
construction through the cities of Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe in Arizona.
Wong is responsible for the construction management of 19 major
construction and procurement contracts, including: Line Section 1 (\$72
million), Line Section 2 (\$57 million), Line Section 3 (\$102 million),
Line Section 4 (\$61 million), Line Section 5 (\$73 million), Town Lake
Bridge (\$22 million), Maintenance and Storage Facility (\$64 million),
48^th^ Street Bridge (\$3 million), Station Finishes (\$67 million),
Traction Electrification System (\$57 million) Signals and
Communications (\$40 million), Automated Fare Collection (\$7 million),
and seven Owner Furnished Material Procurement Contracts (\$26 million).

**San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) Light Rail Transit System**

PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. was selected by the San Francisco Municipal
Railway (MUNI) to lead the design of the **Muni Third Street
Extension** - a new rail transit line that extended the MUNI Metro
through the Third Street alignment to Visitation Valley. This major
5.4-mile extension is the first major extension to the MUNI LRT system
since its inception and enables the entire San Francisco community and
the Bay Area, through BART, to be accessed from anywhere along Third
Street. PGH Wong Engineering, Inc., directed, coordinated, and
controlled the entire WPK Team in its efforts toward a successful,
cost-effective, and on-time completion of the project. The project
included all aspects of design, including civil, track and trackway,
overhead contact system, platform structures, roadway realignment and
restoration, roadway lighting, storm and sewer utilities, roadway
signage and striping, integration with highways, over-crossings and
bridges, geotechnical investigations, vibration mitigation, traction
power, signaling, and traffic signal priority control schemes.

**Central Subway Project**

As prime consultant, in a joint venture, Wong is currently managing a
team comprised of 20 consulting firms to provide design services for the
\$1.4 billion new central subway project. The conceptual and preliminary
design of the new central subway involves evaluation of optimum tunnel
construction methodology, underground utilities, design of bulk power
supply, traction power substations, gap breakers, advanced
communications-based train control, communications, and line electrical
systems for tunnel ventilation. The 1.7-mile subway includes three
underground stations, crossovers, and underground tail tracks. Extensive
project management and controls is an essential element for the
successful completion of this complex project.

**SFO AirTrain (San Francisco International Airport)**

![](media/image6.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.7354166666666667in"}PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. served as the
prime consultant providing Project and Construction Management Services
for the \$430 Million Airport AirTrain System. The seven major
construction projects included the East Loop elevated guideway (\$70
million), West Loop elevated guideway (\$90 million), Operating System
(\$130 million design-build for all vehicles, rail and systems aspects),
Remote Terminal Aerial Stations (\$6 million), Domestic Terminal Aerial
Stations and Pedestrian Bridges (\$32 million), Maintenance & Storage
Facility (\$30 million), Station Graphics (\$1.5 million), and Rental
Car Center Improvements (\$4 million). The project consists of 5.5 miles
of aerial guideways, 9 aerial passenger stations, 2 pedestrian bridges,
38 vehicles, 124 automated platform doors, 31 switches, a maintenance
and storage facility, a new rental car center, central control center,
traction power system, fire/life safety systems, security and public
address systems, and a state-of-the-art communications based train
control system. Wong was responsible for all aspects in the development
of this rail transit system from preliminary design, final design,
construction, testing and startup. The construction of the AirTrain
transit system required the construction management team to coordinate
numerous major heavy civil construction contracts working in and around
a 24 hour operating Airport, while continually maintaining traffic flow
and pedestrian access.

**SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT**

![](media/image7.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.7923611111111111in"}Wong has been providing design and
construction management services to the Sacramento Regional Transit
since 1987 in various capacities, including retrofit and new projects,
both as prime construction manager and prime designer. Key projects for
RT include the Mather Field Extension Project, Amtrak/Folsom Corridor
and South Line Extensions, Sunrise/Gold River Extension Project, Double
Tracking Projects, and South Corridor Project.

**San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)**

Since 1986, PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. has been performing**,** design,
project management, construction management, inspection, testing, and
startup on retrofit and new projects for Metropolitan Transit
Development Board (MTDB) (now part of SANDAG) with **no** interruption
in services during retrofit. Previously, Wong's staff designed the
initial 16-mile South Line and provided vital construction management
and systems startup services. Extensive coordination with the existing
local freight railroad was required since the starter line utilized and
existing joint-use railroad. Wong monitored the maintenance of the
existing railroad for FRA regulations and supported MTDB in requesting
catenary height construction variances from California Public Utilities
Commission.

**Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)**

![](media/image8.jpeg){width="1.0069444444444444in"
height="0.75625in"}PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. is currently the prime
consultant for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Rail Design Consultant (RDC) contract, On-Call Electrical Engineering
contract, and the Systems Design Consultant on the Silicon Valley Rapid
Transit (SVRT) Project. Since 1998, Wong has provided construction
management and design services for rail maintenance and retrofit
projects related to the existing VTA light rail transit system as well
as on-call services such as testing and startup/rail activation to
support new extensions to the VTA light rail system.

**Salt Lake City Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TRAX Light Rail Transit
System**

Wong served as the prime consultant for the systems design of the
15.3-mile North-South Line of TRAX, the Salt Lake City Light Rail
Transit System. The design was accomplished using cost-effective, proven
equipment to enable the light rail transit line to be completed within
an overall \$312 million budget. The systems design included traction
power substations, overhead contact system (OCS), signaling/train
control, communications, and fare collection systems. The TRAX
North-South Line alignment extends from the southern terminus in the
community of Sandy, runs within a 12-mile regional railroad corridor
through the cities of Midvale and Murray, and proceeds north in street
medians through the Central Business District of Salt Lake City
terminating at the Delta Center. The TRAX LRT System focuses on meeting
transportation needs with sensitivity to community urban design
considerations.

**OTHER TRANSIT PROJECTS**

Wong's list of transit projects in planning, design, project management,
construction management, testing and startup includes the following:

-   New York City Transit

-   St. Louis Metro - St. Louis Starter Line and St. Clair County
    Extension

-   Miami International Airport North Terminal APM System

-   Metrorrey LRT System, Monterey, Mexico

-   Northeast Corridor High-Speed High Improvement Program

-   Korean High-Speed Rail Project - Seoul to Pusan