Parsons Rail and Transit Systems People and power to move the world.

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1 Parsons Rail and Transit Systems People and power to move the world.

2 Connecting communities. Mobilizing the world.

3 photo courtesy of Petros Zouzoulas Can today s rail and transit industry maximize mobility for users and be efficient enough to significantly reduce congestion, improve quality of life, and bolster a city s economic potential? With Parsons Rail and Transit Systems, the answer is yes. Since 1944, Parsons has set the standard for safe, effective, and reliable rail and transit systems around the globe. We offer project delivery methods to meet both the customer s and the community s needs, serving in roles such as facility provider in Houston; construction manager at-risk in Salt Lake City; and designer-builder in California, Texas, Utah, Florida, and areas around the globe. Our systems have earned the respect of our private-sector and government-agency customers, and of the users who depend on these systems every day. Parsons has helped save millions in operating costs, has lowered emissions, and has increased ridership capacity demands, all while helping to strengthen the economic potential in the cities our systems serve. Parsons is modeling how rail and transit systems can meet the needs of today while anticipating the needs of the future, laying the groundwork for state-of-the-art, true high-speed rail in California and Florida. In these exciting and challenging times, it s important to plan, design, and implement sustainable systems and affordable solutions, and to use the latest technology while maintaining quality and safety. And just how confident are we in our work? It carries our name and our commitment to quality, represented by the high number of repeat customers who rely on us. When the question is which firm will deliver the rail and transit system that will exceed expectations, Parsons is the answer. 1

4 PERMANENT WORLD TRADE CENTER PATH TERMINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Port Authority of New York & New Jersey $3,000,000,000 New York, New York As a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center s (WTC) Port Authority Trans- Hudson (PATH) station, in New York City, was destroyed, severing a critical link between Lower Manhattan and Jersey City. In 2003, Parsons, as part of the project team, was selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to design the temporary station and the $3 billion permanent WTC transportation hub, also known as the PATH Terminal. We play an integral role in the transportation hub design and are responsible for oversight of the infrastructure group s design during the preliminary design phase, the management of 9 of the 19 final design packages, the review of security/blast-protective designs, and oversight of the project s safety program. The PATH Terminal will achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified equivalent rating and include state-of-the-art security strategies. In 2013, when the new facility is complete, as many as 250,000 commuters will be served daily. MTA/LIRR EAST SIDE ACCESS GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT MTA Capital Construction $7,300,000,000 New York, New York The East Side Access project is a $7.3 billion effort to bring service of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) the busiest railroad in North America to the east side of New York City by using new and existing tunnels from Queens to a new terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. As part of a tri-venture, Parsons is providing general engineering services for this contract. We are responsible for preliminary engineering, final design, and construction phase services of the railroad and facility systems elements. With new service scheduled to start in 2016, East Side Access will contribute significantly to regional growth and development by expanding the transportation capacity required to support job growth and the demand for travel into Manhattan s business district. DALLAS TO IRVING LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION ORANGE LINE PHASE 1 AND 2 DESIGN-BUILD Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority $430,200,000 Dallas to Irving, Texas As a member of the design-build joint venture, Parsons serves as the lead designer for this project, which involves the development of the nearly 9.3-mile light rail extension. The project, the first design-build awarded by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART), covers two separate line sections: Irving 1, which branches from the existing Green Line in Dallas through Irving to the Las Colinas Urban Center for 5.44 miles, and Irving 2, which continues onto Dallas Fort Worth Airport property for an additional 3.85 miles. We are responsible for the on-time delivery of all design packages for this full turnkey engineering and construction project, including 2.3 miles of elevated track, 5 stations with parking lots, provisions for 3 deferred stations, and 6 traction power substations. 2 3

5 MIAMI MOVER AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE, MAINTAIN Miami-Dade Aviation Department $259,000,000 Miami, Florida The Miami-Dade Aviation Department selected the Parsons joint venture team to design, build, operate, and maintain (DBOM) the Miami Mover system at Miami International Airport (MIA). This $259 million, 1.27-mile automated people mover (APM) will connect the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC), constructed by others, to the MIA main terminal. The purpose of the APM will be to shuttle travelers and airport workers to and from parking lots, rental car facilities, and regional public transportation services; it will be operational in the fall of Parsons responsibilities include design-build contract management; design subconsultant management; fixed-facility preliminary, in-progress, and final design; fixed-facility/operating system interface; design coordination with all stakeholders; post-design services during construction; environmental permitting; construction engineering and inspection; progress reporting and contract data requirements list submittals; and quality and safety management and training. This will be MIA s first certified LEED project. The team engaged all project stakeholders and developed design and construction practices to ensure that the APM project will serve as a local benchmark for sustainability. HOUSTON METRO LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE, MAINTAIN Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County $1,460,000,000 Houston, Texas Parsons is the facility provider, leading the public-private partnership (PPP) for the development of four new light rail lines in Houston, Texas. We are responsible for designing, building, operating, and maintaining this significant light rail expansion project. The project includes utility work, approximately 20 miles of light rail, several bridges and overpasses, a service and inspection facility, and the purchase of up to 103 light rail vehicles. By placing all contracts under the direction of the facility provider, this project represents an innovative and collaborative approach to project delivery in the transit market. When construction is complete, the PPP will provide operation and maintenance for a period of five years. ARC TUNNEL PROJECT/TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS PROJECT CONTROLS AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT New Jersey Transit $8,700,000,000 New York, New York 4 Parsons served as the managing partner for a tri-venture to provide project controls, design and constructibility reviews, bid package coordination, value engineering, and construction management services for the Access to the Region s Core (ARC) project. The ARC project was designed to double the rail capability from New Jersey into midtown Manhattan through several improvements, including platform, concourse, and track enhancements to Secaucus, New Jersey; two new single-track tunnels beneath the New Jersey Palisades and the Hudson River, connecting with four single-track tunnels in Manhattan; an expansion of Penn Station between Sixth and Eighth avenues; improvements to rail infrastructure in New Jersey; and supporting improvements such as electrification, traction power, track improvements, rail yards, signal systems, and facilities. In late 2010, the project was canceled by the governor due to funding concerns. 5

6 BANEDANMARK SIGNALING PROGRAM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN Banedanmark EUR 3,200,000,000 Denmark CHANNEL TUNNEL HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT United Kingdom Department for Transport GBP 5,200,000,000 London to Folkstone, United Kingdom Parsons, as part of a joint venture, provided program, project, and construction management for the Channel Tunnel High- Speed Rail Link. This included extensive interface with the U.K. Department for Transport s financial and legal advisors for the new 109-kilometer (68-mile) high-speed rail line between St. Pancras Station and the Channel Tunnel. Construction began in 1998, and more than 40 separate contracts were awarded for the substantial project portions. Phase 1 opened in September 2003, and Phase 2 opened in November The new line provides faster services from London to Europe and rapid commuter services from Kent. The Danish parliament voted to fund a program for the renewal of all Danish railway signaling before Parsons, as part of a joint venture, has been awarded a 12-year multidisciplinary consultancy contract to upgrade and modernize the Danish railway network. The renewal DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT includes the complete replacement of all signaling SYSTEMS DESIGN CONSULTANT equipment, from basic train detection and point machines to the overall traffic management systems and on-board Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority systems. Services include tender preparation, contract negotiation, supplier oversight, early deployment scheme $2,500,000,000 Dallas, Texas implementation, and rollout over the Danish mainline rail network of a European Rail Traffic Management System, which will provide the future standard of Europe s rail signal control systems. Current technology for the S-bane provides for the implementation of a communicationsbased train control (CBTC) system, which is rapidly becoming the signaling solution of choice for urban and metropolitan transit projects worldwide. Parsons was the systems design consultant for Phase 1 of the DART program and Phase 2 of the DART build-out. Phase 1 included traditional systems design and construction management systems and was completed with innovative concepts for the light rail transit expansion, which resulted in the station being completed six months ahead of schedule. 6 This program is expected to be the largest implementation The Phase 2 systems design contract includes design of its kind in Europe. When complete, the new signaling and construction support services for five years for the system will cover more than 3,200 kilometers of track and design of catenary, traction electrification, traction power 560 train sets from 4 major operators. substations, corrosion control, signaling, train control, fare collection, systems elements, communications, central supervisory control, radio, and closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems. DART s Green Line (Phase 2) opened in December Separate contracts with Parsons are in place for CCTV and radio replacements to be completed by

7 DUBAI METRO RED LINE AND GREEN LINE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Dubai Roads and Transport Authority USD $8,000,000,000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Dubai Metro is the first rail transit project in the Middle East and one of the most advanced urban rail systems in the world, providing a vehicle for strong financial and economic growth and increased accessibility and mobility. Parsons, in joint venture, has been retained by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority to carry out the program management and supervision of the Dubai Metro and to represent it as the engineer in order to provide management and oversight for each phase of the project. The 76-kilometer, fully automated (driverless) system includes 13.5 kilometers of tunnels, 49 stations, 62.5 kilometers of elevated sections, and extensive civil and rail systems. The Metro project involves two phases: Phase 1 (Red Line), which is 53 kilometers long and began service in September 2009, and Phase 2 (Green Line), which is 23 kilometers long and is scheduled to begin revenue service in August WMATA ON-CALL SERVICES GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority $5,000,000,000 Washington, D.C. Since 1966, Parsons has been working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as its general engineering consultant. From inception through build-out, our award-winning work on the original 107-mile network and key extensions has encompassed the full range of engineering services, including preliminary engineering design; planning and route location; surveying and rights-of-way requirements; construction estimates and schedules; the management of all final design contractors; construction management; aerial, at-grade, and subway structures; trackwork; traction power; train control and communications; system safety evaluation; noise and vibration control; corrosion control; and tunnel ventilation. Most recently, as part of a joint venture, Parsons was involved with more than 240 task orders valued at more than $80 million to support transit operations. FLORIDA HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY Florida Department of Transportation CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL, BAY AREA TO CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY California High-Speed Rail Authority $12,000,000 Tampa and Orlando, Florida Parsons performed project planning, prepared preliminary $42,000,000,000 Northern California engineering plans, and completed an environmental impact statement for a high-speed rail connection between Tampa and Orlando, with a future link to Miami. In 2005, the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and the initial project development and environmental study were completed by task assignment as funding sources were identified. Parsons also reevaluated the FEIS for the Tampa-to-Orlando segment in 2009, and it was submitted with the Florida Department of Transportation s application for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding. With an award of $1.25 billion from the High- Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program, we finalized the FEIS reevaluation and assisted FRA in the preparation of the record of decision (ROD). In May 2010, FDOT received an ROD from the Parsons was responsible for scoping and agency coordination activities, including participation in the regional rail planning effort. Working with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, FRA, and the state s office of the attorney general, we produced and edited the draft program environmental impact report/ environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS). In 2008, the California High-Speed Rail Authority certified the program-level EIR/EIS for the Bay Area to Central Valley high-speed train. We also provided coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Clean Water Act 404 process, the identification of the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative, and the drafting of responses to comments made at the board meeting on the final program EIR/EIS. 8 FRA for the Tampa-to-Orlando segment the first ROD in the history of the United States for true high-speed rail. 9

8 MID-JORDAN/DRAPER DESIGN-BUILD Utah Transit Authority MID-CITY EXPOSITION LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT DESIGN-BUILD Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority $868,000,000 Los Angeles, California As part of a joint venture, Parsons serves as lead designer for this dual-track light rail system, which involves an extension to the existing Metro system in Los Angeles, California. With 7.44 miles of new construction, including nine new passenger stations 270 feet in length, the project will operate in in-street, semi-exclusive, and exclusive rights-of-way. Sustainable enhancements to the project include low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants; lowenergy LED lighting fixtures; and the use of recycled steel and concrete. The alignment is also heavily landscaped to form a multimodal transit parkway with an integrated bike and pedestrian facility along its length, and it won an Urban Design Award from the American Institute of Architects. $340,000,000 Salt Lake City, Utah Parsons is the engineer-of-record for the Mid-Jordan Light Rail Transit project, one of the first segments of the Utah Transit Authority s (UTA) 2015 rail construction program to commence.the project involves the design and construction of 10.6 miles of double track with its associated overhead catenary, 10 stations, 5 bridges, 3 box culverts, 8 retaining walls, extensive sound walls, and a portal underneath the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) mainlines. We have served as the lead designer on the track, systems, structures, civil, grading, utilities, and park-and-ride lots. Once complete, the light rail line will ease traffic and improve air quality in the rapidly growing southern end of Salt Lake County. MTA CANARSIE LINE RESIGNALING DESIGN MTA New York City Transit $23,600,000 New York, New York MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) selected a Parsons-led consortium to develop performance specifications and manage system selection, system design review, oversight of factory and field testing, and commissioning of its pilot CBTC system. The project has received the American Public Transit Association s New Horizons Award (1997) and a Special Recognition Award from NYCT (1998). The project represents the first application of automatic train control in North America and includes the full range of train control technologies, operations, advanced spread spectrum communications, vehicle engineering, safety-critical systems, software development and evaluation, testing and commissioning, and form-fit-function specification development and validation

9 PORTS OF LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles $2,000,000,000 Long Beach and Los Angeles, California The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles initiated a capital improvement program to manage growing cargo volumes efficiently and improve environmental stewardship. Parsons was retained to develop the ports Rail Enhancement Program and implement elements including rail and intermodal yard design, utility investigations, permit support, technical studies, rail standards, operations analysis, rail inspections, estimating, scheduling, the assessment of existing facilities, and the development of methods to increase on-dock rail. Under a series of task orders, we completed additional engineering services for mainline improvements and on-dock rail yard developments, including track layout/ design, various safety improvements, centralized traffic control (CTC), roadway crossing and grade separation design, utility layout and design, rail-mounted crane infrastructure and train in-ground air system design, and other related rail capabilities. BNSF ON-CALL SERVICES GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. $20,500,000 Systemwide, United States and Canada The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) is a 25,000-mile system covering 25 states and 2 Canadian provinces. As a continuation of our previous work on the KS-2006 engineering services agreement, Parsons provided general engineering services on an as-needed basis, including civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and architectural design, as well as construction management, across the railroad s system. Railroad task orders were issued for general engineering services, and additional work included on-call services on authorized projects. This contract allowed BNSF to meet its commitment to high-quality service. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE RAIL PLANNING Indiana Department of Transportation GREEK NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM PROGRAM AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ERGOSE S.A. $300,000 Indiana, United States EUR 5,700,000,000 Countrywide, Greece Parsons led a team that prepared the state rail plan for the Indiana Department of Transportation. The plan provided a detailed source of information about the rail system in Indiana and its operating conditions. It discussed the benefits and economic impacts of rail for both freight and passenger services and established a background upon which to base recommendations for Indiana s future rail development programs and rail preservation policies. In addition, a methodology particularly applicable to short-line situations was developed to analyze the benefits of future railroad infrastructure projects. The methodology was spreadsheet-based and included transportation costs, economic impacts, highway-user costs, and environmental considerations. The Greek national railway system is a 485-kilometer backbone line between Patras, Athens, Thessaloniki, and the northern border of Greece. ERGOSE S.A. was tasked with planning, engineering, and constructing 1,000 kilometers of main and peripheral rail lines throughout Greece and delivering an electrified, dual-track, high-speed modernized railway system. As the lead company in a joint venture, we provided specialist consulting and program management services. Work included project management, underground works, bridges, and civil/ systems construction consulting services. Special attention was given to security considerations for construction operations and project delivery of the Suburban Line, which connects to Athens International Airport. Although the complete renovation is continuing, passenger and freight operations were successfully combined to meet growing national and international demand

10 PROVO TO SALT LAKE FRONTRUNNER DESIGN Utah Transit Authority $35,000,000 Provo, Utah The UTA selected Parsons to provide engineering and design services for a 44.7-mile corridor adjacent to the UPRR s right-of-way. The line continued our previous work on the design of the Weber County to Salt Lake Commuter Rail project. The project is mostly single track, with sections of passing tracks at key locations. It includes 62 structures, consisting of 16 multi-span bridges, 29 single-span bridges, 15 retaining walls, and several box culverts. The project also features 8 proposed train stations and 52 grade crossing improvements. Design was substantially completed in August 2009 and the line is scheduled to open in Parsons co-location with the UTA has proven to be an ideal arrangement that facilitates rapport and collaboration among the parties involved in the project. CALTRAIN DOWNTOWN EXTENSION PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING Transbay Joint Powers Authority $26,000,000 San Francisco, California The Downtown Rail Extension project is part of the Transbay Transit Center Program. The project consists of a 1.3-mile underground extension of the Caltrain commuter rail system and future California high-speed rail program, from the San Francisco terminus to an underground terminal on the site of the existing San Francisco Transbay Terminal. The extension includes cut-and-cover and New Austrian Tunneling Method tunnels, complete track and railroad systems, overhead electrification, and a new underground Caltrain station. The scope of services includes project management, design criteria, rail operations analysis and planning, station operations analysis, rail and civil engineering design, geotechnical engineering, tunnel engineering, cut-and-cover engineering, engineering support, quality assurance, and preliminary engineering reporting. METROLINK POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM PROJECT MANAGEMENT Southern California Regional Rail Authority $120,000,000 Los Angeles, California Parsons was chosen to design, procure, and install Positive Train Control (PTC) technology on Metrolink s 512-mile system covering six counties in Southern California. Metrolink was the nation s first rail operator to get approval from the FRA on its PTC implementation plan. PTC implementation is mandated to be put into service by 2015 on passenger and freight railroads as a key component of the U.S. Rail Safety Improvement Act of Parsons is responsible for the design and implementation of the PTC system, which includes on-board computers, display screens, GPS tracking and radios on 57 cab cars and 52 locomotives, stop enforcement at 476 signals, and will be fully interoperable with Union Pacific and BNSF s PTC systems. SEPTA SMART STATIONS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority $55,000,000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Parsons is leading a major design and construction support effort in Philadelphia on new communications systems infrastructure upgrades for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority s (SEPTA) subway passenger stations to improve operations, life safety, and communications and to provide an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant environment. The Smart Stations program includes two multi-prime contract procurement projects; Phase 1 is complete for 21 stations, and Phase 2 is more than 90 percent complete for 36 stations. When complete, the program will provide 57 SEPTA stations with new/upgraded CCTV, intrusion detection, audio/visual/public address, and fire alarm systems

11 ALAMEDA MID-CORRIDOR TRENCH DESIGN-BUILD Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority $2,400,000,000 Los Angeles, California The Alameda Corridor is a 20-mile railroad express line that connects the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the transcontinental rail network east of downtown Los Angeles. The Alameda Corridor consolidates more than 90 miles of track and the operation of four separate rail lines to more quickly and efficiently distribute cargo throughout U.S. and overseas markets. The mid-corridor trench, two-thirds of the entire project, was built to separate the rail lines from roadway traffic. Parsons, in a joint venture, designed and built the 10-mile-long, 33-foot-deep, 51-foot-wide mid-corridor trench. Included in our contract were the design, construction, and installation of track, signals, and train control systems. Part of construction involved relocating utilities, detouring and repaving surface streets, and constructing 26 road bridges and 2 rail bridges to span the trench. Currently, more than 50 trains per day operate through the trench, a number that is expected to double by

12 Get on board. Across cities and around the globe, Parsons Rail and Transit Systems continues to raise the bar. Light, heavy, commuter, high-speed, freight rail, and other transit systems do more than connect people. They create a cleaner, greener world. And our core values of safety, quality, integrity, diversity, innovation, and sustainability are reflected in every rail and transit project that we complete. It s no wonder why we consistently rank among the top 10 firms in Engineering News-Record s annual lists. Our high number of repeat customers and our customers satisfied users agree: Parsons is the ticket to success.

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