Spartan Solutions LLC’s Mysore Nagaraja

The United States’ largest, most costly and complex public transportation development projects in history, in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere are now under way, commanding enormous capital and risk management resources.

Spartan Solutions, LLC was created by a small group of transportation and infrastructure construction professionals in 2009 in order to provide cost-effective and most-efficient solutions to public and private owners and investors undertaking these projects.

Private investors and the development community are eyeing the transportation sector as a long-term investment vehicle — but putting together successful public-private partnership deals requires considerable expertise. Public sector capital projects typically experience cost overruns and schedule delays due to miriad of reasons.

The regulatory climate is on the cusp of enormous changes, with the advent of new surface transportation authorizing legislation that may alter the course of federal funding for essential projects. Economic recovery warrants quick solutions to problems and a commitment to make that happen.

For the next few years, funding shortfalls around the country will challenge the transit and infrastructure industry to do more with less. Creative and innovative ways will be needed to meet these challenges and help cities and regions effectively commit federal stimulus funds before deadlines expire.

The Spartan Solutions founders possess the proven expertise to efficiently and effectively resolve complex problems inherent in these types of projects, and can provide alternative solutions to public and private owners without having to resort to long and time-consuming studies, reports and research.

We believe that client satisfaction is more important than the bottom line. Each member of Spartan Solutions enjoys a great industry reputation and we believe that together our strength is ten-fold like an army of generals ready to serve the needs of our clients.

Biography
Mysore Nagaraja is a proven leader and innovator who has successfully planned and delivered the largest urban transportation construction projects in North America, winning international acclaim and accolades for excellence in design and execution. He is also a recognized leader in sustainability and green design and is very well respected by the construction industry for resolution of contract disputes.

In his most recent position at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Nagaraja reported directly to the executive director of the MTA and was responsible for advancing the MTA’s multi-billion dollar capital system expansion projects, including East Side Access, Second Avenue Subway and the Extension of the No. 7 train to the West Side of Manhattan. He also spearheaded two Lower Manhattan projects, the Fulton Transit Center and the New South Ferry Subway Station Complex, in addition to overseeing and coordinating the MTA’s extensive security capital construction projects. Nagaraja succeeded in advancing a $18 billion system expansion program from inception (EIS) to construction phase in just four years.

Prior to becoming president of the Capital Construction Company, Nagaraja was the senior vice president and chief engineer of the Department of Capital Program Management at New York City Transit. Under Nagaraja’s leadership, CPM achieved a standard of excellence unrivaled by its peers in public transportation. CPM was the first public agency in New York State to receive the coveted Empire State Advantage Gold Certification. Awarded in 2002, the Gold level is reserved for only those organizations in the public or private sectors that have achieved “best-in-class leadership and management systems.” Under Nagaraja’s leadership, NYCT CPM was the first public agency in the country to secure ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. During his tenure at CPM, Nagaraja also led the reconstruction of the Number 1 subway line, after 9/11, to completion in just nine months.