FRA, FTA award contracts to AtkinsRéalis to provide project planning, engineering support services
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have each contracted AtkinsRéalis to provide project management and engineering support services. The FRA awarded the company with a Support Technical Oversight Review and Monitoring (STORM) services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The FTA awarded a Project Management Oversight Contract (PMOC) to the company to support oversight of the agency’s major capital projects and related programs.
AtkinsRéalis continues work with FRA
FRA administers grants and loans through the STORM program to assist state and eligible entities in financing the planning, acquisition, design, construction and improvement of freight rail and intercity passenger rail infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Amtrak rail service operating support is also managed through STORM.
“We are driven by our purpose to engineer a better future for our planet and its people and that includes maximizing appropriations from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help FRA prioritize and safely deliver rail projects for the American people,” said AtkinsRéalis President and CEO Ian L. Edwards. “By applying the knowledge we’ve acquired through decades of exceptional railway delivery, we bring about best practices that help improve the passenger experience and community connections for our clients.”
Under the five-year, $60 million BPA, AtkinsRéalis will provide program support, technical assistance, oversight, compliance reviews and project monitoring on behalf of FRA. Projects within STORM are in various stages of development, including planning, environmental review, preliminary design, final design, construction and operation.
As an FRA partner, AtkinsRéalis has reviewed Positive Train Control Safety Plans over the past decade and is an operating partner of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC), the FRA’s facility for research, development and testing of rail infrastructure and equipment.
“Our real-world experience sets us apart and allows us to offer clients access to hundreds of thousands of hours of rail and transit sector expertise,” said Steve Morriss, president of U.S., Latin America and Minerals & Metals, AtkinsRéalis. “Through deep knowledge and effective use of data and technology, we transform visions into reality.”
AtkinsRéalis to provide major capital projects and related programs for FTA
AtkinsRéalis has provided PMOC services to the FTA for more than 14 years.
AtkinsRéalis’ oversees FTA’s largest capital investment grant in the U.S. as part of the FTA PMOC program. The company’s comprehensive professional services that include its transit experience in planning and designing, program and construction management, and risk mitigation and value engineering will be leveraged to provide FTA with critical programmatic input under this five-year contract.
“It is extremely rewarding to continue our long-standing relationship and proven track record of successfully managing some of the FTA’s most complex programs with great success for all stakeholders,” Morriss said. “We are fully committed to the agency’s goals and objectives to bring about critical and high value projects during this time of historic investment in 21st century travel.”
Under previous PMOC assignments, AtkinsRéalis has worked closely with FTA and project sponsors to help move projects through New Starts and Small Starts in the Capital Investment Grant pipeline, as well as Expedited Project Delivery, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grant, Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Grant and Urban Circulator Grant processes.
“With more than 5,000 rail and transit experts, we provide the right people for the right job at the right time with the power to transform ideas into integrated systems that better connect communities,” said Paul Demit, senior vice president and infrastructure solutions business unit director, AtkinsRéalis. “Our dedicated team ensures precision project and program management from concept to completion.”
Megan Perrero | Editor in Chief
Megan Perrero is a national award-winning B2B journalist and lover of all things transit. Currently, she is the Editor in Chief of Mass Transit magazine, where she develops and leads a multi-channel editorial strategy while reporting on the North American public transit industry.
Prior to her position with Mass Transit, Perrero was the senior communications and external relations specialist for the Shared-Use Mobility Center, where she was responsible for helping develop internal/external communications, plan the National Shared Mobility Summit and manage brand strategy and marketing campaigns.
Perrero serves as the board secretary for Latinos In Transit and is a member of the American Public Transportation Association Marketing and Communications Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism with a concentration in magazine writing and a minor in public relations from Columbia College Chicago.
