The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced that five consortia with international experience in developing high-speed rail programs are qualified to bid on Construction Package 4 (CP4) – the next 22-mile (35.4 km) phase of construction through the counties of Tulare and Kern and the cities of Wasco and Shafter.
The five consortia are:
•California Rail Builders: Ferrovial Agroman US Corp.
•Central Valley Connection Builders: FCC Construccion S.A. and Corsan-Corviam Construccion S.A.
•Dragados/Flatiron Joint Venture: Dragados USA, Inc. and Flatiron West Inc.
•Salini Impregilo/Security Paving Joint Venture: Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and Security Paving Company, Inc.
•Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons a Joint Venture: Tutor Perini Corporation, Zachry Construction Corporation and Parsons Transportation Group Inc.
“These five teams represent some of the best in the business for delivering California’s high-speed rail program. The amount of interest we receive about the high-speed rail program indicates a competitive market and interest from respected industry leaders who want to be a part of construction and delivery of the first high-speed rail system in the nation,” Authority CEO Jeff Morales said.
The Authority anticipates releasing a Request for Proposal in the coming weeks. Work on CP 4 will extend approximately 22-miles (35.4 km) through the Central Valley beginning one mile north (1.6 km) of the Tulare/Kern County line to Poplar Avenue north of Bakersfield with an estimat ed cost of USD 400 to USD 500 million.
The announcement represents the completion of the first part of a two-phase procurement process for CP 4. In November 2014, the Authority issued a Request for Qualifications for CP 4. In March, five teams submitted Statement of Qualifications that underwent an extensive review process lead by Authority staff.
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