Chicago Transit Authority selected three qualified contracting companies to develop proposals to design and build the first phase of the Red and Purple modernisation programme (RPM), which will significantly, improve and increase rail service in Chicago. The value of the project is USD 2.1 billion.
The three contracting companies are Walsh Fluor Design-Build Team, Chicago Rail Constructors and Kiewit Infrastructure Company. CTA will issue a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite the potential bidders to submit proposals on how they would design and build RPM Phase One. The proposals will be considered on a variety of criteria, including experience, price and other factors. CTA expects major construction of this project to begin in 2019.
The first phase of RPM will rebuild four of the oldest Red Line stations and make them fully accessible to people with disabilities and completely reconstruct 2 km of adjacent track structure. This phase also includes the construction of a rail bypass to unclog a 100-year-old junction where Red, Purple and Brown Line trains currently intersect.
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