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11/8/2004
Rail News: Passenger Rail
San Diego's North County Transit District reviewing bids for SPRINTER's university loop
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Last week, San Diego’s North County Transit District (NCTD) received three bids for the next phase of the SPRINTER commuter-rail project — the San Marcos Loop.
West Coast Rail Constructors submitted the lowest bid of $24.4 million — higher than the most recent cost estimate of $20.3 million. The high bids are due to a rise in construction material costs, NCTD officials believe. The agency’s board will review bids Nov. 18.
The project includes constructing a 1.7-mile alignment from an existing right of way to serve California State-San Marcos’ campus. Work also calls for constructing five cast-in-place concrete box girder bridges — which would cross San Marcos Creek and State Route 78 — a new frontage road to provide access to properties along the alignment, and a university station featuring canopies, guard rails, access ramps, a plaza with landscaping, signage and an elevator.
In July, NCTD awarded a contract to West Coast Rail Constructors — a joint venture comprising FCI Constructors and Fluor Enterprises — to construct the 22-mile SPRINTER mainline and 14 stations. Scheduled to be complete in December 2007, the $375.5 million line will serve Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos and Escodido, Calif.
West Coast Rail Constructors submitted the lowest bid of $24.4 million — higher than the most recent cost estimate of $20.3 million. The high bids are due to a rise in construction material costs, NCTD officials believe. The agency’s board will review bids Nov. 18.
The project includes constructing a 1.7-mile alignment from an existing right of way to serve California State-San Marcos’ campus. Work also calls for constructing five cast-in-place concrete box girder bridges — which would cross San Marcos Creek and State Route 78 — a new frontage road to provide access to properties along the alignment, and a university station featuring canopies, guard rails, access ramps, a plaza with landscaping, signage and an elevator.
In July, NCTD awarded a contract to West Coast Rail Constructors — a joint venture comprising FCI Constructors and Fluor Enterprises — to construct the 22-mile SPRINTER mainline and 14 stations. Scheduled to be complete in December 2007, the $375.5 million line will serve Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos and Escodido, Calif.
