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NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
Grant: $1,293,525,000 - Federal Railroad Administration - Mar. 19, 2009
21% voted satisfied - 79% voted not satisfied - 131 vote(s) cast
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Award Description: The Grantee shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, and other materials and services (except as otherwise specified in the grant) necessary to implement a series of individual capital projects with priority for those projects that repair, rehabilitate or upgrade railroad assets and infrastructure or expand passenger rail capacity, including the rehabilitation of rolling stock and those capital projects that support improved passenger rail security and life safety. 'Recovery Act Capital Program').
Project Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which appropriated $1.3 billion to Amtrak for capital investment. The ARRA requires that Amtrak allocate $850 million for funding to rebuild and modernize infrastructure and equipment. Not more than 60% of the $850 million may be spent within the northeast corridor (NEC). Amtrak?s projects align very well with the ARRA goals, particularly with respect to investing in transportation infrastructure. A key goal for Amtrak is to reduce its state of good repair backlog, that is, investments that are needed to renew Amtrak assets and return them to a state of good repair. Except for a period from 1977 to 1982 along the NEC, Amtrak?s minimum annual recapitalization requirements have not been met. This under-funding, combined with increased growth in service levels and congestion, has resulted in a backlog of state of good repair investments that is currently estimated to be over $5 billion. A number of Amtrak?s projects address state of good repair needs, including the Wilmington Station Restoration, the Niantic Bridge Replacement, Fixed Bridges, General Facility Maintenance and Repair. Through September, Amtrak has awarded $512 million of contracts and started inhouse projects exceeding $93 million in value. This includes the repair. replacement or rehabilitation of bridges, redundanct cable, transformers, rail cars, locomotives and Amtrak.com. Approximately 53% of the allocated funding is designated to improve infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor. Currently, Amtrak is forecasting that projects are on track to spend the full $1.3 billion by February 17, 2011.
Jobs Summary: The current aggregate of FTEs are attributed to the following labor classifications... Civil,Structural,Architectural Professional Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Professional Other Professional Services Civil,Structural,Architectural Trade Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Trade Other Professional Trade Technology Services (Total jobs reported: 779)
Project Status: Less Than 50% Completed
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