Metro-North Railroad,
Hudson Line Cable Replacement
COST ESTIMATING
Bison Rail Systems participated on a team that estimated the cost of digging a four-foot-deep trench between the track shoulder and the Hudson River along the Metro-North Hudson Line, from CP5 to CP35. The cost estimate also included costing for construction of a power, signal, and communication duct bank to be constructed in the trench and then secured, backfilled, and tamped.
Bison Rail Systems specific tasks included:
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Value engineering
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Field surveys of the Hudson Line
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Material quantity take offs of traction power related equipment
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Labor and material cost estimate development
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Project schedule updates
Location
NY
Client
Eric Pierre,
Senior Signal Engineer,
Metro-North Railroad
Phone: 212-499-4435
Email: pierre@mnr.org
Services
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Project risk assessment exercise
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Coordination of cost estimate with larger project controls plan
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Coordination of schedule with larger project controls plan
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Material research and pricing
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Project constructability review