Project Management Oversight (PMO) Capital Projects

These buses will service DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will and Cook counties. Pace awarded a new contract in November 2020. The first order was for a quantity of 210 paratransit buses. Chassis availability has delayed production. As of May, Pace has received the 152 vehicles and the remaining are in the final stages of production and aiming to deliver all buses by end of 2023. The second order of paratransit buses are ongoing and are expected to be executed in Q4-2023 for the community vehicle program.

The Morgan Non-Vital 60% design was completed. The Morgan Vital work has a 60% preliminary design submittal which was submitted and under review. An IGA with CDOT was executed and CDOT is reviewing the civil drawings. Once approved and comments addressed, the civil drawings before the designer can proceed to the 90% design submittal.

Aluminum shelters continue to be installed throughout the system. Currently, shelter installation is in progress at Morton Grove, Western Ave., 67th St., 83rd St., and the Woodstock station. Procurement packages for the next package of stations is in process.

Contracts for asset management and message broadcast software were awarded and software installation completed for 6 contracts. Procurement activities are in process for cybersecurity risk mitigation, anti-malware, and SharePoint architect.

A Notice to Proceed was issued in February 2023 for the construction of the Northwest Transportation Center ADA Transfer Facility. The MWRD permit was approved and construction fencing was installed for the west canopy demolition work. Similarly, the underground storm sewers and drainage structure installation were completed in the west parking lot area and have been connected to the existing storm sewers east of the bus driveway. The existing detention basin west of the bus driveway has been backfilled. The Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings are being revised by the designer based on comments from Pace. Progress continues on the implementation of various technology enhancement projects. The first two phases of the Taxi Access Program have been completed and the vendor is currently working on the third phase. Activity continues on two phases of Trapeze technology enhancements to Pace’s Trapeze paratransit scheduling system. Work has progressed on e

The bsae order of fifteen locomotives were delivered to Metra. Metra executed option #1 for additional (9) locomotives and work has begun on them. Of the new locomotives, four have been added to the rebuild schedule.

The bridge construction has been completed in September 2021. The station contractor reached substantial completion in August 2023. The contractor continues to address punch list items on the station. The station had a soft opening at the beginning of August and its opening ceremony at the beginning of October. This will be the final update of this project.

The status for this project is completed and final bills remain. This will be the final update on this project.

The contractor was able to install the transformers, rectifiers, as well as roof and door replacements since the last reporting period. The project reachedsubstantial completion in January 2023 and punchlist items were completed. Final invoices remain. This will be the final update on this project.

Metra was able to complete the conversion to Dynamics 365. The vendor continues to work on additional scope for post-software implementation. Metra submitted a revised procurement package for the Payroll System replacement and currently out on the street waiting for bids.