The MTA is ready to award a $186.6 million contract to a three way partnership of administration agency AECOM and HNTB New York Engineering and Structure to supply venture administration and consulting on the following section of the Second Ave. subway.
The contract, which is predicted to obtain closing approval by the MTA’s board Wednesday, is for overseeing work on the following three contracts of the venture, which can prolong the Second Ave. line from its present terminal at E. 96th St. up by means of deserted Seventies-era tunnels to E. 116th St., after which westward by means of a brand new tunnel to E a hundred and twenty fifth St. and Lexington Ave.
The contract for the primary portion of that work — the tunneling — is predicted to be awarded later this 12 months. One other contract for aboveground building related to the extension between E. 96th and E. 116th Sts. is predicted to be awarded in 2026.
The ultimate contract — for station entrances and fittings, in addition to tracks and energy — can be awarded contingent on the progress of the opposite two.
The anticipated award to AECOM-HNTB is to supervise the three contracts and preserve them on schedule. The contract offers for the MTA to evaluate as much as $4 million in incentive funds or fines ought to the three way partnership handle to get forward of — or fall behind — schedule.
Initially Printed: March 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM EDT
