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About Project Management Oversight for the Federal Transit Administration
- The FTA administers grants and loans ($8-10 billion annually) to assist State and local public bodies (Grantees) implement planned public transit capital infrastructure projects and programs. In order to execute its duties of grants approval and on-going oversight, the FTA maintains an active Project Management Oversight Program which relies heavily on assistance from independent professional engineering services companies which serve as Project Management Oversight Consultants (PMOCs).
Role of the PMOC
- Investigate issues and conditions
- Problem solving with the Grantees
- Provide opinions and recommendations
- Provide concise oversight reports
- Provide input to the FTA for decisions on project advancement and funding
- The FTA administers grants and loans ($8-10 billion annually) to assist State and local public bodies (Grantees) implement planned public transit capital infrastructure projects and programs. In order to execute its duties of grants approval and on-going oversight, the FTA maintains an active Project Management Oversight Program which relies heavily on assistance from independent professional engineering services companies which serve as Project Management Oversight Consultants (PMOCs).
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program Management Oversight Consultant Services
Under the current (2010-2014) FTA Project Management Oversight (PMO) Program, LS Gallegos is providing PMO services for rail transit projects under development in:
➢ Honolulu, HI
➢ Salt Lake City, UT
➢ New Orleans, LA
➢ St. Paul, MN
➢ Racine, IL to Milwaukee, WI
LS Gallegos’ Project Management Oversight Consultant (PMOC) Activities
LS Gallegos conducts reviews and provides recommendations regarding:
Environmental clearance documents- Grant applications
- Grantee project management plans and organization
- Final design readiness
- Project control systems
- Cost and schedule management
- Document Control
- Contracting plan
- Construction readiness
- Contract specifications
- Change orders management
- Buy-America compliance
- Operations readiness
LS Gallegos previous project participation on FTA PMO contracts (1997-2009)
- New York, NY, Lower Manhattan Reconstruction Office Project (Ground Zero – World Trade Center)
- Baltimore, MD, LRT Double Track Extension Project
- Hartford, CT, Bus Rapid Transit Project
- Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Market Street Rehabilitation Projects
- Stamford, CT, Bus Rapid Transit Project
- Anchorage, AK, Commuter Rail Project
- Cleveland, OH, Bus Rapid Transit Project
- Portland, OR, Portland Mall LRT Expansion and Southeast Corridor LRT Project
- Seattle, WA, Link Light Rail Transit Project
- New Orleans, LA, Canal Street Trolley Project