Dive Brief:
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has issued a request for qualifications for the fourth and final construction contract on the $6.97 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project in New York City, according to a Monday release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
- Following the RFQ, the MTA plans to issue a request for proposals to qualified contractors by the end of 2026 and select a contractor in mid-2027, according to the release.
- MTA expects work on the final contract to begin in 2027 and project completion by the fall of 2032.
Dive Insight:
The advancement of the fourth contract moves the community of East Harlem one step closer to revamped subway access, according to the MTA.
The final package is the largest of the project’s four major contracts, according to the release. Once complete, the project will add three new stations to the Q line, on 106th, 116th and 125th streets.
Work on the three stations will include entrance canopies, station platforms and six ancillary buildings, with space for possible ground floor retail and community uses, according to the MTA. Crews will also install track and traction power, as well as communications and train control systems throughout the extension.
Progress on first three contracts
Construction activities on the other three contracts are currently underway.
The first contract, won by New York City-based C.A.C. Industries, covers utility relocation at the future 106th Street Station, according to the release. The MTA expects work, about 60% complete, to be finished by the summer of 2027.
Final design on the second contract, awarded to Connect Plus Partners, is more than 50% complete, according to the MTA. Work includes the construction of two tunnels, tunnel rehabilitation, seven shafts, structural shells and other station upgrades. MTA expects the contractor team, a joint venture of Nanuet, New York-based Halmar International and Madrid, Spain-based FCC Construction, to reach substantial completion in September 2029.
The third contract, awarded to a joint venture of Stockholm-based Skanska, Evansville, Indiana-based Traylor Bros and Chicago-based Walsh Construction, includes excavation and construction of the 106th Street Station structural shell, tunnel connections, ancillary buildings and station entrances as well as utility work. Skanska expects to reach substantial completion in the third quarter of 2030, according to the contractor.
“Three contracts down, one to go in our quest to bring long-awaited transit justice to East Harlem,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “This fourth and final RFQ covers the architectural finishes and the communications and other systems in the stations — the things that riders directly experience — and we can’t wait to get started.”
