Program Support Consultants $2 Billion
The Long Island Rail Road, as part of the MTA, has embarked on a
series of five-year capital improvement programs. The first program started
in 1982 at a time when the public transportation system of New York City was facing
collapse. Initial improvements targeted restoring aging and long neglected
infrastructure to a state of good repair.
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MCSS provided program and project control related services to the Capital Program
Management department of the LIRR from 1985 to 1992 for their multi-billion dollar
capital improvement program. MCSS’ personnel were assigned to the project managers
of the LIRR under the direction of the chief engineer responsible for the entire
Capital Improvement Program. During this seven year period, MCSS provided a wide
range of program management and control related services to the LIRR including:
- Evaluated the overall program/project control system and made recommendations for
modifications that were needed for a reliable reporting and control of numerous
entities responsible for carrying out the program.
- Developed and prepared various levels of program and project schedules with varying
degrees of details suitable for appropriate levels of management. Also, prepared
program level summary schedules that were used for presentations to the MTA and
to the office of the Governor of NY State for funding purposes.
- Designed customized progress reports in a format that was simple to understand and
provided an overview of the various projects within the overall capital program.
- Provided personnel to carry out specific project control related functions on various
projects within the program. In this capacity our personnel worked closely with
the assigned project managers of the LIRR as an integral part of their team.
- Evaluated the schedules and progress reports that were submitted by various contractors
and provided the necessary feedback to the LIRR regarding the content, suitability
and evaluation of the claimed progress in the progress report.
- Assisted the financial management group in performing budget and cost control related
functions for various projects as well as the overall capital program.
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Program/Project Control Support
During the last seven years, MCSS has provided program/project control services
and information technology related services to the Engineering Department of the
Port Authority under separate call-in agreements.
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MCSS has been involved in the scheduling related effort on various projects and
in the evaluation as well as the implementation of Primavera Enterprise (P3e), the
selected enterprise software for project control. In addition to the scheduling
related effort, MCSS has had extensive involvement in the implementation and training
of Expedition, the contract management system produced by Primavera. MCSS personnel
have been assigned to the PATH, as well as to the Port Commerce.
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Southern NJ Light Rail Transit System
~$864 Million
The Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System (SNJLRTS) is a design, build,
operate and maintain project. It is the first shared-track diesel rail system in
the United States covering 34 miles including 20 stations of which three are park-n-ride
facilities.
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MCSS was responsible for reviewing and approving the baseline project schedule
submittals provided by the project contractors (Bechtel/Bombardier); verifying and
tracking budgeted cost allocations and progress payments for all engineering and
construction activities; conducting project schedule review meetings; providing
status to the project manager and preparing responses regarding work progress, schedule
delays, monthly status reports, and utility conflict/coordination
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East Side Access~$4 Billion
The East Side Access project will provide direct access to the east side of Manhattan
for commuters from Suffolk, Nassau, and Queens counties thereby relieving congestion
in Penn Station, which is the terminus for the Long Island Rail Road as well as
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak. Access will be provided to Grand Central Terminal
via the existing lower level of the 63rd Street Tunnel beneath the East River and
a continuation of the tunnel under Park Avenue to Grand Central Terminal.
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MCSS is providing project control services to the Program Management team on the
complex $4 billion East Side Access Project for the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA). MCSS is providing several types of services relating to the program
and project control functions. These services have included program/project scheduling,
implementation of Expedition, development and implementation of the Electronic Document
Management System (EDMS), and customizing Microsoft Access for developing special
reports. In addition to the project control related effort, MCSS has also been involved
in providing systems support services to insure that the program management related
software is functioning smoothly.
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IQ Scheduling Support Services
MCSS is currently providing project control and scheduling
support services to NYCT on their multibillion-dollar Capital Improvement Program.
We have been awarded three consecutive contracts as a prime contractor for program/project
control related services, including scheduling and contract management.
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MCSS staff is working closely with the NYCT’s
assigned project managers in several program areas including System Expansion, Signals
& Systems, Structures, Elevators & Escalators, Stations Rehabilitation,
and Line Equipment. We are currently working directly for NYCT on some of
their largest and most complex projects including Communication Based Train
Control System (CBTC) for hardware and software development and implementation,
Automatic Train Supervision System (ATS), the Sonet/ATM Communication Network project,
and the Public Address and Communication Interface System (PA/CIS).
Our staff is responsible for reviewing and approving resource loaded baseline schedules,
performing schedule analyses, preparing monthly schedule updates, performing schedule
impact analyses due to delays and additional work orders, and preparing monthly
status reports. The reports, submitted to various levels of management, identify
critical issues that may impact the schedule and suggest mitigation plans for schedule
recovery. Our staff also participates in progress payment verification, job progress
meetings with contractors, and coordination meetings with contractors, utility companies,
and other city agencies. We are also responsible for preparing schedules for in-house
design and construction projects and for developing construction durations for projects
in design.
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