Financial Oversight of New Starts Transit Projects

The contractor will conduct financial capacity assessments for proposed major transit investment projects seeking Section 5309 New Starts funds, and provide technical assistance to the Office of Planning in developing appropriate tools and guides to enhance the New Starts financial oversight program and correct compliance review deficiencies. This project provides for the financial oversight of the New Starts transit projects currently undertaking alternative analysis, preliminary engineering, and financial design of the project development process. Work tasks will include conducting assessments of grantee's capital and operating financial plans necessary for project ratings, financial evaluations of projects requesting approval to initiate preliminary engineering and final design of the project, and determinations of local financial capability of project sponsors. New Starts projects are examined to ensure the local financial commitment criterion is satisfactorily met.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $400000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-MA-90-1007

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Pugh, Sharon

• Performing Organizations:

  Cambridge Systematics, Incorporated

  150 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 4000
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02140-2369
• Start Date: 20010700
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20030700
• Source Data: RiP Project 7276

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Financial responsibility; Financing; Improvements; Level of service; Research projects
• Identifier Terms: New Starts Program
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459333
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: FTA-MA-90-1007
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:01PM