{"id":34612,"date":"2026-03-11T02:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/aecom-wins-3-contracts-on-1b-seattle-light-rail-work-package\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T02:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:53:13","slug":"aecom-wins-3-contracts-on-1b-seattle-light-rail-work-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/aecom-wins-3-contracts-on-1b-seattle-light-rail-work-package\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM wins 3 contracts on $1B Seattle light-rail work package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/814061\/2026-03-10_12.18.47\/aecom-seattle-sound-transit-light-rail.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box\" data-source=\"snorkel-form\">\n<p class=\"ed-secondary-content-box__title\"><strong>Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Transit upgrades<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong>Undisclosed, part of $1 billion program<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Seattle metropolitan area<br \/><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Sound Transit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>AECOM secured work on a 19-contract program expected to generate $1 billion in engineering services for the expansion of Seattle\u2019s regional transit network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sound Transit, the Seattle public transit agency, selected the Dallas-based firm to deliver <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.aecom.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/aecom-provide-design-environmental-and-project-management\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>construction management services<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> through three multiple-award task order contracts, according to a Feb. 27 news release. The work will cover civil and structural engineering work, including preliminary engineering and full design development. The five-year design contract also includes planning and environmental services, according to AECOM.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe full scope of our services \u2014 spanning design, environmental and project management support \u2014 underscores the deep value we offer our clients,\u201d said Matt Crane, chief executive of AECOM\u2019s U.S. West region, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the project and construction management services contract, AECOM will lead major capital expansion and ongoing enhancement programs. For environmental services, which covers planning for new infrastructure and renewal projects, the firm will work as a subconsultant. That includes systemwide planning, assessments, investigations and environmental clearance activities, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>AECOM did not disclose the contracts\u2019 amount. Specific dollar amounts for multiple-award task order contracts are typically allocated only as individual task orders are issued during the course of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sound Transit has issued 19 multiple-award task order contracts for the network\u2019s upgrades. The projects aim to implement new facilities, upgrades and state-of-good repair work, and should generate roughly $1 billion in engineering services across the Seattle region, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In late December 2025, for example, Sound Transit awarded Chantilly, Virginia-based Parsons a position on the $1 billion ceiling multiple-award task order contracts. The projects support Sound Transit\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.parsons.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/parsons-selected-1b-sound-transit-matoc-support-regional-transit\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sound Transit 3 capital program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, one of the largest transportation infrastructure initiatives in North America, according to a Parsons news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>However, ST3, a voter approved expansion plan of the transit network, is facing <span>significant budget deficits<\/span>. The program total has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/transportation\/sound-transits-expansion-plans-balloon-by-up-to-30-billion\/#:~:text=In%20dollar%20figures%2C%20that%20means,Those%20goals%20could%20slip%20again\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly ballooned up to $185 billion<\/a> due to cost overruns, according to the Seattle Times.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The multiple-award task order structure should reduce <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soundtransit.org\/st_sharepoint\/download\/sites\/PRDA\/FinalRecords\/2025\/Presentation%20-%20Design%20MATOC%20M2025-46%2009-11-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ST3 total project costs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> by about 5%, according to a September 2025 Sound Transit slide deck.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Adding to the infrastructure portfolio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award marks an important win for AECOM&#8217;s infrastructure portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>AECOM recently highlighted <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/aecom-highway-bill-revenue-profits-drop\/811907\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>transportation and program management work<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as areas of opportunity this year, according to executives\u2019 comments on the firm&#8217;s most recent earnings call. For example, Gaurav Kapoor, AECOM\u2019s chief financial officer, said to expect demand for these types of program management services to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>He also added state and municipal construction budgets appeared much healthier than anticipated, a strong indicator for local level investment as well.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/aecom-seattle-sound-transit-light-rail\/814061\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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