Lea+Elliott is currently advising Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) on the implementation of a new underground APM system at Washington Dulles International Airport. The APM will be for security-cleared passengers and will connect the existing main terminal and Concourse B (Tier 1) with a new Tier 2 concourse. Lea+Elliott’s responsibilities are:

• Planning – Ridership estimates, operation and maintenance scenarios and guideway switch requirements;
   

• Preliminary Design – Defining the route alignment and train requirements;
   

• Procurement Documents - Developing the Request for Proposals, General Provisions, Special Provisions, Technical Provisions, Reference Drawings, and the Operations and Maintenance Provisions;
   

• Scheduling - Developing the overall project schedule from project definition through procurement, design and implementation;
   

• Fixed Facilities - Developing the APM tunnel, stations, maintenance and storage, electrical power and central control room design criteria necessary to accommodate the APM operating system equipment;
   

• Contractor Selection - Assisting and advising MWAA in the evaluation of the APM proposals;
   

• Implementation Oversight – Design reviews, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning.
  

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