MCSS is augmenting MNR’s Capital Engineering’s Project Control and Technical Services (PC&TS) staff with Schedulers that work out of MNR offices in Mid-town Manhattan. The Schedulers are under the supervision of and report directly to the Director of PC&TS and support the MNR capital engineering program with schedule management on design and construction projects.
MCSS provided Project Control Scheduling support to the Department of Program Management (DPM) of the Long Island Rail Road under a General Engineering Consultant Services task order contract. In these positions, MCSS Project Control Schedulers used their knowledge of the principles of critical path scheduling methodology and of Primavera P6 software to develop, maintain, and update CPM schedules, as directed…
MCSS has been providing project control services to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as a prime consultant on consecutive call-in agreements since 1998 to assist the Port Authority with the management of its capital program. MCSS has provided personnel in various locations within
MCSS Cost Estimators address the preparation, maintenance, modification, and revision of cost estimates for any and/or all deliverable aspects of capital or other projects from studies and conceptual designs to preliminary and final designs, including construction bid packages, to assist NYCT with the overall budget management of projects.
MCSS has been a prime scheduling consultant to MTA/New York City Transit for more than 20 years providing scheduling support to assist the Capital Program Management Department manage the NYCT’s multibillion-dollar capital improvement program. MCSS schedulers are assigned to NYCT Construction Managers’ offices in various program areas and have been involved with some very high-profile projects. These projects include the Lenox Avenue Line Rehabilitation, Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), Sonet/ATM Communication Network, Reconstruction of the Stillwell Avenue Terminal, Automatic Train Supervision (ATS), HVAC and Electrical Upgrades at the Power Control Center and the Rail Control Center, construction of new Emergency Ventilation Plants at Mulry Square (Manhattan) and on Northern Boulevard (Queens), and the Clifton Shop (Design/Build).
New York City Transit (NYCT) has embarked on a new program, the Enhanced Station Initiative (ESI). This program seeks to employ design and construction innovation to renovate stations with the aim of improving the experience of subway riders. Renovations will include new architectural finishes, improved signage and lighting, ..
On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southern coast of New Jersey with devastating impact to the area including New York City. The storm, which caused more than 80 deaths in the United States of which more than 50 were in New York and New Jersey, drove a record…
The Honolulu Rail Transit Project is an urban transit system under construction in Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii. The system, which will be mostly elevated, is based on a commuter rail-like design incorporated into trains and suburban stations. The first phase of the project, linking East Kapolei and Aloha Stadium, is currently scheduled to open in late 2021.
The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) operates a full-time rail system connecting New York and New Jersey with 43 track miles through two tunnels under the Hudson River. The aging PATH system, over 100 years old, was upgraded to Automatic Train Control (ATC) using Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology. In addition to the ATC implementation, a state-of-the-art conventional signal system…
The East Side Access (ESA) project will bring LIRR service to a new LIRR terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal (GCT) in Manhattan. Access will be provided by outfitting the lower levels of the 63rd Street Tunnel under the East River for LIRR operations. It includes the now complete TBM construction of new tunnels from 63rd Street to GCT, as well as new tunnels from the 63rd Street Tunnel…