Sound Transit Expansion - Systems Integration Challenges
(Room 101 D)
24 Sep 19
9:30 AM
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10:00 AM
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AREMA Technical Sessions By Date- Passenger & Tranist, AREMA Technical Sessions By Functional Group- Passenger & Tranist, Technical Sessions By Day- Tuesday
Sound Transit has started on its plan for a continuous series of system expansions to expand its network to five times its current size. This is to be achieved within the rapidly growing Puget Sound corridor, which includes Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Everett, and Tacoma. The expansion will strain construction resources, particularly in Rail Systems Engineering. Projects must be planned and executed in an integrated manner to avoid crisis efforts in the late construction and commissioning stages. In addition, Sound Transit will determine the most effective construction contract model for each project, so the integration approach will need to be adapted to the contractual relationship. Sound Transit and its partners worked together to set up a rigorous interface identification, definition and resolution process prior to the Construction phase. The Contractor has now started the physical works which have highlighted areas in which the team has an opportunity to review and improve the established Systems Integration processes in the light of hard on-site construction experience. This presentation will provide an update on the status of Sound Transit's expansion, the status of design and construction, and some of the challenges the project teams face. We will also cover the re-evaluation of our Systems Integration processes and explain the deficiencies that led to some interface issues, and what we did to improve in readiness for the future. Finally, we will cover some of the challenges and opportunities that are presented by the differing construction forms of contract in relation to effective systems integration. *Missed this Session or want to view it again? Stop by the VirtualAREMA kiosk located in the Registration area to purchase this product today!