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Job Opportunities
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to competitively bid contracts for the construction, operations and maintenance of SunRail. Once contracts are awarded, winning bidders will be responsible for hiring workers to fill all jobs associated with SunRail. The first of those contracts, for construction within the railroad right-of-way, is expected to be finalized in 2010. The Florida Department of Transportation does plan to coordinate with vendors and post job information in the "Job Opportunities" box at right once contracts are awarded. For more information about SunRail contracts and procurements, please review the "Procurement Documents" box at right or visit:
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FDOT awards first SunRail construction contract
The Florida Department of Transportation awarded a professional services contract in February 2009 to a joint venture led by Atlanta-based Archer Western Contractors Ltd. and RailWorks Track Systems, Inc. of New York City, for partial design and construction associated with Central Florida's SunRail commuter rail transit project.
Information about job opportunities associated with the contract will be posted when available. Construction on the project is not expected to begin until early 2011.
Archer Western was selected from a highly competitive final group of three contract consortiums to perform construction work within the CSX Transportation right-of-way, including track and signal work and platform construction. Founded in 1983, the company is an established general contracting, construction management and design-build firm with extensive experience in civil and transportation projects, including rapid transit, highway and bridge work. Archer Western is a subsidiary of The Walsh Group, a firm currently ranked among the nation's 20 top contractors. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.walshgroup.com/
RailWorks Track Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of track and transit systems construction and maintenance services throughout North America. RailWorks serves a range of customers -- from private industries, to public transit authorities, to railroads of all sizes. RailWorks Track Systems, Inc. is a full-service railroad, light rail and transit track contractor with more than 20 field offices in the United States and Canada that provides turnkey service for large and small railroad construction, maintenance and rehabilitation projects. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.railworks.com/
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