James Palmer

VP and Sr Project Manger Aecom @AECOM

Chicago, IL, US

Waterloo LRT P3 – DBFOM Advisor. Proj includes DBFOM arrangement over 30 yr $1B CAPEX Program. Rev design effort against the budget and sched to determine where change orders to the constr JV are appropriate. Advise on design strategies and integr’n during the design and constr.Metro Green Line Extension Design – Constr Mgr. Proj includes constr of 14.5 miles Minn/St. Paul Metro region. 37 new structures, requires integr’n with frt service, rec trails and roadway Xings. Detailed constr assessment, ground improvements, 2 cut and cover tunnel\'s and integr’n with frt corridors incl reloc’n of the frt lines and major frt crossings.MetroLinx Eglinton LRT Ext’n Tender Phase/Proposal Development - Prop Des Mgr: Proj incl constr of 19.4 km LRT 11 km of tunnel, 15 underground stations, 10 surface stops and maint and storage facility designed for 138 car fleet; major support for system integration, O&M portion of the proposal incl pres’ns to the sponsors causing the sponsors to make significant changes in the proj requirements advantageous to the team.CTA Red, Purple Line Modernization 2013 to 2014 - Design Build Advisor for developing the Chicago CTA implementation plan. Proj incl rebuilding portion of the elevated from Lawrence through Bryn Mawr and the constr of a bypass N of Belmont Sta to repl existing at grade connection to the Brown Line. Dev procurement strategy incl scoping documents for contracts to be advertised; Est for the 1st phase $1.7 billionMTA Purple Line Mgmt - Asset Management Specialist developing contr requirements for a P3.Developing the structure for monitoring performance, incorporating performance and availability into the payment structure and ensuring asset condition at turnover at the end of the P3 contr; Peer Rev for Tech Provisions of Proj AgreementChicago Metra, Capital Asset Condition Assessment - Proj Mgr for the dev of a system-wide asset inventory, condition assessment and state of good repair analysis for the Chicago Metra system.