South Florida Rail Corridor - Overpass Feasibility Studies at Various Locations

This Master Agreement provides comprehensive professional engineering services for feasibility studies of grade separations along the South Florida Rail Corridor. The contract encompasses Highway-Rail Grade Separation Feasibility Studies at four primary grade crossing locations in Palm Beach County: SR 882/Forest Hill Boulevard, SR 806/West Atlantic Avenue, Linton Boulevard, and West Palmetto Park Road. The scope of work includes a three-tiered evaluation process assessing three alternative solutions at each crossing location—rail elevated over roadway, roadway elevated over rail, and roadway depressed under rail—plus an at-grade no-build alternative. Deliverables include preliminary engineering feasibility reports, traffic analysis reports, environmental technical memorandums, conceptual design plans, and project commitment reports, with coordination required across multiple agencies including the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Tri-Rail, CSX, Amtrak, and local governmental entities in both Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

The prime contractor is Marlin Engineering, Inc., with seven authorized subconsultants including ASA Consultants, Inc.; GCME, Inc.; Infinite Source Communications Group, LLC; Insight Transportation Consulting, Inc.; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Metric Engineering, Inc.; and POPO Better Business Quality, Inc. The contract was awarded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 4, on March 27, 2026, with a performance period extending through March 26, 2036, providing a maximum 10-year agreement term. The total maximum limiting amount for compensation is $1,332,408.52, comprising basic services at $1,292,643.53, geotechnical services at $25,194.19, and optional services at $14,570.80. The contract is structured as a Standard Professional Services Agreement covering the geographic area of South Florida (Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Florida).