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IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — buyers, tenders and who holds what
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2021 law with $66bn for rail; Amtrak's FY22–26 authorisation target $19.2bn; Federal-State Partnership grants for intercity passenger rail.
Buyers
The 40 most active of 74 buyers tagged to this programme.
Live tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Light Rail Modernization Program, three tranches · 2 parts | MDOT MTA | Open (mixed across parts) | $100–500m each part (USD) | Closes July 2026 |
| Light Rail Modernization Program Tranche 3 Cromwell Facility | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class L: over $100 million, in MTA's own construction look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | Published July 2026 |
| Light Rail Modernization Program Tranche 2 33 stations | MDOT MTA | Pre-bid | estimated cost class L: over $100 million, in MTA's own construction look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | |
| Light Rail Metro Facilities Ancillary maintenance construction | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class H: $15 million to $30 million, for the matching line in MTA's own on-call master contract look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | |
| MARC Mechanical Ancillary maintenance construction master contract | MDOT MTA | Open | estimated cost class G: $10 million to $15 million, for the matching line in MTA's own on-call master contract look-ahead of August 2026; MTA publishes no contract value | |
| Metra Richton Park station renovation design services | Metra | Open | $5–25m | Closes October 2026 |
| CTA Red Line Extension 120th Street yard shop | CTA | Open | over $20m projected (CTA Buying Plan projection, not an award) | Closes October 2026 |
| DART New Light Rail Vehicles level boarding | DART | Open | contract value not published | |
| Valley Metro light rail streetcar operations five-year | Valley Metro | Open | value not published | |
| MDOT Freight Rail P3 concession Maryland and Delaware | MDOT MTA | Open | value not published - MDOT publishes no figure for the concession | |
| Metro-North 252 coaches replace Shoreliner fleet | Metro-North | Open | value not published (2025-2029 capital programme) | Published May 2026 |
| Metro-North Hudson Line 11.5 miles electrification | Metro-North | Open | $100M+ (buyer's estimated-value band) | Closes October 2026 |
| NJ TRANSIT Newark Broad Street facility | NJ TRANSIT | Open | value not published | Closes November 2026 |
| NJ TRANSIT rail station parking operations | NJ TRANSIT | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| NJ TRANSIT systemwide A&E services | NJ TRANSIT | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| Red Line four stations platform replacements | GCRTA | Open | value not published on the solicitation; a construction-category open bid | Published September 2026 |
| SEPTA Chinatown Station ADA Improvement Project | SEPTA | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| SEPTA Green Line CBTC Replacement Philadelphia Trolley | SEPTA | Open | value not published | Published July 2026 |
| SEPTA Silverliner VI 234 Regional Rail EMU | SEPTA | Open | contract value not published | Published November 2025 |
| SFRTA General Engineering Consultant services | SFRTA / Tri-Rail | Open | value not published | Closes October 2026 |
| Sound Transit Link light rail vehicle simulator | Sound Transit | Open | value not published | Published August 2026 |
| Sounder commuter rail HVAC overhaul | Sound Transit | Open | value not published | Published July 2026 |
| Amtrak Penn Station Transformation Partners | Amtrak | Pre-bid | $7-8bn (estimated transformation cost) | |
| NJ TRANSIT Multilevel Overhaul 429 vehicles | NJ TRANSIT | Pre-bid | $500m–1bn | |
| Stafford County utility relocations Siding A | VPRA | Pre-bid | no contract value published | |
| Washington Union Station Expansion public-private partnership | USRC | Pre-bid | $5–25m | |
| Ballard Link Extension civil engineering design | Sound Transit | Pre-bid | no value published (pre-solicitation notice) | |
| Gateway Hudson Tunnel Package 2A A-Yard | GDC | Pre-bid | value not published | |
| Houston METRO light rail vehicle replacement RFI | Houston METRO | Pre-bid | no value published (request for information, not a contract) |
Awarded
The 20 most recent of 111 awarded tenders.
Milestones
The next key date of each tender in this programme, by month.
Coming up
and 268 more — see the tender table
Players holding positions here
The 40 most active of 64 players.
| Player | Kind | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Germany |
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | France |
| WSP | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| Skanska | Civil contractor | Sweden |
| AECOM | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Jacobs | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Stacy Witbeck | Track & electrification contractor | United States |
| HNTB | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Herzog | Track & electrification contractor | United States |
| STV | Engineering consultant | United States |
| CSX | Freight railroad | United States |
| Stadler | Rolling-stock OEM | Switzerland |
| Wabtec | Rolling-stock OEM | United States |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Japan |
| Walsh | Civil contractor | United States |
| Knorr-Bremse | Vehicle systems supplier | Germany |
| Arcadis | Engineering consultant | Netherlands |
| HDR | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Kiewit | Civil contractor | United States |
| SDI | Track technology supplier | United States |
| Dragados | Civil contractor | Spain |
| Brookville | Rolling-stock OEM | United States |
| GFT | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Keolis | Operator group | France |
| Kimley-Horn | Engineering consultant | United States |
| NS | Freight railroad | United States |
| Parsons | Engineering consultant | United States |
| RailWorks | Track & electrification contractor | United States |
| Traylor | Civil contractor | United States |
| UP | Freight railroad | United States |
| Hatch | Engineering consultant | Canada |
| SYSTRA | Engineering consultant | France |
| BNSF | Freight railroad | United States |
| RK&K | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Schindler | Other | Switzerland |
| Axis Infrastructure | Engineering consultant | United States |
| Brawner Builders | Civil contractor | United States |
| CDM Smith | Engineering consultant | United States |
| CRRC | Rolling-stock OEM | China |
| Clark | Civil contractor | United States |
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