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California
12 buyers · 26 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
Twelve rail buyers including high-speed authority; Central Valley track and systems awarded June 1, 2026 to Kiewit, Stacy Witbeck and Herzog.
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6Metro systems operating
12Buyers tracked
21Tenders tracked
6Cities tracked
- Live pipeline
- $126.3bn high-speed Phase 1, $25bn Sepulveda, $12.7bn BART Silicon Valley Phase II, $8.25bn the Portal; 21 tracked procurements
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Cybersecurity, Predictive maintenance
Key figures
California High-Speed Rail Phas…~$126.3 billion
2 sources · 1 primary
- ○ Newsweek · California High-Speed Rail Price Tag Explodes (published 2026-04-29 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● California High-Speed Rail Authority · News release: High-Speed Rail Authority issues Draft 2026 Business Plan for public review and comment (published 2026-02-28 · checked 2026-09-05)
California High-Speed Rail Cent…89 of 119 miles of guideway; 65 of 92 structures
1 source · secondary
- ○ Railway-News · California High-Speed Rail outlines construction progress and funding challenges (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
California Cap-and-Invest suppo…$1 billion a year to 2045
1 source · secondary
- ○ Railway-News · California High-Speed Rail outlines construction progress and funding challenges (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
Economic activity generated acr…about $27 billion
1 source · secondary
- ○ Railway-News · California High-Speed Rail and High Desert Corridor strengthen partnership (published 2026-07-21 · checked 2026-09-12)
San Francisco to Los Angeles/An…463 of 494 miles
1 source · secondary
- ○ Railway-News · Private investment consortium joins California High-Speed Rail expansion plans (published 2026-06-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| California High-Speed Rail Authority | High-speed rail SPV | 6 | 12 |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Transit authority | 8 | 8 |
| Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority | Development authority | 2 | 4 |
| Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | Transit authority | 3 | 3 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | Transit authority | 1 | 2 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | Transit authority | 1 | 2 |
| Transbay Joint Powers Authority | Development authority | 2 | 1 |
| Sacramento Regional Transit District | Transit authority | 1 | 1 |
| San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | Transit authority | 1 | 1 |
| Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) | Regional rail SPV | 1 | 1 |
| High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency | High-speed rail SPV | 0 | 0 |
| Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) | Regional rail SPV | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | operational — Metro Rail (A, B, C, D, E, K lines); East San Fernando Valley LRT under construction | LA Metro Rail; Metrolink commuter rail |
| San Francisco Bay Area | operational — BART (CBTC modernisation), Muni Metro, Caltrain (electrified 2024) | BART; Muni Metro; Caltrain |
| San Jose | operational — VTA light rail; BART Silicon Valley Phase II single-bore extension under construction | VTA light rail; BART |
| San Diego | operational — San Diego Trolley (Blue, Orange, Green lines) and the Coaster; Mid-Coast extension in service | San Diego Trolley |
| Sacramento | operational — SacRT light rail (Blue, Gold, Green lines) with Siemens S700 low-floor fleet; Siemens' US rail plant is in the city | SacRT light rail |
| Fresno | under construction — California High-Speed Rail Central Valley alignment; 89 of 119 miles of guideway complete as of August 2026 | California High-Speed Rail |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| WSP | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Skanska | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| AECOM | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Stacy Witbeck | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| HNTB | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| STV | Engineering consultant | Headquarters |
| Arcadis | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| HDR | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Fluor | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Parsons | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
| Traylor | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| Mott MacDonald | Engineering consultant | Office |
| Tutor Perini | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Balfour Beatty | Civil contractor | Office |
| Bechtel | Civil contractor | Project presence |
| Granite | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| Hill | Engineering consultant | Project presence |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-28 — BART invites bids for the Embarcadero Station platform elevator, estimated at $12.5m, listed for October 2026.
- 2026-09-21 — BART tenders $6.4m to modernise elevators at Pittsburg/Bay Point station.
- 2026-09-21 — BART tenders for a compact crawler aerial lift, valued at $672k.
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- Market narrative
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Sources
- ○ Engineering News-Record · LA Metro advances $25B Sepulveda Pass subway project (published 2026-01-28 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority · Construction Authority awards construction manager contract for Pomona to Claremont A Line Extension (published 2026-05-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ GovTech (San Francisco Chronicle via Tribune Content Agency) · S.F. Muni will spend $212M to move train control off disk (published 2024-10-21 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway-News · Los Angeles: Skanska and Stacy Witbeck sign contract for Van Nuys light rail (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway-News · California High-Speed Rail outlines construction progress and funding challenges (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway-News · California High-Speed Rail Authority awards track and systems contract (published 2026-06-02 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ Railway-News · California: Alstom to provide operations and maintenance services for Metrolink (published 2024-12-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Transbay Joint Powers Authority · Contract opportunities (RFP 25-10 progressive design-build civil and tunnel construction, 40-CT; OpenGov portal; Procurement@tjpa.org) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · BART Silicon Valley Phase II — contracting (packages CP1-CP4; procurement desk and portal) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
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