MARTA operates a bus and heavy rail transit system within Fulton and DeKalb counties, and the City of Atlanta, Georgia. The heavy rail system consists of a 51.6-mile network of double-tracked fixed guideway with 38 passenger stations and 338 rail cars. MARTA’s bus service consists of a paratransit service with a fleet of 110 buses, and regular bus service with a fleet of 556 buses and more than 124 routes, covering 1,500 route miles. Since 2007, Atkins has served MARTA as part of the Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Consultants (MATC) joint venture. Under the terms of a multi-year general engineering consulting agreement for MARTA Track and Systems, MATC provides design, engineering, construction management, and administration services to support the planning, development, repair, maintenance, and improvement of the Authority’s transit system.

The services provided by the Joint Venture include: technical studies and analyses, design and engineering of equipment and systems; design services that may be required during construction, installation, rehabilitation; construction management services, including construction and contract administration, safety monitoring, and quality control; and design management services during design and installation of equipment. Currently, the joint venture is engaged in 19 individual task orders encompassing analysis, engineering, design, and construction management.

• Construction services
• Program management
• Structures
• Transportation design

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