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Client: AI Engineers & Patrick Co.

Owner: MBTA

Completion: 2023

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

MBTA Value Engineering Workshops

Boston, MA

With the MBTA having a commitment of providing its stakeholders with the best facilities and infrastructure they can within reasonable budget, regular value engineering workshops for construction projects are held. These workshops focus on current projects ranging from small improvements to substantial facilities upgrades at existing stations. Over several contracts, Ellana teams with several Primes to lead value engineering workshops to bring better value to ongoing and upcoming projects.

The teams included MBTA capital delivery staff, architects, engineers, cost estimators, schedulers, and constructability experts. The team analyzed the project documents, existing cost estimates, and construction schedules to improve the project delivery of each project without increasing the cost or maintaining the functionality of the project and reducing the cost. Projects include:

  • MBTA Oak Grove Station Upgrades

  • MBTA Wayfinding Improvements at Four Stations

  • MBTA Wayfinding Improvements at Newton Highlands Stations

  • MBTA Newton Highlands Station Accessibility Improvements

  • MBTA Lechmere Viaduct

  • MBTA Worcester Union Station Accessibility Improvements

  • MBTA Central Square Accessibility Improvements

  • MBTA Attleboro Station

  • MBTA D-Line Improvements