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[[Parsons Corporation|Parsons Transportation Group]] (PTG) was awarded a $138 million contract in November 2011 to design and install CBOSS by October 2015.<ref name=PR-111122>{{cite press release |url=https://www.parsons.com/Media%20Library/11-11-ptg-caltrain-cboss-ptc.pdf |title=Parsons Selected by Caltrain for Communications-Based Overlay Signal System Positive Train Control |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=22 November 2011 |publisher=Parsons News |accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> CBOSS kicked off physical work in September 2013, starting the installation of a fiber optic line along the Caltrain right-of-way.<ref name=PR-130917>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/News_Archive/Caltrain_Modernization_Kicks_Off_Advanced_Signal_System_Work.html |title=Caltrain Modernization Kicks Off Advanced Signal System Work |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=17 September 2013 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=31 March 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507092317/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/News_Archive/Caltrain_Modernization_Kicks_Off_Advanced_Signal_System_Work.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> The FRA approved Caltrain's PTC plans in 2014 and Caltrain noted that CBOSS was due to enter revenue service by the end of 2015.<ref name=PR-141016>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Receives_FRA_Approval_to_Proceed_with_New_Positive_Train_Control_System.html |title=Caltrain Receives FRA Approval to Proceed with New Positive Train Control System |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=31 March 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507040006/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Receives_FRA_Approval_to_Proceed_with_New_Positive_Train_Control_System.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name=SFC-140728>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/System-can-prevent-train-accidents-rail-industry-5650550.php |title=System can prevent train accidents, rail industry slow to adopt |author=Lambrecht, Bill |date=28 July 2014 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref> Because Caltrain had multiple goals for CBOSS, including increased safety, improved operational efficiency, and ensured interoperability with other rail providers (Caltrain shares tracks with Union Pacific, Altamont Corridor Express, and Amtrak),<ref name=PR-111122 /><ref name=PR-141016 /> implementation was challenging and Caltrain, the busiest commuter rail service on the West Coast, still had not fully implemented the system by the end of 2016.<ref name=SFC-161128>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Major-rail-carriers-slow-to-adopt-safety-10640598.php |title=Major rail carriers slow to adopt safety technology |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |agency=Associated Press |date=28 November 2016 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref>
The PCEP draft environmental impact report (EIR) was released in February 2014.<ref name=PR-140228>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Releases_Electrification_Project_Draft_Environmental_Impact_Report.html |title=Caltrain Releases Electrification Project Draft Environmental Impact Report |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 February 2014 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507042437/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Releases_Electrification_Project_Draft_Environmental_Impact_Report.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name=DEIR>{{cite report |url=http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject/PCEP_DEIR_2014.html |title=Peninsula Corridor Electrification Proect (PCEP) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), February 2014 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 2014 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507071203/http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject/PCEP_DEIR_2014.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> A pre-qualification survey was sent out in May 2014, and six firms were pre-qualified to bid on PCEP, which was eventually awarded to [[Balfour Beatty Construction]].<ref name=PR-150206>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Board_Authorizes_Release_of_Electrification_Design_Build_RFP.html |title=Caltrain Board Authorizes Release of Electrification Design Build RFP |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 February 2015 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507034804/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Board_Authorizes_Release_of_Electrification_Design_Build_RFP.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> Governor [[Jerry Brown]] signed SB 785 in September 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB785 |title=Senate Bill No. 785 / Chapter 931: An act to repeal Sections 14661 and 14661.1 of the Government Code, to amend, repeal, and add Section 32132.5 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 20209.14 of, to add and repeal Article 6 (commencing with Section 10187) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of, to repeal Sections 20133, 20175.2, 20193, 20301.5, and 20688.6 of, and to repeal Article 22 (commencing with Section 20360) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of, the Public Contract Code, to add Section 37.2 to the San Diego Unified Port District Act (Chapter 67 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 1962), and to repeal Section 6 of Chapter 2 of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 2009, relating to design-build. |author=Wolk, Lois |author-link=Lois Wolk |date=30 September 2014 |publisher=Secretary of State, State of California |accessdate=2 April 2017}}</ref> extending the deadline for Caltrain (and other transit agencies) to solicit bids as a combined design and construction project.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Gets_Clearance_to_Proceed_with_Design_Build_Plans_for_Electrification.html |title=Caltrain Gets Clearance to Proceed with Design/Build Plans for Electrification |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 October 2014 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507040544/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Gets_Clearance_to_Proceed_with_Design_Build_Plans_for_Electrification.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> After the final EIR addressed the comments received, PCJPB certified the final EIR in January 2015.<ref name=PR-150108>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Board_Certifies_Final_Environmental_Impact_Report_and_Approves_Peninsula_Corridor_Electrification_Project.html |title=Caltrain Board Certifies Final Environmental Impact Report and Approves Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=8 January 2015 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507035136/http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_Board_Certifies_Final_Environmental_Impact_Report_and_Approves_Peninsula_Corridor_Electrification_Project.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name=FEIR>{{cite report |url=http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject/PCEP_FEIR_2014.html |title=Peninsula Corridor Electrification Proect (PCEP) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), January 2015 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 2015 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160507055222/http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/CaltrainModernization/Modernization/PeninsulaCorridorElectrificationProject/PCEP_FEIR_2014.html |archivedate=7 May 2016 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
In July 2016, Caltrain's Board of Directors awarded contracts to
▲In July 2016, Caltrain's Board of Directors awarded contracts to [[Balfour Beatty Construction]] and [[Stadler Rail]] to construct infrastructure for the electric trains and the electric trains themselves, respectively.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/News_Archive/Caltrain_s_Board_Approves_Electrification_Design-Build_and_EMU_Contracts.html |title=Caltrain's Board Approves Electrification Design-Build and EMU Contracts |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 July 2016 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=2 April 2017 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6pRDhEjHi |archivedate=2 April 2017 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/caltrain-awards-electrification-emu-contracts.html |title=Caltrain awards electrtification, EMU contracts |author=Vantuono, William C. |date=8 July 2016 |newspaper=Railway Age |accessdate=2 April 2017}}</ref> Balfour Beatty was awarded a $697 million contract, its largest contract in the United States, to electrify the line at 25kV AC, replace signaling systems, construct two traction power substations, one switching substation, and seven paralleling substations.<ref name=ProgRail-16>{{cite news |url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Caltrain-inks-contracts-with-Balfour-Beatty-Stadler-for-electrification-project--49177 |title=Caltrain inks contracts with Balfour Beatty, Stadler for electrification project |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=17 August 2016 |newspaper=Progressive Railroading |accessdate=2 April 2017}}</ref> Stadler was awarded a $551 million contract to deliver 16 "[[Stadler KISS|KISS]]" trains of 6 [[bilevel rail car|bilevel]] [[electric multiple unit]]s each, with the option to increase the order with an additional 96 cars in the future.<ref name=ProgRail-16 /><ref>{{cite news|title=For Caltrain, 16 KISSes from Stadler (but no FLIRTs)|url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/commuter-regional/for-caltrain-16-kisses-from-stadler-but-no-flirts.html|publisher=''[[Railway Age]]''|date=August 16, 2016|accessdate=March 29, 2017|author=Vantuono, William C.}}</ref> The contract also marks the first American design win for the Stadler KISS.<ref name=ProgRail-16 />
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