Second Ave Phase 2 advances
An MTA committee advanced the next contract for Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 — the Q‑line extension into East Harlem — even as federal funding remains under negotiation and legal wrangling continues. That progression puts construction safety oversight, dispute risk planning, and federal‑compliance documentation back on the near‑term procurement agenda. (amny.com)
The MTA’s Capital Program Committee on March 23, 2026 recommended approval of a $1.1 billion design‑build contract to excavate the 106th Street station “box” and the structural connections to adjacent tunnels. (amny.com (amny.com)) The recommended award is to a joint venture of Skanska USA Civil Northeast, Walsh Construction Company, and Traylor Bros, but MTA executives said the agency will not execute the award until federal reimbursements are released. (amny.com (amny.com)) The MTA filed a breach‑of‑contract suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on March 17, 2026 seeking release of $58,652,146.02 in unpaid federal reimbursements tied to Phase 2 and told federal officials that invoices submitted between October 2025 and January 2026 were not paid and that staff had been locked out of the federal payment system. (cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)) Earlier procurement steps for Phase 2 included the Aug. 18, 2025 award of a $1.972 billion tunnel‑boring contract to Connect Plus Partners (a Halmar International–FCC Construction JV) to bore between 116th and 125th Streets. (governor.ny.gov (governor.ny.gov)) MTA project materials list Phase 2 as part of an approximately $7.7 billion federally backed program and show the agency consolidated work into four major contracts, with Contract 1 (utility relocation/building stabilization) awarded in 2024 and Contract 2 (tunnel rehabilitation and structural station shells) awarded in 2025. (mta.info (mta.info)) The procurement for the 106th Street excavation was run as Contract C26203 under a two‑step design‑build RFP with proposal deadlines in January 2026 and a pre‑qualified list that included IPC2 Partners and SAS Constructors (Halmar/FCC), per the MTA solicitation documents. (mta.info (mta.info)) The Capital Program Committee forwarded the award to the full MTA board for a vote expected Wednesday, March 25, 2026, while MTA leaders said formal award and contract execution will remain contingent on a favorable court decision or federal action to unfreeze reimbursements. (amny.com (amny.com))
