The 2008 Contractor Performance Assessment Report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final design for New Starts and project development for Small Starts at the time of publication:

New Starts Projects

• Northeast Corridor Light Rail, Charlotte, NC.
• Mid Jordan Light Rail Transit (MJLRT) Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Access to the Region’s Core, Northern New Jersey.
• Central Corridor LRT, St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN.
• Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit (CFCRT) Project, Orlando, FL.

Small Starts Projects

• Mason Corridor BRT, Fort Collins, CO.
• Fitchburg Commuter Rail Improvements, Fitchburg, MA.
• Van Ness Avenue BRT, San Francisco, CA.
• Perris Valley Commuter Rail, Riverside, CA.
• Pioneer Parkway EmX BRT, Springfield, OR.
• Streetcar Loop Project, Portland, OR.

 This report was published and transmitted to Congress in December 2008.

Contractor Performance Assessment Report (PDF)