PVTA new bus operations and maintenance facility, cottage street view. / Image courtesy of Wendel
Springfield, MA – City Point Partners has been selected by the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) to oversee the design and construction of its new bus operations and maintenance facility on Cottage Street in Springfield to replace an existing 100-year-old facility.
The new 280,000sf, $70 million facility will be built on an 18-acre site and will provide bus maintenance and storage for the PVTA’s Springfield fixed‐route operation. The facility will be able to accommodate approximately 150 fixed‐route buses including standard size diesel buses and articulated buses.
Included in this new facility will be management office space, fuel bays, wash bays, bus and van storage bays, garage and body shop areas, parts storage, exercise rooms, locker rooms and showers, lounge, dispatch center, employee parking, and green spaces.
A new cell tower will also be installed onsite to support the PVTA’s IT communications. The new facility will seek LEED certification under the US Green Building Council’s green building rating system.
City Point Partners will provide owner’s project management services advising with respect to the design, scope of work, cost estimating, construction manager at risk and subcontractor selection, schedule overview, and performance monitoring.
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With their ridership predicted to continue its steady increase and a number of high-profile development projects in the Springfield area scheduled to be completed within the next two to three years, the PVTA is planning for a greater expansion of service and consequently will require larger facilities to support this service expansion.
“We are very excited to be working with City Point Partners on this critical project. A larger operations center is a vital part of supporting the expanded service that our ridership demands,” said Mary MacInnes, Administrator, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority.
“This is a very exciting time for the PVTA, “said Colleen Moore, president and founder of City Point Partners, “both the public and private sector developments planned for the Springfield area will change the City of Springfield itself and the Pioneer Valley. We are confident that we will be able to help the PVTA meet the rising demand of their ridership which will result from these developments and ultimately stimulate increased economic activity in the region. We are very happy to be working for the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority.”
