FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Chapter 3
miles of Tamping. Completed rehabilitation of: 650' Floating Slabs, 2,520 Leaks, and 9,340
Grout Pads.
• CPDO - This office was established in September 2014 to better serve the needs of the overall
Capital Improvement Projects for Infrastructure Renewal. CPDO is comprised of three
different offices: Infrastructure Project Management, Infrastructure Construction Management
and Track Access and Support Systems. These offices were developed through combining
different departments throughout the Authority such as, the Program Management Office for
Chief Engineer Infrastructure Services, Track and Structures Escort Support, Non-Revenue
Track Allocations, Mobile Operations, Force Account Automatic Train Control Systems,
Force Account/Project Group Power, IT and Plant Maintenance. CPDO supports the overall
mission of WMATA to deliver high quality, safe, reliable and efficient transportation options
throughout the Washington, D.C. Metro region by delivering Capital Projects within scope,
schedule and budget.
• MCAP - Completed construction of the MTPD District II Training Facility, which includes
firing range and 152 parking slots. MCAP was also awarded the Design-Build contract for
construction of the Southern Avenue Bus Garage replacement (new location: Andrews Federal
Center) to Hensel Phelps Construction Company. The new facility will be a fully modern
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver facility that can hold 175
buses. This contract also includes design and construction of mid-life overhaul facility,
maintenance and service shop for non-revenue vehicles and bus engineering shop.
• OPMS - Return to Work met with and counseled 485 employees related to their excessive
absenteeism and successfully monitored them until their attendance became acceptable or until
disciplinary action including termination was warranted. Return to Work placed and monitored
the status of 264 Transitional Duty participants, in order to assist them in transitioning back in
to a full duty working environment. Technical Skills Maintenance Training (TSMT) trained,
refreshed and requalified over 6,000 employees in Roadway Worker Protection. TSMT has a
total of 39 ELES Apprentices that are currently going through a 4-year training program to
become certified WAMTA ELES Journeymen. ELES is incorporating new training techniques
and utilizing new equipment to increase the practical experience that each student is receiving
in the classroom and on the job. Enhancements in the training program through the use of the
new equipment has proven to be an asset to increasing the value of each apprentice in the field.
OPMS collaborated with OMBS to provide documentation and business processes that were
critical in the Authority wide effort to validate capital labor draw downs in FY2015. OPMS
has been working with Internal Compliance and Control to continually audit the Capital Time
Sheet process and demonstrate compliance with federal regulations on capital funding.
• SMNT - Completed 111.0 percent of their planned safety conversations, with 5,644.5 hours
tallied over the course of 10,013 total conversations for the year. Injuries numbered just 13 in
CY2014, nine less than CY2013 resulting in a 36.0 percent decrease. SMNT also ensured a
successful launch of the Silver Line by working to make the Automatic Fare Collection,
Automatic Train Control, Communications and Power systems safe and reliable for both
passengers and employees. In addition, SMNT provided outstanding support for both the
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