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Company Overview

VIRGINKAR AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (VAI) is a management and technical consulting firm, providing engineering support, project management, construction management, and staff augmentation services for the passenger bus and rail transportation projects. VAI specializes in the areas of:

• Passenger Buses & Rail Vehicle Rolling Stock such as Light Rail vehicles, Heavy Rail vehicles, Commuter Rail vehicles, and locomotives, and associated equipment
• Systems such as Train Control / Signaling, Traction Power, Communications, Fare Collection, Fire and Emergency Management, Security Systems, Electrical Controls, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Rail and Bus Systems Maintenance, Operations and Start-Up Planning and Implementation
• Civil Work, Track work, At-Grade Crossings, Surveys, Rail Passenger Stations, Drainage and Highways/Roadways
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Project Management Oversight (PMO) in the areas of bus and rail rolling stock, systems, operations & maintenance, systems integration, start-up operations, Buy America, safety & safety certification programs, and quality program.

VAI provides services during all phases of a project including planning, preliminary and final engineering, procurement, manufacturing/construction, testing/commissioning, and start-up. An established and experienced staff leads and participates in studies, design development, specification writing, standards evaluation, regulatory compliance reviews, project management, quality inspections, test witnessing, post-acceptance and warranty monitoring, system assurance, systems integration, maintenance and operations planning, and start-up services.