California's High-Speed Rail Authority selected Wong-Harris as the project and construction manager for the first 30-mile section of a high-speed-rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The joint-venture contract for PGH Wong Engineering, San Francisco, and Concord, Calif.-based Harris & Associates, is worth up to $34.9 million.
"It's an important step forward for the project," says Jeff Morales, CEO for the rail authority, adding that experience was a key factor in the selection. PGH Wong managed BART train extensions for San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, while Harris currently is working with Caltrans on Interstate 405 design-build projects.