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Railway Engineering Multidisciplinary Engineering and Architecture Consulting Group RAILWAY ENGINEERING www.gpogroup.com Our mission and vision in the world of Engineering Mission Vision To create real value to society through solutions tailored To offer innovative products and global service with to the needs of our public and private clients local, community-based knowledge 2 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 3 WHO WE ARE GPO is a multidisciplinary Engineering We are a multi-sector engineering company with global GPO Group established a strategic partnership with presence that renders planning, design, construction Dar Group, which allows us joining an international first- and operational services in the transportation, building, rate professional network and, thanks to the Dar Group automotive, energy and environmental industries. We have companies, GPO Group is rendering services to its clients and Architecture Group with global a portfolio of projects developed worldwide. in the five continents. GPO is a multidisciplinary business group made up by: As a group that is committed to progress, we are interested presence and local nature Sam Schwartz Consulting in the USA, SISTRAN in Brazil, in contributing to the improvement of the countries where GPO Ingeniería y Arquitectura in Spain, GPO Colombia, we operate. Our philosophy is based on the fact that GPO Peru and GPO Argentina. design and construction are inseparable, and that applying deep knowledge to each of these aspects is fundamental to the success of any project. CHICAGO WHITE PLAINS MADRID OAKLAND NEW YORK BARCELONA JERSEY CITY LOS ANGELES WASHINGTON D.C. TAMPA BOGOTÁ LIMA SÃO PAULO GPO Group Offices BUENOS AIRES Dar Group Offices 4 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 5 HISTORY 6 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 7 WHAT WE DO GPO covers the life cycle of any Engineering and Architecture project Lines 1 and 2 of the Malaga Metro, Spain. Operation and Commissioning of Railway Systems, Rolling Stock and Workshops for the maintenance of Lines and Trains. 8 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 9 WHAT WE DO Services DESIGN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • Feasibility Studies • Project Management • Environmental Impact • Construction Management Assessment • Project Monitoring • Preliminary Designs • Risk Management PLANNING AND CONSULTANCY • Functional Study • Construction Supervision OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE • Detailed Design • Health and Safety Coordination • Audits • Environmental Management • Strategic Planning • Procurement & Tendering • Consultancy • Facility Management • Feasibility Studies • ToR Drafting • Concession Contests • Operation and Maintenance Plans • Territorial Plans • License Management • Topography • Drafting of Traffic Regulations • Functional Studies • BIM Management • Delivery and Guarantee Period • Specifications Drafting: Maintenance, • Environmental Impact Assessment • Project Management • As-built Projects Safety, Cleaning, etc. • Operational Studies • Advice on Insurance • Conceptual Designs • Operators and Maintainers Training: Train • Transportation System Planning Operators, Traffic Control, Station staff, • PPP Structure Rolling stock maintainers • Urban Planning • Electrification, Signalling, and • Urban and Interurban Mobility Plans Communications • Integrated Plans for Urban and Interurban • Commissioning Transportation • Needs Assessment and Traffic Studies CON STR • Feasibility and Profitability UCT GN IO • Geological - Geotechnical - Environmental SI N M DE A Studies NA G • Audits E M • Risk Management EN T • RAMS Analysis • ISA Certifications O P E R A T IO N G A N N I D N M N A A L I N P T E N A N C E 10 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 11 RAILWAY ENGINEERING Implementation of a new streetcar line between Brooklyn and Queens in New York,USA Transport Planning Operation and Technological Innovation GPO Group’s professionals have provided planning, Our multi-disciplined professionals can be counted design and construction phase services for some of the upon to create concepts and sustainable designs that largest and most complex rail transit and high-speed rail meet program goals and provide lasting value to the projects undertaken to date. We are proud to be in the community. The following pages present descriptions of forefront in developing rail systems that move people projects that exemplify the services we can provide. faster, safer and in a more sustainable way. Urban Transport Railway Systems Logistics Commuter Rail High Speed Rail 12 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 13 MAIN PROJECTS Urban Transport SAGRERA RAILWAY STATION SÃO PAULO METRO AND BUS STATION OF Madrid - Zaragoza - French border High Speed LINE 2 | GREEN Railway Line Agua Rasa Station Barcelona, Spain São Paulo, Brazil Service Service Detailed Design Preliminary Design Client Client ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo BSAVE (Barcelona Sagrera Alta Velocidad, S.A.) BARCELONA RAILWAY NETWORK SÃO PAULO METRO AND BUS STATION OF Sagrera Station - Lines C3 and C4 LINE 2 | GREEN Barcelona, Spain Orfanato Station São Paulo, Brazil Service Detailed Design Service Preliminary Design Client Spanish Ministry of Public Works Client Dirección General de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo SAGRERA STATION AND LINE 9 OF THE SÃO PAULO METRO STATIONS BARCELONA METRO Phase II of the São Paulo Metro Line 5 Renovation and extension of the Sagrera metro São Paulo, Brazil station Barcelona, Spain Service Preliminary Design Service Detailed Design Client Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo Client GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) 14 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 15 MAIN PROJECTS Urban Transport IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW LIGHT RAIL LINE 2 OF THE LIMA METRO NETWORK Risk analysis for the operation of Line 2 Baixada Santista Metropolitan Area Lima, Perú São Paulo, Brazil Service Service Consultancy Detailed Design Client Client Ferrovial Agroman EMTU (Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos) SÃO PAULO METRO STATION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIGHT RAIL União Station in Vila Nova NETWORK IN MACEIÓ São Paulo, Brazil Section: Maceió Center - Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport Service Alagoas, Brazil Functional Study Preliminary Design Service Detailed Design Preliminary Design Client Client Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo 6 STATIONS OF THE SÃO PAULO METRO AND BARCELONA METRO NETWORK SWITCHYARDS Passeig de Gràcia Station - Commuter, Rail and Light rail. Line 17 - Gold Metro Interchange Station São Paulo, Brazil Barcelona, Spain Service Service Preliminary Design Feasibility Study Client Client Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) 16 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 17 MAIN PROJECTS Urban Transport EXTENSTION OF THE SABADELL RAILWAY LINE 9 OF THE BARCELONA METRO LINE Section of 1,090 m in Polígono Industrial Pratenc Barcelona commuter stations Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Service Service Detailed Design Feasibility Study Client Client GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) STATION OF LINE 11 - CORAL OF THE SÃO STATION OF LINE 5 - PURPLE OF THE SÃO PAULO METRO PAULO METRO Guaianazes Station Vila Clementino Station São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Service Service Preliminary Design Preliminary Design Detailed Design Client Client Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo CPTM (Cia. Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos) STATIONS OF LINE 8 - DIAMOND OF THE SÃO PLAZA ESPAÑA STATION OF THE BARCELONA PAULO METRO METRO Imperatriz Leopoldina and Quitaúna Stations Interchange station for FGC Line 8 and Metro Line 3 São Paulo, Brazil Barcelona, Spain Service Service Preliminary Design Preliminary Design Detailed Design Client Client GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo 18 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 19 MAIN PROJECTS Urban Transport TRAM OF THE BARCELONA METROPOLITAN LINE 9 OF THE BARCELONA METRO AREA Stations and other infrastructure works for sections Tram design for Cornellá Centre - Hospital de I and II Bellvitge section Barcelona, Spain Barcelona, Spain Service Service Project Monitoring Demand Analysis Functional Study Client Consultancy Infraestructures.cat Client ATM (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità) MADRID TRAM NETWORK MERCAT NOU STATION OF THE BARCELONA Infrastructure of Pozuelo de Alarcón – Majadahonda METRO and las Rozas Station renovation Madrid, Spain Barcelona, Spain Service Service Detailed Design Detailed Design Client Client MINTRA (Madrid Infraestructuras del Transporte) GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) Consejería de Transportes e Infraestructuras SEVILLA TRAM NETWORK SANT GERVASI STATION OF FGC Superstructure of Mairena de Aljarafe – Bormujos Barcelona metro network Sevilla, Spain Barcelona, Spain Service Service Detailed Design Detailed Design Client Client Junta de Andalucía GISA (Gestio d’Infraestructures, S.A.) Consejería de Obras Públicas y Transportes Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) 20 | GPO Group | Railway Engineering GPO Group | Railway Engineering | 21 MAIN PROJECTS Urban Transport ARC DE
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