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2.1.2.1 Professional Services Contracts may be procured for professional services consisting of one or more of the following: program management, engineering and architectural design, environmental services, financing, transit operations consulting, real property acquisition, legal services, and risk management and insurance. 2.1.2.2 Trackwork and Signals These are demolition and construction elements within the Northstar Corridor that will affect the operations of the BNSF railroad. They include track and signal improvements, drainage and utility work, and grade crossings. 2.1.2.3 Stations Passenger stations for the commuter rail line and the inter-modal station in downtown Minneapolis will include platforms, passenger amenities, access points, and any necessary improvements to the adjacent public right-of-way. 2.1.2.4 Maintenance and Layover Facilities This infrastructure includes a maintenance facility to be built near the Elk River, Minnesota, station to handle operations, storage, and routine maintenance of the vehicles, and a two-track storage yard at the end-of-line Rice station for dispatching trains in the morning and for layovers during off-peak hours. 2.1.2.5 Rolling Stock New locomotives, cab cars, and trailers will be procured for the system's required train sets. 2.1.2.6 Fare Collection Equipment The commuter rail line will employ a self-service proof-of-payment system, consisting of ticket vending machines and validators to be installed at all stations. 2.1.2.7 Multi-Modal Connection The Northstar Corridor Rail Project also includes the multi-modal connection between the terminus of the Hiawatha Corridor to the Northstar Corridor. The Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project will be responsible for final design of the LRT system to Third Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while the design for the segment from Third to Fifth Avenues and the multi-modal station will be included as a part of the Northstar Corridor Rail Project. The construction of the multi-modal connection from First Avenue to Fifth Avenue will be sponsored by the Northstar Corridor Rail Project. 2.1.3 Procurement Guidelines All major procurement transactions will be conducted in accordance with the latest revisions of the Federal Transit Administration's (FI'A) Circular 4220.1D, Third Party Contracting Guidelines, the Code of Federal Regulations (49CFR 18), Uniform Administrative Requirements Northstar Corridor Preliminary Engineer/ng Volume III - Iune 1,2001 Procurement Plan Page 3