Specifications include, but are not limited to: Oversee process to select a locally preferred alternative (LPA) as necessary. Conduct sufficient engineering to complete the Environmental Assessment and complete all appropriate environmental documentation and permitting, to satisfy NEPA, State, and Federal requirements. Refine cost through value engineering so that the true cost of the project will be known and carried forward to the Construction phase. Determine which CIG category (“New Starts or “Small Starts”) the project is subject to and preparation of the appropriate submission packages to FTA. Geotechnical, safety and accessibility reviews – corridor condition, ADA and Federal Railroad Administration (safety) compliance. Develop realistic financial plan showing federal, state, local, and private funding sources, including refining the benefit cost analysis detailing the financial and economic benefit for the Manchester Regional Alternative from the 2014 Capitol Corridor Rail & Transit Alternatives Analysis Plan.