3.2 Project Overview Amtrak is pursuing the Project, a comprehensive redevelopment of Penn Station, to transform the Station into a modern transportation hub that provides a world-class experience for all Station users by improving safety and operational efficiency, enhancing accessibility (including compliance with the ADA), and accommodating increased train and passenger capacity. Through this procurement process, Amtrak is seeking a Master Developer to partner with Amtrak on delivering the Project via a progressive public-private partnership to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain significant portions of the Station. 3.2.1 Project Base Scope The base scope for the Project includes existing Station infrastructure owned by Amtrak generally located on or under the “superblock” between 31st and 33rd Streets and 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue in Manhattan, the 31st and 7th Avenue Station entrance owned by NJT, and the Penn Station Service Building owned by Amtrak and located on 31st Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue (collectively, the “Project Base Scope”). Project Base Scope elements include: (i) design and renovation or replacement of all unrenovated Station entrances, including: (a) the entrance located at 31st Street and 7th Avenue, which is owned by NJT; (b) the two entrances located in the “mid-block zone” between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue and PENN 2 and Madison Square Garden buildings; (c) the entrance located at 31st Street and 8th Avenue; and (d) the entrance located at 33rd Street and 8th Avenue; (ii) design and construction of a new public concourse or concourses with all passenger services and amenities consolidated on a single level of the Station; (iii) design and construction of new operational spaces for use by Amtrak, MTA, and NJT within the Station and/or Penn Station Service Building, separated from public areas;
