Metropolitan Council proposal · Art-only working view

Metro Rail — 3D Art Scope & Costs

Every current train, route, station, landmark, environment, and infrastructure art line extracted from the live proposal estimator. Programming, controls, instructor tools, PM, QA, hardware, support, and non-labor costs are excluded.

Detailed estimator

$2,289,686

11,449 hours across 17 art lines

Cost-tab art allocation

$1,212,216

Five buyer-facing route and vehicle rows

Unreconciled difference

$1,077,470

Not an approved savings amount

Pricing warning: the Estimator and Cost tab answer different questions. The $1.08M gap is art scope omitted from, or allocated outside, five direct Cost-tab art rows. It cannot be removed from price while leaving the promised route environment unchanged.

Detailed 3D Art Line Items

Group	Asset / Environment	Quantity / Extent	Hours	Cost	Current Scope	Estimator Source
Vehicle	S700 Cab Interior	1 high-fidelity cab	732	$146,496	Operator cab proportions, control console, displays, instruments, panels, windows, and cab equipment.	Interior Cab (HiFi)
Vehicle	S700 Exterior	1 low-fidelity exterior	161	$32,249	Vehicle proportions, articulated sections, doors, windows, lighting, exterior equipment, markings, and livery.	Exterior Cab (LoFi)
Vehicle	Train Cars Shell	1 low-fidelity shell set	134	$26,874	Exterior train-car shell geometry used across the simulated consist.	Train Cars Shell (LoFi)
Vehicle	S70 vs. S700 Visual Differences	1 vehicle variant set	107	$21,499	Visual differences needed to support S70 and S700 configurations.	S70 vs S700
Vehicle	Parent-total reconciliation	2 hours / $1	2	$1	Source-workbook difference between displayed child rows and parent total.	Parent: 1,136h / $227,119
Routes	Blue Line Track — Near Field	13 miles	463	$92,622	Train-visible track and immediate guideway environment for the current Blue Line.	Blue Line Near Field
Routes	Green Line Track — Near Field	11 miles	392	$78,373	Train-visible track and immediate guideway environment for the current Green Line.	Green Line Near Field
Routes	Route Extensions — Near Field	29 miles	1,033	$206,619	Near-field geometry for the Blue and Green Line extensions.	Extensions Near Field
Routes	Points of Interest — Mid Field	40 POIs	1,425	$284,992	Recognizable landmarks and route-familiarization reference points visible from the rail corridor.	Points of Interest
Stations	Blue Line Stations	14 stations	875	$174,995	Near-field station and platform models for the current Blue Line.	Blue Line Stations
Stations	Green Line Stations	18 stations	1,125	$224,994	Near-field station and platform models for the current Green Line.	Green Line Stations
Stations	Shared Blue / Green Stations	5 stations	312	$62,498	Shared-station models allocated across both routes.	Shared Stations
Routes	Mid/Far-Field Environment	50 miles	2,687	$537,485	Reusable city, residential, commercial, industrial, airport, vegetation, road, and skyline context visible from the train.	Mid/Far Field Environment
Stations	Blue Line Extension Stations	13 stations	812	$162,495	Near-field station and platform models for the Blue Line extension.	Blue Extension Stations
Stations	Green Line Extension Stations	15 stations	937	$187,495	Near-field station and platform models for the Green Line extension.	Green Extension Stations
Infrastructure	Yards / Turnouts	4 environments	250	$49,999	Both required rail yards plus tail tracks, turnouts, and operator-relevant facilities and infrastructure.	Yard / Turnout Environments
Routes	Parent-total reconciliation	2 hours / $0	2	$0	Source-workbook hour difference between displayed child rows and route parent total.	Parent: 10,313h / $2,062,567
TOTAL 3D ART			11,449	$2,289,686	Detailed art-only estimator total

Scope and Cost-Reduction Guardrails

Model only what operators can see

Concentrate detail at stations, trackside decision points, and recognizable landmarks. Reuse low-poly background assets for city, residential, commercial, industrial, vegetation, roads, and skyline context.

Station reuse is not yet priced in

The working concept of 27 unique and 39 reusable stations remains an assumption. Savings are not real until quantities, fidelity, and estimator values are changed together.

Route/environment work dominates

Route, station, POI, yard, and environment work represents approximately $2.06M of the $2.29M art estimate. Cost reduction should start with miles, POI count, station uniqueness, and background fidelity.

Scope and hours must move together

Every reduction needs a named change in quantity, quality, fidelity, geography, or customer-supplied source data. Do not reduce hours while preserving the same acceptance language.