James C. Mills,BSE
James leads our procurement support practice. Prior to 2007, he acquired his procurement craft working for New Jersey Transit’s Procurement and Contract Administration Department from 1986 through 2001. He was the Chief Contracting Officer for the San Joaquin Regional Transit District in Stockton, California, and the Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte North Carolina. He acquired his procurement knowledge working for New Jersey Transit’s Procurement and Contract Administration Department from 1986 through 2001.
In 2007, he started PCSS (Procurement and Contract Services Solutions, LLC), a DBE/SBE Certified firm to provide professional procurement and contracting support services to US Transit Properties. PCSS partnered with VLB Solutions on many projects previously. Through his career, He has overseen/ conducted/managed procurements valued at over 2 billion dollars in transit projects which Include:
He has consulted on procurement procedures and business processes for entities such as SEPTA, MTA of Harris County, TX the Oregon Forestry Department, City of Charlotte Engineering Department, the Washington DC Sewer Authority and Dallas area rapid transit (DART).
- Three light rail system start- ups.
- Two Design, Build, Operate, and Maintain (DBOM) projects, Two Design Build facility projects.
- Transit bus and Light Rail Vehicle purchases.
- Replica trolley purchases and refurbishments.
- Materials management system implementation.
- AVL/APC/Scheduling program purchases.
- Smart Card based electronic fare collection procurement.
He has consulted on procurement procedures and business processes for entities such as SEPTA, MTA of Harris County, TX the Oregon Forestry Department, City of Charlotte Engineering Department, the Washington DC Sewer Authority and Dallas area rapid transit (DART).