Appendix B: Transportation Projects In Or Through Implementation Phase

Project Amount

Project Name

Owner

Finance/ Funding Plan

Financing Comments

Contract Amount

Nature of Contract

Procurement and Selection Method

Notice to proceed

Lead Contractor

Status

$150-185 billion

Trans Texas Corridor Multi-decade program to create 4,000 miles of 1,200-foot wide integrated passenger and truck highway, rail and utility corridors that will connect major cities in Texas with Mexico and other states.

Texas DOT

 

 

 

Comprehensive Development Agreement. (Franchise / Concession)

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

 

TBD

Legislature has passed additional enabling legislation to expand CDA/DB use for rail and other corridor uses.

Contracting Comments:

$4.3 billion ($3.7 billion for the first phase)

Central Texas Turnpike Project 

A new 122-mile contiguous turnpike facility in the Austin-San Antonio corridor. Consists of four distinct, but interconnected elements:

SH 45 (16.1 miles; $480 million)
Loop 1 (4.1 miles; $125 million)
US 183A (12.1 miles; $190 million)
SH 130 (90 miles; $1.3 billion)

Texas DOT

Financing for the first phase (the 2002 project):
-$2.3 billion in toll revenue bonds ($1.4 billion in senior bonds and $900 million in bond anticipation notes)
-$917 million U.S. DOT TIFIA direct loan
-$512 million from local cities
-$700 million from Texas Transportation Commission
-$10 million Developer Note plus interest earnings

State of Texas'largest bond issue.

$1.3 billion

For Loop 1 and SH 45: Traditional Design-Bid- Build. 

For SH 130: Exclusive Development Agreement. Design-Build-Maintain-Finance.

RFQ/RFP. Best long-term value.

7/02

Fluor Daniels /Balfour Beatty.

Contract executed and NTP 1 issued 6/02. 

Scheduled for completion in 2008.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build highway contract in Texas. Completion expected 1 year ahead of plan. Contract prices below engineer's estimate.

$3 billion

Dulles Corridor Rail Project Virginia 

Extension of Metrorail along the 23-mile Dulles Corridor between the existing Metrorail Orange Line near the West Falls Church station in Fairfax County, Virginia, to Route 772 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation

Federal and state funds for PE; plus local taxing district taxes and excess toll revenue funding proposed for construction

 

TBD

Comprehensive Agreement; Design-Build Agreement

Unsolicited proposal. Sole source price negotiation.

NTP for PE expected Spring 2004; NTP for DB, 2005

Bechtel / Washington Group

Awaiting FTA approval to begin PE.

Contracting Comments:

$2.4 billion

Alameda Corridor Los Angeles, CA 10-mile, 33' deep trench for freight rail grade separation, extending from north of State Route 91 to near 25th Street.

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority 

-$1.2 billion in revenue bonds 
-$400 million U.S. DOT loan 
-$394 Million in grants from Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles 
-$347 million from LACMTA sales taxes 
-$120 million in interest/other sources

First U.S. transportation project financed with federal loan.

$712 million 

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Lowest ultimate cost. Limited negotiations.

1/99

Tutor-Saliba / O & G Industries / PTG / HNTB

Project opened April 15, 2002.

Contracting Comments: Contract price less than engineer's estimate. Project completed on schedule and under budget.

$1.9 billion

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail New Jersey 

20-mile LRT along Northern New Jersey's Hudson River waterfront.

New Jersey Transit Corporation

-Grant Anticipation Notes (GAN
-Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA)

 

$800 million

Design-Build-Operate-Maintain.

RFQ/RFP. Low price, technically acceptable.

10/96

Washington Group/ Tochu/ Perini/ Slattery

Initial Operating Segment opened April 2000. 

Construction of second segment expected to be complete in 2005.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build-Operate-Maintain transit contract in U.S. Completion accelerated 11 years ahead of plan. Completed ahead of contract schedule and under original budget due to value engineering.

$1.67 billion

T-REXProject Denver, CO 

Combined highway/light rail project including 16.6 miles of highway improvements to I-25 and I-225 and 19.1 miles of new double-tracked light rail transit.

Colorado DOT/Denver RTD

Transit: FTA Full funding grant agreement of $525 million 

-$30 million of local funds 
-$324 million of bonds backed by future sales tax revenues

Highway: 
-$680 million GARVEE bonds of future federal allocations 
-$115 million state sales & use tax revenue

First federal highway grant anticipation notes to pledge revenues beyond the current authorization period.

$1.186 billion

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

5/01

Kiewit / Parsons Transportation Group

Under construction. Scheduled to be fully operational by September 2006.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build-type contract in country combining major highway and transit elements. Completion expected 1 year ahead of plan. Proposal price below Agency's upset price.

$1.6 billion

Coalfields Expressway Virginia 

51-mile highway from Pound in Wise County, through Dickenson and Buchanan counties, linking with the West Virginia Coalfields Expressway near Paynesville, West Virginia.

Virginia DOT

TBD.

First phase (preliminary engineering) jointly funded with state and private funds.

$345 million

Comprehensive Agreement. Design-Build.

Unsolicited proposal.

 

Kellogg, Brown & Root

First phase in preliminary engineering.

Contracting Comments:

$1.6 billion

I-15 Reconstruction Salt Lake City, UT 

Reconstruction of approximately 17 miles of I-15, including adding "general purpose" lanes.

Utah DOT

Tax revenue bonds; some federal funds.

 

$1.376 billion

Design-Build-Maintain.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

3/97

Kiewit/ Granite/ Washington Group 

Opened May 2001.

Contracting Comments: Largest Design-Build contract in U.S. history for non-toll highway, and first Design-Build-Maintain contract for U.S. highway. Completion accelerated by 10 years over original program. Completed ahead of contract schedule and under budget. Contractor earned a significant early completion incentive.

$1.3 billion

Seattle Monorail Seattle, WA 

14-mile, 19 station initial segment of monorail system linking downtown with Ballard, West Seattle and major sports arenas.

Seattle Popular Monorail Authority

Voter-approved motor vehicle registration. F & C dedicated to Authority; tax-exempt bond financing anticipated.

TBD

TBD 

Design-Build-Operate-Maintain.

RFQ/RFP. Best Value.

Ant. last quarter 2004

TBD 

PPI plan approved by city voters in November 2002. RFQ issued Spring 2003. First segment scheduled for completion in 2007.

Contracting Comments:

$1.1 billion 

San Joaquin Hills Toll Road Orange County, CA 

15-mile, six-lane, divided, limited-access highway.

Transportation Corridor Agencies

-$1.079 billion Senior-lien Revenue Bonds 
-$91 million Junior-lien Revenue Bonds 
-$120 million standby federal line of credit (through direct appropriation) 
-$38 million Project Revenue Certificates 
-$31 million Advance-funded Development Impact Fees 
-$40 million California Transportation Commission Grant 
-$71 million State and Local Transportation Partnership Program 
-$106 million Interest Earnings

First start-up toll road financed with tax-exempt bonds on stand-alone basis including construction and environmental risk. 

$120 million federal line of credit.

$813 million 

Design-Build.

IFB. Lowest present value.

3/93

Kiewit / Granite

Opened in 1996.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build highway contract to commence in United States. and first U.S. transportation project financing enhanced with federal line of credit. Completion accelerated 18 years ahead of plan. 1% cost growth over contract price, despite 14-month injunction mid-construction. Opened several months ahead of contract schedule.

$998 million

River Line New Jersey 

34-mile diesel LRT system connecting Camden and Trenton.

New Jersey Transit Corporation

 

 

$615 million

Design-Build-Operate-Maintain.

RFQ/IFB. Price and other factors.

6/99

Bechtel / Bombardier / Conti / LB Foster

The system opened for revenue service on March 14, 2004.

Contracting Comments: Engineer's estimate confidential. Cost and schedule status to be verified.

$840 million

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Tacoma, WA 

New suspension bridge over Puget Sound connecting Tacoma and Pierce County.

Washington State DOT

General obligation bonds.

Toll revenues to reimburse vehicle license fund.

$615 million

Design-Build.

Call for projects. Qualifications based selection. Negotiation of all terms.

9/02

Bechtel Infrastructure Corp./Kiewit Pacific Co.

Bonds and notice to proceed were issued in September 2002. Currently under construction.

Contracting Comments: First new suspension bridge in U.S. in 30 years and first major Design-Build transportation contract in Washington State. Completion expected to be accelerated by 15 years.

$780 million

Las Vegas Monorail Las Vegas, NV 

4-mile fixed guideway system serving the world's largest convention center and 9 major resorts.

Transit Systems Development LLC and Las Vegas Monorail Company

Tax exempt revenue bonds, issued by Nevada Dept. of Business and Industry on behalf of special purpose non-profit corporation.

 

$343 million

Franchise Agreement. Design-Build-Operate-Maintain-Finance.

Sole source negotiation.

9/00

Bombardier/ Granite 

Expected completion Summer 2004.

Contracting Comments: First privately developed urban transit system in Unites States. Sole source price negotiated on "open book"basis. To date, project on schedule and below budget.

$780 million

Eastern Toll Road Orange County, CA 

24-mile, four-lane, divided, limited-access highway.

Transportation Corridor Agencies

Toll revenue bonds.

Credit was enhanced by federal line of credit.

$678 million 

Design-Build.

IFB with possibility of BAFO's. Low present value.

6/95

Flatiron/ Wayss & Freitag / Sukut/ Obayashi

Completed October 1998.

Contracting Comments: Project accelerated 20 years. Price well below engineer's estimate. Completed under engineer's estimate and ahead of schedule.

$675.4 million

Hiawatha Light Rail Minneapolis, MN Hiawatha Light Rail links downtown Minneapolis with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America. Project scope includes 11.6 miles, 17 stations including subway station at MSP International and up to 26 light rail vehicles.

Minnesota DOT (contracting entity); Metropolitan Council (owner/operator)

-$334.3 million FTA Section 5309 New Starts 
-$43 million Federal Surface Transportation Program 
-$6.8 million Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality 
-$100 million State of Minnesota 
-$20.2 million State of Minnesota In-Kind 
-$70 million Hennepin County 

-$14.1 million Hennepin County In-Kind 
-$87.0 million Metropolitan Airports Commission

 

$291 million

Design-Build.

Request for Preliminary Proposals / Best Value Negotiation 

9/00

Granite / C.S. McCrossan

Service scheduled to begin May 2004.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build transportation contract in Minnesota. To date, on schedule and within budget.

$644 million

Foothill-South Toll Road Orange County, CA 

16-mile project connecting Rancho Santa Margarita with I-5 in San Clemente.

Transportation Corridor Agencies

TBD

 

$645 million

Design-Build.

RFP. Best value for proposals with prices w/in 5% of low price.

TBD

Flatiron / Wayss & Freitag / Sukut / Fluor Daniel

Awaiting environmental approval. Construction estimated to begin in 2005 with completion expected in 2008.

Contracting Comments: Phase 1 work recently re-started. Pricing for subsequent phases to be determined upon completion of phase I design, to be escalated when final environmental approval is obtained.

$642 million

SR 125 Toll Road and GAP/Connector San Diego, CA 

11-mile, four-lane highway with the south 9.2 miles operated as a toll road.

San Diego Expressway LP (Macquarie), under franchise to Caltrans.

GAP/Connector: -Federal grant funds-$138 million Toll Road: Senior bank loans- $321 million TIFIA loan- $140 million Equity-$120 million Donated R/W-$48 million

Closing May 2003. First private TIFIA borrower.

$330 million

Franchise Agreement. Design-Build-Maintain-Finance.

Call for projects. Qualifications based developer selection. RFP for Design-Builder. Best value.

5/03

Franchise: Macquarie Infrastructure Group Contractor: Washington Group / Fluor Daniel

Contract executed and limited NTP for design issued June 2002. Financing closed May 2003. Anticipated Completion Spring 2006.

Contracting Comments: Construction of Gap/Connector started in Fall 2002; NTP for toll road construction issued May 2003; toll road opening expected in Octber 2006.

$457 million

Arroyo Seco Blue Line LRT Segment Pasadena, CA 

13.7-mile light rail project from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena.

Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Construction Authority

State and local funds.

 

$262 million Arroyo Seco contract. 

$22 million Chinatown Arial Structure.

Design-Build.

A.S.: RFQ/RFP. Best Value. 

Chinatown: RFQ/IFB low bid.

4/00

A.S.: Kiewit / Washington Group 

Chinatown: Modern/HNTB

Opened in July 2003.

Contracting Comments: Project accelerated by years. Time extension granted for delay in grade crossing permits required to be obtained from Public Utilities Commission. Within budget.

$451 million

Legacy Parkway Utah 

19-mile, four-lane, limited access, divided highway.

Utah DOT 

State Funding

 

$330 million

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

1/01

Fluor Daniel/ Ames/ Ed Kraemer

Construction suspended pending resolution of environmental litigation.

Contracting Comments: Contract price close to engineer's estimate.

$450 million

Las Vegas Monorail Extensions Las Vegas, NV 

2.3 mile dual guideway in downtown Las Vegas, which extends the 3.7 mile first phase to serve the central business district of the Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegas Monorail Company

Est. Funding sources: 
-Fare-box backed bonds 
-TIFIA loan -Regional transit funds 
-Local contributions

First transit project to match federal new-start funds with project revenues for construction financing.

$462 million

Franchise Agreement. Design-Build-Operate-Maintain-Finance.

RFQ. Qualifications based selection of master systems developer. Sole source price negotiation.

Ant. mid 2004 

Granite / Bombardier

Franchise awarded. Negotiation of Design-Build contract underway.

Contracting Comments: If NTP target date met, project will be accelerated 10 years. Design-Build-Operate-Maintain project under negotiation less than engineer's estimate.

$438 million

SR-22 HOV Project Orange County, CA 

Improvements to SR-22 that include HOV and auxiliary lanes and interchange and connector improvements.

Orange County Transportation Authority

Sales tax revenues; possible federal funding.

State funding covering approx. half of project cost was diverted and agency is currently seeking replacement funding.

TBD

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best Value.

Exp. March 2004

TBD

RFP issued September 2003, award scheduled for August 2004 and substantial completion in March 2007.

Contracting Comments:

$385 million

Route 3 North Boston, MA 

Widen 21 miles of existing two-lane highway, most congested corridor in state after Central Artery.

Massachusetts Highway Department

Long-term capital lease agreement between governmental and non-profit corporation, "subject to appropriations."

 

$350 million

Design-Build-Maintain-Finance.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

8/00

Modern Continental/ Roy Jorgenson

Partial opening expected May 2004.

Contracting Comments: First Design-Build highway contract and first "subject to appropriations"financing in the state. Project accelerated 12 years ahead of original program, in middle of Central Artery environment.

$358 million

E-470 Toll Beltway Denver, CO 

47-mile beltway along the eastern edge of the Denver metro area. Links metro arterials and new Denver International Airport.

E-470 Public Highway Authority

Toll revenue bonds and real estate developer shadow toll commitments.

 

$232 million

Design-Build.

RFP.

1/00

Washington Group / Kiewit

Completed and opened January 2003.

Contracting Comments: Project completed ahead of schedule and within budget.

$330 million

Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector Atlantic City, NJ 

2.5-mile route includes a 2,000-foot cut and cover tunnel, 10 new bridges and 2.3 miles of new highway.

Atlandia Design & Furnishings, Inc. (developer); New Jersey DOT and South Jersey Transportation Authority (owners)

-$125 million South Jersey Transportation Authority (bond sales with $65 million reimbursement from new casino parking fees) 
-$95 million from New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund 
-$110 million Mirage Resorts, Inc. ($55 million bond purchase with in lieu of taxes credits)

 

$190 million

Design-Build.

IFB Low Bid.

10/97

Yonkers / Granite

Completed July 2001.

Contracting Comments: Contract price less than engineer's estimate. Project completed one month behind schedule.

$323 million

Route 895 Connector-Pocahontas Parkway Virginia 

New 8.8-mile toll facility four-lane road will connect Chippenham Parkway at I-95 in Chesterfield County with Interstate 295 south of the Richmond International Airport in Henrico County.

Virginia DOT

-$354 million in tax exempt toll revenue bonds sold by 63-20 corporation 
-$9 million in federal funds for design costs 
-$18 million SIB loan

 

$324 million

Development Agreement. Design-Build-Finance.

Unsolicited proposal. Sole source price negotiation.

7/98

Fluor Daniel/ Washington Group

Project is complete and open as of Fall 2002.

Contracting Comments: First project under Virginia's Public-Private Act and state's first Design-Build contract. Sole source price negotiated to owner's satisfaction. Five-month schedule delay covered by liquidated damages. Within budget.

$314 million 

New Mexico 44 Highway (renamed US 550) 

120-mile stretch of SR 44 from San Ysidro to Bloomfield will be expanded from two to four lanes.

New Mexico DOT

-$100 million in GARVEE bonds (long term), insured & tax exempt 
-$214 million State highway revenue bonds (tax exempt)

First federal highway grant anticipation notes to pledge revenues beyond the current authorization period. First GARVEEs to pledge solely Federal revenue with no state back-up. Public/private partnership and four separate contracts used to deal with state Design-Build prohibitions.

$295 million

Design-construction- manage. 20-year performance guarantee.

RFQ/RFP.

9/98

Mesa, PDC (Koch Materials) is the project developer and provided long-term warranty. CH2M Hill was the designer and Flatiron the construction manager.

Completed November 30, 2001.

Contracting Comments: First long-term highway performance warranty in U.S. and first innovative highway contract in New Mexico. On schedule and under budget.

$200-250 million

SH 45 Southeast Austin, TX 

7 mile SH 45 SE turnpike in Central Texas.

Texas DOT

TBD.

 

$150-200 million

Comprehensive Development Agreement. (Design-Build.)

Unsolicited proposals. RFQ/RFP. Best value.

TBD.

TBD.

Proposals due June 1, 2004.

Contracting Comments:

$231 million in 2002 dollars

Reno ReTRAC Project Reno, NV 

2.25 miles of depressed open trainway trench generally along existing Union Pacific Railroad.

City of Reno, NV

-$113.2 million municipal bond issue 
-$73.5 million TIFIA direct loan 
-$81.3 million cash, grants, or investment income

Local sales tax, hotel room tax and property sale revenues, and TIFIA loan.

$171 million

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

9/02 

Granite.

Contract awarded July 2002. Targeted completion by 2005 Fall/Winter.

Contracting Comments: First public sector Design-Build contract in Nevada. Currently on schedule and within budget.

$130 million

SR-91 Express Lanes Orange County, CA 

Four lane automated high occupancy / toll lane project.

Orange County Transportation Authority (Previously owned by California Private Transportation Company, under Caltrans franchise.)

-$65 million in 14-year variable rate bank loans 
-$35 million in longer term loans (24 years) 
-$20 million private equity 
-$ 9 million subordinated debt to OCTA to purchase previously-completed engineering and environmental work

First privately-financed toll road in the U.S. in the last 50 years. 

The first fully automated toll road in the world, and the first variably-priced (value pricing) toll road in the United States.

$50 million

Franchise Agreement. Design-Build-Operate-Maintain-Finance.

Call for projects. Qualifications based developer selection. Sole source Design-Build negotiation.

7/93

Franchise: Level 3 / Cofiroute / Granite

Opened in December 1995.

Contracting Comments: Contract price less than engineer's estimate. Completed for contract price and ahead of schedule.

$111 million

I-494 Design-Build Project Hennepin Count, Minnesota 

Located on I-494 and I-394, includes improvements to approximately 8.9 miles of interstate highway in the cities of Minnetonka and Eden Prairie in Hennepin County.

Minnesota DOT

Federal aid, State and local funds.

 

$110 million

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

Ant. June 11, 2004

TBD.

Proposals received on April 19, 2004. Proposal selection anticipated on May 14, 2004.

Contracting Comments:

 

Trunk Highway 212 Design-Build Project Hennepin and Carver County, Minnesota 

The project limits extend a total of 11.75 miles from the intersection of existing TH 312 and Eden Prairie Road (CSAH 4) to 0.75 miles west of the intersection of existing 212 and Carver county road 147.

Minnesota DOT

State and Federal-aid.

 

$245 million

Design-Build.

RFQ/RFP. Best value.

Ant. January 22, 2005.

TBD.

RFQ issued on March 26, 2004.

As Of May 2004[387]