South Capitol Street Corridor Project Industry Day Presentation

South Capitol Street Corridor Project Industry Day January 14, 2013

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Industry Day Speakers

• Terry Bellamy, DDOT Director

• Ronaldo T. Nicholson, P.E., DDOT Deputy Director/Chief Engineer

• Sanjay Kumar, P.E. DDOT Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Program Manager

• Lisa Gregory, DDOT Chief of the Office of Civil Rights

• Ron Paananen, P.E., CH2M Hill South Capitol Street Corridor Project Manager

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Industry Day Purpose

• Project Goals and Background

• Project Update

• Procurement Process

• Team Qualifications

• DBE Participation

• Procurement Schedule

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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Project Goals

• Safety

• Multi-modal mobility

• Accessibility

• Economic development

• Creating Grand Urban

Boulevard

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Major Environmental Commitments

• Consult with Section 106 Signatory Agencies and other Key Stakeholders

• Avoid, Minimize and/or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Plan of the City of Washington

• Design to Visually Maintain Historic L’Enfant Plan

• Minimize Effects on Suitland Parkway

• Account for U.S. Department of Interior Standards for Historic Properties

• Salvage and Re-use Original Historic Materials

• Make a Good-faith Effort in Any Design Modifications to Avoid Historic Properties

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Key Stakeholders • Local Communities and

Residents

• Businesses

• Traveling Public

• Federal Highway Administration

• U.S. Coast Guard

• U.S. Navy

• Army Corps of Engineers

• National Capital Planning Commission

• U.S. Commission on Fine Arts

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

• National Park Service

• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

• DC Water

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• District Department of the Environment

• State Historic Preservation Office

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• Final EIS Signed March 2011

• Record of Decision Pending

• Early Land Acquisition Begun January 2012

o Phase I and II Site Assessments

• Preliminary Engineering Begun February 2012

o Preparing Preliminary Design Plans

o Geotechnical Investigations

o Survey (Topographic, Control, Utility)

o Type, Size and Location Studies for bridges

o Draft Financial Plan

Project Progress Since FEIS

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Project Cost, Segments and Phasing • $906 Million Project

• Total Project consists of five

segments to be delivered in two phases.

• Phase 1: Segments 1 & 2.

• Phase 2: Segments 3, 4 & 5.

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Project Financing Phase 1 Design-Build Components

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Segment 1 Build New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Traffic Oval and Circle Segment 2 Reconstruct Interstate 295 and Suitland Parkway Interchange

Design Process

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Key Elements of Project Scope

• South Capitol Street Reconstructed as “Grand Boulevard”

• New 6-lane Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

• New Traffic Oval West of the Anacostia River

• New Traffic Circle East of the Anacostia River

• Suitland Parkway/I-295 Interchange Rebuilt • Howard Road and Firth Sterling Avenue Improvements • Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Improvements

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Project Scope Continued

• Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

oFixed vs Moveable

oAlignment

• Urban Design

• Roadway and Civil Design

• Stakeholder Outreach

• Environmental Remediation, Mitigation

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New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

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Traffic Oval West of the Anacostia River

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Traffic Circle and I-295/Suitland Parkway Interchange East of the Anacostia River

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FEIS Bridge Alignment

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Proposed Parallel Bridge Alignment

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Anacostia River Navigation Study

• U. S. Coast Guard Permit • Stakeholder Coordination

with o U.S. Coast Guard o U.S. Navy o NU Star Fuel Pier o Nearby Marinas

• Minimum Navigation Clearance o Moveable Bridge o Fixed Bridge

• FHWA-Mandated Fixed vs. Moveable Bridge Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Technical Design Challenges

• Geotechnical conditions

• Bascule Span Design

• Environmental Remediation, Protection, Mitigation

• Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Plan

• Constructability

• Utilities

• Permitting

• Coordination with other projects (DC WATER and WMATA)

A Request for Proposals (RFP) will allocate responsibility for risk between DDOT and the Design-Build team.

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Anacostia Waterfront Transportation Design Guidelines

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Critical and Sustainable Roadway Design Considerations

• Environmental Remediation at Traffic Oval and Bridge

• Safe Bicycle/Pedestrian Connections to Bridge

• Respecting three Reservations

• Complex I-295 and Suitland Parkway Interchange Geometry

• Efficient Traffic Operations Through the Corridor

• Urban Design Elements

• Drainage and Stormwater Management/E&SC o Project will be subject to new District stormwater

regulations.

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Technical Information to be Included in Request for Proposals (RFP)

• Preliminary Plans

• Survey Data

• Geotechnical Data

• Traffic Operational Analysis

• Bridge Type, Size and Location Studies

• Environmental Commitments

• Environmental Site Assessments

• Preliminary Utility Relocation Plan

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Project Right of Way

• DDOT Will Acquire All Right of Way Necessary for the Project.

• Changes to Right of Way by the Design-Build Team that Affect Right of Way Will Become the Risk of the Design-Build Team.

• The Design-Build Team Will Identify Additional Temporary Construction Easements in Proposal.

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Outreach and Project Delivery

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Design-Build Procurement Process

• DDOT will use a two-step, best value process to select a design-build team to construct segments 1 and 2

• During the RFP Phase, Alternate Technical Concepts (ATC’s) will be considered.

• A stipend will be paid to responsive, unsuccessful proposers

• Project estimate is being updated, but expected value of the DB contract is $500 to $600 million (moveable bridge)

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Design-Build Contract Key Team Considerations

• Relevant project experience

• Key Personnel

• Project understanding and design approach

• Construction approach

• Stakeholder communication approach

• Finance component (Gap Finance Capability)

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SOQ Evaluation Factors

• Project Understanding • Experience of Proposer’s Team • Team Structure • Design Approach • Project Risks • DBE Participation

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Project Financing

• Project Finance Plan Utilizes District and Federal funds, with Issuance of GARVEE Bonds

• Gap Financing by the Design-Build Team May Be Considered to Cover Cash Flow Options of the District.

• DDOT Will Complete Payments within 3 to 5 Years of Project Completion.

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Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Goal

Adherence to the DBE Goals Will Be Monitored and Audited Throughout the Life of the Project Design-Build Team Prime Contractor Important Notes: • A DBE Utilization Plan Shall Be Submitted Listing the DBE’s that Have a

Letter of Intent to Perform Work on the Project.

DBE Contractor Important Notes: • Propose Services within Your Firm’s Certified NAIC Code • If Selected to Perform on Contract, Understand that No Substitutions or

Terminations Are Considered Unless Approved by the DDOT Office of Civil Rights.

For More Information: Iberia M. Miles, AWI DBE Governance Manager 202-359-2890 or iberia.miles@dc.gov

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Workforce Development • On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program Helps Minorities, Women and

Disadvantaged Individuals Enter the Highway Construction Industry

• 90-100 Training Services Provisions (TSP)/Employee Training Requirements* (These are estimated numbers. Final numbers will be included in the final RFP.-- Post-presentation Update on 1/14/13).

o On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship Positions Shall Be Made Available

o SAMPLE Training Classifications: Concrete Finisher, Laborer, Traffic Control, Electrical and

Formsetter

o Pre-apprenticeship Training Programs Will Be Developed to Assist in Satisfying TSP Requirements

For More Information: Linda Fennell, OJT Program Manager/DBE Supportive Services Manager OJT or DBE technical support services

202-645-8620 or Linda.Fennell@dc.gov

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• Issue Design-Build RFQ 1st Quarter 2013

• Complete Preliminary Engineering 2nd Quarter 2013

• Issue Draft Design-Build RFP 3rd Quarter 2013

• Issue Final Design-Build RFP 4th Quarter 2013

• Select Design-Build Contractor 2nd Quarter 2014

• Issue Notice to Proceed 4th Quarter 2014

• Project Completion Mid 2018

Project Delivery – Segments 1 and 2

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Questions and Answers

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• To ask a question, please got to the microphone and identify yourself by giving your name and company.

• Oral answers given today are non-binding.

• Official answers will be posted electronically at www.anacostiawaterfront.org/SouthCapitolStreetCorridor.