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Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director An Overview of the High-Speed Rail Construction Project Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Small Business Networking Event, Gilroy Library

A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE

• California is 8th Largest Economy in the World
• Comparable to Northeast Corridor in Terms of Distance, Population

and Complexity

• Transformative Investment
• Connecting all California Population Centers

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: More Than A Transportation Program

• Curbs Congestion

» LAX to SFO is the Busiest Short-Haul Market in US » 1 in 5 Flights out of LA Heads to Bay Area » Six of Top 30 Congested Urban Areas in US Located in California

• Population Growth

» Estimated to Reach 50 Million by 2050

• Air Quality/Sustainability

» Meets Goals of AB 32/SB 375 » Worst Air Communities in the Country

• Alternatives are Costly

» 2-3 Times More Expensive

WHY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA?

• High-Speed Rail Fills a Gap in California’s Infrastructure
• Equivalent New Capacity Between SF-LA would cost $158 billion, and

would require:

» 4,300 New Highway Lane Miles » 115 Additional Airport Gates » 4 New Runway Terminals

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: A MORE EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA

• Phase I:

» 520 Miles » San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim

• Regional Improvements

» Caltrain Electrification » LA Union Station Passing Tracks » Positive Train Control » Grade Separation

• Funding:

» $3.3 Billion Federal and $4.7 Billion Prop 1A » 25% of Future Cap and Trade Proceeds

• Environmental Clearances:

» Merced to Fresno: May 2012 » Fresno to Bakersfield: June 2014

• Construction Packages:

» CP 1: Executed in August 2013, Under $1 Billion » CP 2-3: Executed June 10, 2015 » CP4: RFP Released and 5 Teams Qualified to Bid

• Official Groundbreaking in January
• Work is Underway

KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES

• Ag Conservation & Preservation

» Department of Conservation Solicits Farmland Mitigation Proposals » 5,000 Acres of Permanent Easements in the Central Valley

• Tier 4 Construction Equipment:

» Engines Meet Nation’s Most Stringent Standards

• Mitigation with A Difference:

» Lazy K Mitigation Site

• 530 Acres for Habitat Mitigation Activities

» Westervelt Ecological Services Selected for Habitat Mitigation in Central Valley

• Voluntary Emissions Reduction Agreement (VERA):

» MOU with San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District » Zero Net Emissions » Replaces Aging Equipment Including Tractors and Irrigation Pumps

KEY ENVIRONMENTAL MILESTONES

• Electrification of the Caltrain Corridor

»Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board – Environmental Review Underway

• Transbay Terminal

»Construction Proceeding

• Station Area Planning

»Gilroy & San Jose

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: ELECTRIFICATION & CONNECTIVITY

• Construction Package 1

»29 Miles Between Madera and Fresno »Work is Underway

• Construction Package 2-3

»65 Miles Between Fresno and Tulare-Kern County Line »Environmental Clearances Complete »Design-Build Contract Execution Expected in Spring

• Construction Package 4

»22 Miles Between Tulare-Kern County Line and North of Bakersfield »Environmental Clearances Complete »5 Teams Qualified to Bid »RFP Released

CENTRAL VALLEY: BACKBONE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL

• Palmdale to Burbank/Burbank to Los Angeles

» Public & Community Feedback » Palmdale: Golden Spike

• Connectivity & Bookend Projects

» Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP) » Grade Separations

• Station Area Planning

» Palmdale, Burbank & LA Union Station

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ACCELERATION & CONNECTIVITY

• Program Planning
• Project Management
• Preliminary Engineering
• Project Planning and Environmental Approval
• ROW Acquisition
• Design
• Construction
• Contract Compliance
• Operations & Maintenance

DELIVERY PHASES

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION MIXES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXPERTISE

Chief Program Manager and Deput y Chief Program Manager Design & Const ruct ion CEO Real Propert y Environment Program Management Team Privat e ~90% t ot al st aff Public ~10% t ot al st aff Regional Consult ant s Proj ect Management Cont ract Compliance Operat ions and Maint enance Transport at ion / Commercial Planning Engineering Risk Manager Proj ect and Const ruct ion Management Rail Delivery Part ner Program Delivery Int egration

Transitioning to

• 30% Goal for Small Business

Participation

» 10% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) » 3% Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE)

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

• Preliminary/Construction Phase Jobs

»Planners – Transportation, Environmental Urban »Engineers – Civil, Mechanical/Industrial, Rail Architectural, Computer, Geotechnical Electrical »Managers/Workers – Contracts, Compliance, Project, Program, Risk »Surveyors »Estimators »Right of Way Agents »Outreach/Public Relations »Construction Workers/Trades

HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS

• Post Construction/Permanent Jobs

»Trainset Procurement »Railcar Manufacturer/Assembly »Operation Planners »Station Managers/Workers »Passenger Service/Reservation Agents »Train Operators/Workers »Train Dispatchers/Signaling »Train/System Security »Maintenance Engineers »Maintenance Workers – Infrastructure, Train, Station, Track

HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS

• Approximately 65 Miles
• East American Avenue in Fresno

to One Mile North of the Kern/Tulare County Line

• Includes At-Grade and Aerial

Structure – Six Viaducts, Six Bridges, One Undercrossing and 30 Overhead Structures

• June 2015: $1.2 Billion Contract

Executed with Dragados/Flatiron

• Limited Notice to Proceed issued
• PCM: Arcadis

CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 2-3

• Approximately 22 Miles
• One Mile North of Kern/Tulare

County Line to Poplar Avenue

• Estimated Contract Value

$400-500 Million

• At-grade and aerial sections, three

grade separations, realignment of local roads and BNSF tracks

• Timeline

» May 27: RFP Released » Fall: Proposals Due » Early 2016: Authority Board Awards Contract

CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 4

• June 9: Authority Board Awards Contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff

Team

• Parsons Brinkerhoff – Multinational Engineering and Design Firm

» Network Rail Consulting – United Kingdom Network Rail Manager » LeighFisher – Global Management Consulting Firm

• Expands Role of Program Management Team (PMT) from Planning

and Preliminary Design to Include Program Management, System Integration and Delivery

» Program Delivery and Operations » Accelerating Sections Concurrently to Deliver System Sooner » Integration High-Speed Rail Sections and Stations

• Contract Expires in 2022

» Corresponds with Planned High-Speed Rail Operations

RAIL DELIVERY PARTNER

• Average Americans:

» 6% Decrease in Miles Driven in 2011 vs. 2004

• Drivers 16-34 Years:

» 23% Less Miles Driven from 2001 to 2009

• Ownership Alternatives:

» Bike, Zip Car, Lyft, Uber, Mega Bus

• Embrace Public Transport

» Los Angeles Metro and Metrolink » BART and Muni (Bay Area) » Amtrak

MILLENNIAL GENERATION

• Support and Educate Others on this

Transformative Investment in California’s Future

• #Iwillride Social Media Campaign

» Engage & Educate

• #Iwillride Youth Advocacy Campaign

» Increase Millennial Support

SOCIAL MEDIA: #IWILLRIDE

THANK YOU

Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director (408) 277-1085 ben.tripousis@hsr.ca.gov

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Northern California Regional Office California High-Speed Rail Authority 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Suite 206 San Jose, CA 95113 www.hsr.ca.gov