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MDOT Innovative Contracting

Utility Coordination

Michigan Utility Coordination Conference – January 20, 2016

Charlie Stein - MDOT SteinC@Michigan.gov Craig Schripsema - OHM Craig.Schripsema@OHM-Advisors.com Doug Strauss - Alfred Benesch dstrauss@benesch.com

OUTLINE FOR TODAY’S DISCUSSION

• Brief Overview of Innovative Deliveries
• Fixed Price Variable Scope (FPVS)
• Alternate Pavement Bidding (APB)
• Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC)
• Alternate Technical Concepts (ATC’s)
• Design-Build
• Detail on Utility Coordination for each
• Questions

• Fixed Price-Variable Scope projects are

intended to maximize the amount of work constructed within a pre-established budget.

• This method is most effective for projects

where need far outweighs available funding.

• MDOT has developed three primary types of

FPVS procurements.

• Bidding documents include both

pavement designs

• Concrete vs. HMA
• Bidders submit a bid based upon their

pavement choice.

• Construction Manager/General Contractor

(CMGC)

• Request for Proposals
• Scoring based upon responses received
• Iterative design process
• Price Negotiations
• Construction

• ATC’s
• A contracting method that can

incorporate a Bidders innovations and concepts that provide equal or greater value into the bidding process.

• Contractor is responsible for the design as

well as the construction

• Typically there is a Request for Qualifications
• Followed by a short-listing
• Confidential One-on-One meetings are held

to discuss ATC’s

• Low-Bid

• Fixed Price Variable Scope
• Alternate Pavement Bidding
• These procurement methods both rely on the

Department to perform the Utility Coordination

• CMGC
• Utility Coordination is the Department’s

responsibility

• Contractor’s input is valuable and aides in

utility coordination

• Alternate Technical Concepts
• Utility Coordination is the Department’s

responsibility

• Contractor submits ATC’s
• ATC’s could impact the utilities more than
• riginally anticipated
• Department will need to work with

Contractor and Utilities to identify impacts due to the ATC

• Design-Build
• MDOT Typical Responsibilities – RID
• Initial Request for Utility Information
• Receive Utility Plans and prepare for RID
• Prepare summary of potential conflicts
• Hold initial meeting with Utilities
• Discuss the Design-Build process
• Scope and schedule
• Discuss potential conflicts
• Discuss timeframes needed for relocation
• Work with utilities to identify key personnel
• Identify any items that require specific

contract language

• Design-Build
• Utility Coordination is the Design-Builder’s

responsibility

• Suggest a meetings is set up with the Utilities

ASAP

• Personnel need to be identified and

assigned on both sides (DB’er, Utility, MDOT)

• Proactive approach
• Everyone needs to understand the

importance of schedule for DB projects

• Discuss permit submittal process
• DB’er needs to keep utilities informed on

design since things change and aren’t final

• If feasible, look for ways to design around

the utility

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Innovative Contracting Unit Staff
• Charlie Stein, steinc@Michigan.gov
• Phil Grotenhuis, grotenhuisp@Michigan.gov
• Dina Tarazi, tarazid@Michigan.gov
• Mark Dubay, dubaym@Michigan.gov
• Innovative Contracting Guide: On MDOT

Website and at: http://michigan.gov/documents/mdot/Inn

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