RFI and Webcast November 20, 2012 Greetings and Introduction - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

District of Columbia 22-Mile Priority Streetcar System

RFI and Webcast

November 20, 2012

Agenda

• Greetings and Introduction
• Project Overview
• Review of Issues Identified

Through RFI

• Project Procurement and Delivery
• Project Planning and Permitting
• Project Elements
• Project Funding/Financing
• Moving the Project Forward
• Discussion

Greetings and Introductions

• Welcome - Terry Bellamy, Director, District Department of

Transportation, DDOT

• Project Procurement and Delivery - Garey Foyt, HDR

Engineering

• Project Elements, Planning and Permitting - Steven Carroll,

HDR Engineering

• Project Funding/Financing - Robert Bannister, Ernst & Young

Infrastructure Advisors

Priority Streetcar System of 22 miles

• Design, Build, Finance,

Operate and Maintain

Local Bus Operations within the District

• All Non-Regional

Service

• Operate and Maintain;

Vehicles

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Project Overview

Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

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• Project Procurement and Delivery
• Project Planning and Permitting
• Project Elements
• Project Funding/Financing

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Procurement and Delivery

Current Approach:

• District focusing on evaluating availability payment based

concession model of delivery.

• District seeking to utilize two-staged, RFQ/RFP process.

– RFQ phase will focus on team qualifications. – RFP phase will be broken into technical proposal and financial proposal.

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Procurement and Delivery

Next Steps:

• District beginning development of RFQ for release Spring 2013.

– 60 day response time for interested parties. – 60 day review of responses. – No more than 4 teams would be short-listed following review process.

• District currently analyzing potential RFP process to follow RFQ short-listing process (details such as

schedule and stipend under consideration and will be detailed in RFP phase).

• District currently intending to use “best value” approach for selection of concessionaire to deliver

22-mile priority system.

• Additional details on procurement method to be included in RFQ. Specific contract provisions TBD

in consultation with short-listed firms during RFP process and during negotiations with selected firm.

• District is developing policies and procedures for disclosures and conflicts of interest to be

provided to interested proposers during RFQ Phase.

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Planning and Permitting

• District recognizes that the environmental review and permitting process is a

critical issue for proceeding with a concession.

• District is currently proceeding with some level of planning and/or

environmental review process for the majority of project segments.

• Additional segments are being scheduled for review.
• Complete update and schedule of completed and underway

planning/environmental review processes will be included in the forthcoming RFQ.

• Utility and ROW issues may pose similar risk factor. District will provide

updated status for these items in the RFQ.

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Elements—Bus

• District beginning process of compiling and analyzing detailed information for

bus services including:

– Condition and ownership of all existing assets, – Status of all existing contractual obligations, – Existing service levels

• Analysis will also include investigation of concepts for achieving desired

service levels through integration of streetcar and bus services.

• Results of above analyses will be reported in the forthcoming RFQ.

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Elements—Streetcar

• Options for procurement of new vehicles (and the integration of existing

vehicles) are under consideration:

– Integrated procurement with the overall concession agreement, or – Separate procurement process.

• Off-wire vehicle operating capability key requirement for system. District

continues to investigate technology alternatives. Additional industry input in this area is of particular interest to the District.

• District is continuing with preliminary system engineering and design
• exercises. These exercises will form basis of preliminary technical

requirements.

• Completion of the above analyses will inform the RFQ.

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Review of Issues Identified Through RFI

Project Funding/Financing

• District focusing on evaluating availability payment based concession model of

delivery.

• District understands there is limited market interest for transfer of certain

revenue risks including:

– Farebox – Property Value Capture.

• Transfer of risks under potential concession agreement likely to have

significant impact on project schedule and/or require contractual protections.

• District has unique budget appropriation process and is working to

mitigate/remove uncertainty raised by process.

• District has no plan to issue debt to finance project. Payment structure must

be consistent with District’s debt limitations & accounting policies.

• Mayor’s Task force to assist in preparation of final project funding plan.
• Findings relative to above issues to be provided in forthcoming RFQ.

MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD

NEXT STEPS

Mayor’s DC Streetcar

Financing & Governance Task Force

• Represents high level of commitment to

moving the project forward.

• Comprised of District government leaders as

well as leaders from local private sector.

• Role is to work closely with DDOT to develop

both a project funding plan and a plan for

• verall governance of the program.
• Findings will be a key input to the RFQ/RFP

process.

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Task Force Members

Public Members:

Richard Bradley

Executive Director, Downtown Business Improvement District

Charles "Sandy" Wilkes

Chairman of The Wilkes Company

Matthew Klein

President of Akridge

Robert Puentes

Senior fellow, Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program

Ginger Laytham

Senior Executive Officer to the President/ CEO/ Chairman of Clyde's Restaurant Group

Officials:

Terry Bellamy

Director of DDOT

Victor Hoskins

Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Harriet Tregoning

Director of the Office of Planning

Natwar Gandhi

D.C. Chief Financial Officer

Eric Goulet

Director of the Mayor's Office of Budget and Finance

Brian Hanlon

Director of the Department of General Services

Nicholas Majett

Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

Chair: Allen Lew

City Administrator

Vice Chair: Jair Lynch

President / CEO of JAIR LYNCH Development Partners