Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office published a study entitled Using Public Private Partnerships to Carry Out Highway Projects.  http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12647  The study addresses two issues:  1) can design-build and PPP models provide additional funding for highway projects? and 2) does design-build provide a faster and more cost effective model for delivering highway projects?  See Preface.    A post [...]

On December 6, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement among state legislators to enact the New York Infrastructure Fund Act, a $1 Billion jobs program aimed in part at New York’s ailing roads and bridges.  http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/1262011GrowTheEconomy%20  DBIA’s press release notes that under the new Infrastructure Act, “the Department of Transportation, Thruway Authority, Office of [...]

The Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency is holding meetings December 8 and 14, 2011, to share information about the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) process for its upcoming regional surface water supply project.  http://www.wdcwa.com/detail/events/community_meeting_-_design-build-operate_dbo_draft_request_for_dbo_pro  The meetings – which will be held at the Woodland Community & Senior Center (2001 East Street, Woodland) and the Davis Community Chambers (23 Russell Boulevard) – [...]

The Columbus City Council approved a measure authorizing design-build and construction manager at-risk contracts Monday.  Ohio state law allows the methods to be considered for qualifying city projects excluding contracts for paving, sewer and water line extensions, as well as, work at the wastewater treatment plant. Columbus will use the design-build delivery method this summer on six tennis [...]

Last Thursday, the Washington Department of Transportation signed a $1.35 billion contract with Seattle Tunnel Partners to design and construct a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct near Seattle’s waterfront.  Seattle Tunnel Partners – a joint venture between Dragados USA and Tutor Perini Corporation – was identified last month as the best value proposer. An engineering [...]