Jennifer Livingston, P.E. ADOT – Senior Project Manager

Location of State Route 68

Introduction to the Corridor  No reasonable alternate routes  Commercial trucks  Variable users  Daily commuter traffic

SR 68 Project  $42 Million reconstruction of 13.7 miles  New alignment (2-mile section)  New bridges/wildlife crossings  Truck escape ramps  440 Contract days

Design-Build vs.Traditional Contract Method  Design-Bid-Build: Design is complete before construction can begin  Design-Build: Design and construction occur simultaneously

Why Design-Build for SR 68  Importance of the corridor  Project in ADOT’s 5-year plan  Partnerships – local jurisdictions – BLM  Design-Build legislation  Support

Selection Process  Request For Qualifications (RFQ)/ Request For Proposal (RFP)  2 step process  7 firms responded to RFQ  3 firms short listed for RFP

Selection Criteria  Oral Interview  Proposal Elements  Responsiveness: Design management, quality, public relations, mitigation  Innovation: Schedule, constructibility, elimination of design exceptions  Construction: Construction management, MOT, safety

 Measures actual travel time  $400,000 incentive Camera at Milepost 2 Camera at Milepost 15 SR 68 Travel Time System

Video images from the two sets of CCTV’s are received by the computer. Travel Time is computed for each 10-minute interval. Video imaging system and tag recognition provided by Computer Recognition Systems Tel: Contact: Donald Wade or Salvatore D’Agostino SR 68 Travel Time System Golden Valley MICROWAVE One set of CCTV’s at MP 2 One set of CCTV’s at MP 12 Bullhead City Construction Office

Lane Rental  $1 M incentive

Motorist Assist Patrol (MAP)  Partnership with FHWA  Security company  Surveys  Contract requirements  Experience, tools, safety…

Quality Workmanship Program  $500,000 incentive  Based on checklist and criteria

Checklist

Conformance Criteria Workmanship Inspection Checklist Categories Checklist Performance Goals Measurement by Examination Dimensional Measurement A) Safety: Goal=97.5 Percent Conformance Safety MOT 701 SWPPP 810 Guardrail 905 GET 905 (Develop as required) B) Operability: Goal=95.0 Percent Conformance Pipes 501 Fencing 903 Signs 608 Concrete Barrier 910 Catch Basins Concrete Structures 601 Drilled Shaft 609 Electrical 732 Concrete Curb, Gutter Sidewalk 908 Rip Rap 913 Reinforcing steel tolerances Reinforcing steel cover Concrete member dimensions (Others as required) C) Durability and Appearance: Goal=90.0 Percent Conformance Grading 203 AB 303 Tack 404 Misc Structural 409 Superpave 417 Concrete Materials 1006 Concrete Curing 1006 ACFC 414 (Develop as required) D) Management: Goal=90.0 Percent Conformance Bulletin Boards Survey 925 Contractor QC (Develop as required)

Public Information Campaign –Over 25 presentations given to Kingman, Bullhead City and Laughlin civic organizations  Brochure  Project Update Newsletters  Hotline  Web page  Construction alerts  Speakers bureau

Public Information Campaign  Media coordination  TV, radio, newspaper  Elected officials  TSM committee  Site visits by local elementary students

BLM Coordinator  BLM employee on project full time  Primary responsibilities include permits and environmental concerns

Benefits of Design-Build  Helps to develop, start and finish projects early  Encourages the contractor and ADOT to build relationships and teams  Through the lane rental and travel time incentive, the contractor had a stake in keeping the traffic moving through the project

Jennifer Livingston, P.E. ADOT – Senior Project Manager