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 SystemsTel: 617-491-7665Contact: 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