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TxDOT Achieves Commercial Close on the $845 Million I-35E Managed Lanes Project

On May 17, 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation and AGL Constructors reached commercial close on the design-build and capital maintenance agreements for the I-35E Managed Lanes Project. AGL Constructors is a joint...more

Victorian Government Reforms PPP Policy to Support Infrastructure Growth

The Victorian State Government announced on 2 May 2013, significant reforms to its Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy to support infrastructure growth in Victoria (Policy). The Policy is aimed at encouraging private...more

Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Department of Transportation Set Date for I-69 Section 5 Industry Forum

The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will hold the I-69 Section 5 Industry Forum on May 22, 2013. Sign in will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and the program will start promptly at...more

Contract Award for Riverside Extension of SR-91 Express Lanes

On May 8th, 2013, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) approved a $632 million dollar design-build contract for the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project. The design-builder is a joint venture between Atkinson...more

New Round of TIGER Announced

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it is making $474 million in financing available through its transportation investments grant program pursuant to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013...more

Case Study: A Landmark in the History of U.S. Public-Private Partnerships

“The $2.6 billion deal to lease San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to a private consortium is being watched by bankers and industry officials keen to import a business model that is widely used in Europe and...more

FDOT Receives SOQs for I-4 Ultimate Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced on April 19, 2013 that it accepted Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from seven proposers in response to a Request for Qualifications for the I-4 Ultimate Project. ...more

California High-Speed Rail Authority Announces Apparent Best Value Proposer

The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced that a joint venture composed of Tutor Perini, Zachry Construction and Parsons has provided the apparent best value proposal for the initial design-build...more

Maryland Transit Administration Issues RFI on New Purple Line and Red Line

This week the Maryland Transit Administration (“MTA”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) requesting private sector involvement to collect best practices for delivery and financing of the planned Maryland National...more

Maryland Passes P3 Legislation

Legislation encouraging the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) to address Maryland’s growing infrastructure needs has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor O’Malley with bipartisan...more

New Federal And State Programs Will Boost Public-Private Partnership Development

Last Friday, President Obama visited Miami and, speaking at the Port of Miami, detailed his proposals for increased public-infrastructure spending through public-private partnerships. Although the President envisions...more

TABOR FOUNDATION v. COLORADO BRIDGE ENTERPRISE, et al.

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendants do not dispute that the bridge safety surcharge is a mandatory charge, assessed against TABOR Foundation members without regard to any benefits actually conferred. Nor do Defendants raise any material dispute as to...more

Public-Private Partnerships A Winning Strategy

The global recession was unkind to communities across the United States and around the world. Facing diminished tax bases, frozen capital markets and a reduction in federal and state funding, many local governments shelved...more

Recognition for USA Infrastructure Continues to Grow on Global Stage

As the 2013 award season heats up for 2012 successes around the world, the juries are increasingly finding the US market hard to ignore. Infrastructure Journal and PPP Bulletin International, the two London-based media...more

East End Crossing Achieves Financial Close

Almost a year to the day from when the procurement began, the East End Crossing P3 project has achieved financial close. Raising nearly $1 billion of public and private debt and equity funding, WVB East End Partners, made up...more

Public-Private Partnerships – The Future May Be Sooner Than Thought

Public-Private Partnerships, also known as P3, are evident in Florida. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and private entity that agree to share risk and rewards of a project. Historically, these...more

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-22-13

In This Issue: - Governor Does Not Act on Veto Threat - Appropriations Committee Continues Public Hearings on Biennial Budget - Governor Explores Medicaid Expansion - Legislature Gets a Snow Day - Governor...more

Project Finance International

Originally Published in Project Finance International, February 13, 2013. We all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Young girl gets lost in the woods, stumbles upon a house and discovers the occupants...more

FHWA and FTA Issue Guidance on MAP-21 to Streamline Environmental Process

On January 14, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued guidance on Section 1319 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. 112-141, July...more

Confidentiality Issues in Government Contracting: Promoting Open Government and Fair Competition

State public records acts and the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) were enacted to prevent favoritism and corruption, but have had unintended consequences on competition for public projects. As discussed in a recent...more

Florida Department of Transportation Sets Date for I-4 Industry Forum

The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled an industry forum for the I-4 Ultimate Project. The forum will be held on March 4, 2013 to introduce this $2 billion+ Orlando-area project. The project will add two...more

FHWA Clarifies Broad Reach of Buy America Requirements

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released two guidance memoranda in December 2012 relating to Buy America, largely in light of the amendments made by MAP-21. On December 20, FHWA clarified the Buy America...more

FHWA Holds P3 Model Contract "Listening Sessions" and Beta-tests "P-3 VALUE Toolkit"

As part of its effort to meet MAP-21’s legislative requirement to develop “standard public-private partnership transaction model contracts for the most popular types of public-private partnerships,” the Federal Highway...more

Metro's Gold Line Bridge Completed On-Time and On-Budget

The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (“Authority”) has announced the completion of the Iconic Freeway Structure Design-Build Project (“Iconic Freeway Structure”) on-time and on-budget. Awarded to...more

Tappan Zee Bridge Contract Awarded

As reported in our December 18 post, the New York State Thruway Authority unanimously approved award of the design-build contract for the Tappan Zee bridge replacement project to Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC....more