FDOT receives Technical Proposals for I-4 Ultimate Project
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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced that it has received and accepted four Technical Proposals in response to its Request for Proposals for the I-4 Ultimate Project.
The project will be developed on a design, build, finance, operate and maintain basis. The project cost is estimated at US$ 2 billion.
Technical Proposals were submitted by all four shortlisted bidders:
1. 4wardPartners- Equity Member: VINCI Concessions S.A.S.
- Equity Member: Meridiam Infrastructure I-4 Ultimate, LLC
- Equity Member: Walsh Investors, LLC
- Lead Contractor: Archer Western-Hubbard-de Moya Joint Venture (Archer Western Contractors, LLC; Hubbard Construction Company and The de Moya Group, Inc.)
- Lead Engineering Firm: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
- Lead Operations and Maintenance Firm: 4wardPartners (VINCI Concessions S.A.S. and Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corporation)
- Equity Member: Macquarie Capital Group Limited
- Equity Member: OHL Concesiones S.A.
- Equity Member: FCC Construccion S.A.
- Lead Contractor: Obrascon Huarte Lain, S.A.; Community Asphalt Corp. and FCC Construccion, S.A.
- Lead Engineering Firm: HNTB Corporation
- Lead Operations and Maintenance Firm: Macquarie Capital Group Limited; OHL Concesiones S.A. and FCC Construccion S.A.
- Equity Member: Skanska Infrastructure Development Inc.
- Equity Member: John Laing Investments Limited
- Lead Contractor: Skanska-Granite-Lane Joint Venture (Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.; Granite Construction Company; and The Lane Construction Corporation)
- Lead Engineering Firm: HDR/Jacobs Design Joint Venture (HDR Engineering, Inc. and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.)
- Lead Operations and Maintenance Firm: Infrastructure Corporation of America
- Equity Member: InfraRed Capital Partners Limited
- Equity Member: Fluor Enterprises Inc.
- Equity Member: Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
- Lead Contractor: Ultimate Mobility Constructors (Fluor Enterprises Inc. and Kiewit)
- Lead Engineering Firm: Parsons/Atkins
- Lead Operations and Maintenance Firm: Ultimate Mobility Operators (Fluor Enterprises Inc.; and DBi Services, LLC)
The Financial Proposals scheduled on March 13, 2014 will include price for work to be performed by the winning proposer. During the next 2 and a half months, FDOT will be reviewing the Technical Proposals as well as the Financial Proposals received. The next step is a final selection which is expected at a public meeting in April of 2014.
The project includes the reconstruction of 21 miles of I-4 from west of Kirkman Road in Orange County to east of State Road 434 in Seminole County. The I-4 Ultimate project adds four tolled express lanes to I-4 while maintaining the existing free general use lanes, providing a choice to motorists.
