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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has shortlisted four of the five teams that submitted qualification documents to develop the Interstate 70 (I-70) East P3 project in USA.

The four shortlisted teams are the following:

• 5280 Connectors: Plenary Group (Equity Member), Skanska Infrastructure Group (Equity Member), Skanska USA Civil Inc. (Lead Contractor), Zachry Construction Corporation (Lead Contractor), HDR Engineering (Lead Engineer) and Transfield Services (Lead Operator).

• Front Range Mobility Group: Hochtief PPP Solutions (Equity Member), ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc. (Equity Member), AECOM Capital, Inc. (Equity Member), John Laing Investments Limited (Equity Member), Flatiron Constructors, Inc. (Lead Contractor), Dragados USA (Lead Contractor), URS Energy & Construction, Inc. (Lead Contractor), CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. (Lead Engineer), URS Energy & Construction, Inc. (Lead Engineer), Hochtief PPP Solutions, Operations (Lead Operator), ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc. (Lead Operator) and AECOM Capital, Inc. (Developer, Lead Operator).

• I-70 Mile High Partners: Cintra Infraestructuras Internacional (Equity Member, Lead Operator), Bechtel Development Company, Inc. (Equity Member, Lead Operator), Ferrovial Agroman US Corp. (Lead Contractor), Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation (Lead Contractor), Sema Construction, Inc., (Lead Contractor), Janssen & Spaans Engineering, Inc. (Lead Engineer), Othon, Inc. (Lead Engineer) and Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation (Lead Engineer).

• Kiewit / Meridiam Partners: Kiewit Infrastructure Group Inc., (Equity Member), Meridiam Infrastructure North America Fund II (Equity Member), Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (Lead Contractor), Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc. (Lead Engineer), Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Lead Engineer) and Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. (Lead Operator).

Denver Mobility Partners, a consortium composed, among others, of InfraRed Capital Partners, Star America and Fluor, is the only team that has not been shortlisted.

The 11-mile I-70 East project corridor extends through the eastern portion of the City and County of Denver. The purpose of the project is to implement a transportation solution that improves safety, access and mobility. The need for the project results from the following issues: increased transportation demand, limited transportation capacity, safety concerns; and transportation infrastructure deficiencies.

In late February, CDOT recommended developing the project through a P3. According to the I-70 East Value for Money analysis, the I-70 East project is not affordable under a design build model, but can be afforded under both the design, build, operation and maintenance (DBOM) and design, build, finance, operation and maintenance (DBFOM) models.

The first draft of the RFP is expected to be issued in Fall 2015, with a goal of selecting a private partner at the end of 2016.

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• N11/N7 Arklow/Rathnew PPP - Ireland
• I-66 road HOT lanes P3 project - USA
• M-11 Moscow-St Petersburg highway (543-684 km) PPP - Russia
• M5 widening project in Sydney - Australia