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Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) officials have announced that 5 teams submitted Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for delivering an Automated People Mover PPP Project (APM) for Los Angeles International Airport (US).

The 5 teams are formed by:

• GatewayConnectors: Kiewit Development Company, Meridiam LAX-APM, LLC, Skanska Infrastructure Development Inc.
• LA ConnextPartners: Ferrovial Airports International Ltd., Cintra Global Ltd., Bechtel Development Company, Inc., John Laing Investments Limited and Bombardier Transportation (Holdings) USA Inc.
•  LAX ConnectingAlliance: OHL Infrastructure, Inc., Acciona Concesiones, S.I., Star America Fund GPLLC, Aberdeen Global Infrastructure GP II Ltd., Axium Infrastructure US Inc., Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd.
• LINXS: Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Balfour Beatty Investments, Inc., HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH, ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc.
• PWA: Plenary Group USA Ltd, Walsh Investors, LLC, AECOM Capital, Inc., JLC Infrastructure Fund I L.P., Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

​The project will be a complex and challenging element of the proposed Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) which would create a world-class transportation system for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Estimated at US$5.5 billion, LAMP would be one of the largest construction programs in Los Angeles City history.

LAWA issued the Request for Qualifications for the APM project on June 9, 2016, and the deadline for response was August 11.  LAMP would finally give passengers choices that provide a first-class, swift, convenient, and reliable way to access LAX.  The proposed program includes five major program elements; the Automated People Mover that would connect 3 on-airport stations to Metro Rail and transit services – providing a seamless connection to public transportation, as well as to new a consolidated Rent-A-Car center, and 2 Intermodal Transportation Facilities (ITFs) for additional parking, meeter-greeter activities, and roadway improvements. The proposed program is currently undergoing environmental and public review.

The SOQ response is a positive reflection on LAWA’s Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) approach for the APM. Used successfully by public agencies throughout the nation and internationally to build critical infrastructure projects, the DBFOM method enables shared risks and rewards, and can help ensure project completion dates. 

LAWA will now begin reviewing the SOQ responses to determine which teams qualify to advance to the Request For Proposal (RFP) process.

LAWA Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint, said:

“The DBFOM approach emphasizes working with the private sector to drive innovation and quality.  It’s reflective of a 21^st century solution that is value based and will create an exceptional guest experience and cement LAX’s competitiveness in the global aviation marketplace.”

More information about the teams can be found here.