District of Columbia 22-Mile Priority Streetcar System RFI and Webcast November 20, 2012
Greetings and Introduction Agenda Project Overview Review of Issues Identified Through RFI • Project Procurement and Delivery • Project Planning and Permitting • Project Elements • Project Funding/Financing Moving the Project Forward Discussion
Greetings and Introductions • Welcome - Terry Bellamy, Director, District Department of Transportation, DDOT • Project Procurement and Delivery - Garey Foyt, HDR Engineering • Project Elements, Planning and Permitting - Steven Carroll, HDR Engineering • Project Funding/Financing - Robert Bannister, Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors
Project Overview Priority Streetcar System of 22 miles Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain Local Bus Operations within the District All Non-Regional Service Operate and Maintain; Vehicles 4
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Procurement and Delivery Project Planning and Permitting Project Elements Project Funding/Financing 5
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Procurement and Delivery Current Approach: District focusing on evaluating availability payment based • concession model of delivery. District seeking to utilize two-staged, RFQ/RFP process. • – RFQ phase will focus on team qualifications. – RFP phase will be broken into technical proposal and financial proposal. 6
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Procurement and Delivery Next Steps: District beginning development of RFQ for release Spring 2013. • 60 day response time for interested parties. – 60 day review of responses. – No more than 4 teams would be short-listed following review process. – District currently analyzing potential RFP process to follow RFQ short-listing process (details such as • schedule and stipend under consideration and will be detailed in RFP phase). District currently intending to use “best value” approach for selection of concessionaire to deliver • 22-mile priority system. Additional details on procurement method to be included in RFQ. Specific contract provisions TBD • in consultation with short-listed firms during RFP process and during negotiations with selected firm. District is developing policies and procedures for disclosures and conflicts of interest to be • provided to interested proposers during RFQ Phase. 7
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Planning and Permitting District recognizes that the environmental review and permitting process is a • critical issue for proceeding with a concession. District is currently proceeding with some level of planning and/or • environmental review process for the majority of project segments. Additional segments are being scheduled for review. • Complete update and schedule of completed and underway • planning/environmental review processes will be included in the forthcoming RFQ. Utility and ROW issues may pose similar risk factor. District will provide • updated status for these items in the RFQ. 8
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Elements—Bus District beginning process of compiling and analyzing detailed information for • bus services including: – Condition and ownership of all existing assets, – Status of all existing contractual obligations, – Existing service levels Analysis will also include investigation of concepts for achieving desired • service levels through integration of streetcar and bus services. Results of above analyses will be reported in the forthcoming RFQ. • 9
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Elements—Streetcar Options for procurement of new vehicles (and the integration of existing • vehicles) are under consideration: – Integrated procurement with the overall concession agreement, or – Separate procurement process. Off-wire vehicle operating capability key requirement for system. District • continues to investigate technology alternatives. Additional industry input in this area is of particular interest to the District. District is continuing with preliminary system engineering and design • exercises. These exercises will form basis of preliminary technical requirements. Completion of the above analyses will inform the RFQ. • 10
Review of Issues Identified Through RFI Project Funding/Financing District focusing on evaluating availability payment based concession model of • delivery. District understands there is limited market interest for transfer of certain • revenue risks including: – Farebox – Property Value Capture. Transfer of risks under potential concession agreement likely to have • significant impact on project schedule and/or require contractual protections. District has unique budget appropriation process and is working to • mitigate/remove uncertainty raised by process. District has no plan to issue debt to finance project. Payment structure must • be consistent with District’s debt limitations & accounting policies. Mayor’s Task force to assist in preparation of final project funding plan. • Findings relative to above issues to be provided in forthcoming RFQ. • 11
NEXT STEPS MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD
Mayor’s DC Streetcar Financing & Governance Task Force Represents high level of commitment to • moving the project forward. Comprised of District government leaders as • well as leaders from local private sector. Role is to work closely with DDOT to develop • both a project funding plan and a plan for overall governance of the program. Findings will be a key input to the RFQ/RFP • process. 13
Task Force Members Chair: Allen Lew City Administrator Officials: Vice Chair: Jair Lynch Terry Bellamy President / CEO of JAIR LYNCH Development Partners Director of DDOT Public Members: Victor Hoskins Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Richard Bradley Executive Director, Downtown Business Harriet Tregoning Improvement District Director of the Office of Planning Charles "Sandy" Wilkes Natwar Gandhi Chairman of The Wilkes Company D.C. Chief Financial Officer Matthew Klein Eric Goulet President of Akridge Director of the Mayor's Office of Budget and Finance Robert Puentes Brian Hanlon Senior fellow, Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Director of the Department of General Services Policy Program Nicholas Majett Ginger Laytham Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Senior Executive Officer to the President/ CEO/ Affairs Chairman of Clyde's Restaurant Group
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