I-225 Corridor Project Updates

Citizens Advisory CommitteeJune 20, 2012

Request for Proposals (RFP)Status• Kiewit Infrastructure Company submitted the unsolicited

proposal earlier this year and was found to have merit.

• RTD released a RFP in early May for the I-225 Rail Line. The RFP is based on the unsolicited proposal and enabled Kiewit and other interested firms enter into competitive bidding process by submitting a detailed proposal which were due on June 14.

• RFP requested proposer to provided a Design-Build approach to construct the I-225 Rail Line beyond the Iliff Station with a Financial Solution that was within the RTD financial capacity

• RTD received two proposals (Balfour Beatty/Ames and Kiewit).

• RTD staff is in the process of reviewing the proposals

Joint RTD/CDOT Construction ProjectRTD Official Groundbreaking

Ceremony held on May 11

SEMA Construction is the contractor on the RTD/CDOT joint projects that include:

• Civil elements of Nine Mile to Iliff light rail

• Widening of I-225 highway from Parker Road to Mississippi

Project Construction

Project Construction

Next Steps• June 18 – June 29

– Review the proposals in response to the I-225 Rail Line RFP

• July 3– Present recommendation for award to the RTD Board of

Directors - FasTracks Monitoring Committee • July 17

– RTD Board of Directors makes decision on proposed recommendation for award

• Summer 2012 - Financial Close and Notice to Proceed

• Completion of the I-225 Rail Line – TBD

• Summer 2014 - Completion of the I-225 Highway Widening

RTD FasTracks MantraBuild as much and we can, as fast as we can,

until it’s all done

Questions?

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