Port of Long Beach Issues RFQ for Gerald Desmond Bridge Project

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Patrick Harder

On Wednesday, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved the $950 million Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project for one of 10 state project slots available under California’s Design-Build Demonstration Program. 

The CTC’s approval authorizes the Port of Long Beach and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to deliver the project using the best-value design-build method contemplated under the program.  The Port of Long Beach and Caltrans released the request for qualifications (RFQ) for the project’s design-build contract on November 5, 2010.   

"The new bridge will be an iconic structure for Long Beach that modernizes the Port and puts thousands of people to work over the 5-year building period," said Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster.  “It is precisely the right project at the right time for California.”

The Port of Long Beach is one of the largest and busiest Ports in the world and functions as a major inter-modal center for cargo movement throughout the Western United States and beyond.  As the first cable-stayed bridge ever built in California, the new Gerald Desmond Bridge will be landmark for the Port and its surrounding communities.

As a top-tier project at one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking port facilities in the world, the Port of Long Beach expects a high level of interest in this project among the major national and global construction and engineering firms.

Points of Interest:

  • $950 million project
  • Complex construction of the first cable-stayed highway bridge in California
  • Final EIR/EA issued in July 2010
  • CEQA certified on August 9, 2010
  • Project cleared the environmental process on September 23, 2010
  • Received design-build authority from the California Transportation Commission on November 3, 2010
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Presidio Parkway Reaches Two Important Milestones

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Edmund Caplicki

California's first public-private partnership procurement has passed two major hurdles in the last week.  First, after a long anticipated and much-debated hearing, the California Transportation Commission approved the San Francisco Presidio Parkway Project last week on an 8-3 vote.

Second, on May 25, the California Department of Transportation released the draft request for proposals to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Presidio Parkway.  The project, sponsored by Caltrans and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, is being closely watched because it is the first P3 project under the new Section 143 of the California Streets & Highways Code, which permits Caltrans and regional transportation agencies to work with the private sector in developing transportation facilities in the state (for more about Section 143, see 'California Passes First Significant Transportation PPP Law in 20 Years').

The CTC vote was a topic of discussion at the California Public Infrastructure Advisory Committee meeting this week, which preceded the Public Infrastructure Financing Forum held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Caltrans plans to issue the final RFP on June 29, 2010.


 

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CTC Authorizes First Regional Design-Build Projects

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Brian Papernik

On April 7, 2010, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) authorized the first two regional design-build projects under the state's innovative contracting authority under Senate Bill 4, SBX2 4. 

  • The ExpressLane Project is a joint state/local project of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) and the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), which will be implemented by Caltrans.  The project will convert existing carpool lanes on Interstates 10 and 110 to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, or ExpressLanes.
     
  • The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project is a local transportation entity project slated for implementation by a regional entity.  It will widen State Route 91 with the addition of new freeway lanes, toll/express lanes, expanded freeway-to-freeway connectors and better access to and from the freeway at congested locations.

Other regional transportation agencies will no doubt be encouraged by the CTC’s unanimous approval of these two projects.

SBX2 4, which authorizes alternative contracting for certain projects was approved on February 20, 2009.  The CTC developed its related P3 policy guidance on October 14, 2009. 

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