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The Design-Build Institute of America announced today the 2013 Design-Build in Transportation Awards, which will be presented on March 19, 2013 at the 2013 Design-Build in Transportation Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The California Department of Transportation was named 2013 Transportation Owner Agency of the Year.  Caltrans has made great strides with design-build recently through its Design-Build Demonstration Program.  Caltrans also reached financial close this year on its high profile Presidio Parkway project, which will use the design-build-finance-operate and maintain, or availability payment, delivery method.

Ananth Prasad, the Florida Secretary of Transportation, will be honored with the 2013 Transportation Owner Award.  Mr. Prasad is an advocate for alternative delivery methods, and in 2012 alone FDOT awarded over 59 design-build contracts.  Florida is also a leader in innovative financing of transportation projects, with both the Port of Miami Tunnel and the I-595 Express Lanes being delivered as availability payment projects.

Roger A. Johnson is another individual awarded the 2013 Transportation Award.  He is the Deputy Director of Los Angeles World Airports.  He is currently overseeing two design-build projects valued at over $570 million at Los Angeles International Airport.  LAWA is planning an additional $1 billion worth of design-build projects as part of its modernization of the airport.

Finally, John Bourne of HNTB will be presented with the 2013 Transportation Practitioner Award.  Mr. Bourne was formerly the Deputy Director and then Director of the Utah Department of Transportation’s I-15 reconstruction program, a $1.6 billion design-build project.  Since joining HNTB he has been active in working with departments of transportation in states such as Minnesota, Texas, and Utah.  He recently served as HNTB’s project manager on the I-15 CORE project, a $1.1 billion fixed price/best design procurement.

The announcement can be found on the DBIA website.