i-5 rose quarter project presentation...concept report 2007 n/ne quadrant & i-5 broadway/...

I-5 Rose Quarter Project Presentation

Presenters:

• April deLeon-Galloway, I5 Rose Quarter Public Involvement and Communications Lead

• Cliff Serres, I5 Rose Quarter Resident Engineer, Consultant Projects

BROADWAY BRIDGE

STEEL BRIDGE

FREMONT BRIDGE

WILLIAMS/VANCOUVER CORRIDOR

BROADWAY/WEIDLERCORRIDOR

PROJECT AREA

NEEDS AND BENEFITS

• 12 hours of daily congestion

• Top crash rate in Oregon

• Worst freight bottleneck in Oregon

• 19th worst U.S. freight bottleneck

• Save 2.5 million hours of delay

• Up to 50% reduction in crashes

• New multimodal connections over I-5

• Catalyst for near-term jobs and future development

Safety & Congestion Travel Reliability Multimodal Connections Economic Opportunities

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PROJECT HISTORY

Community EffectsCostScope

70+ design options considered

Right of Way

1987

Greeley-North Banfield

Section Study

Greeley-North Banfield

Modified Concept

1990 -

1996

I-5: I-84 to I-405

Design Workshop

Concept Report

2007

N/NE Quadrant

& I-5 Broadway/

Weidler Plans

2010 -

2012

I-5 Rose

Quarter

Improvement

Project

2017

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

City N/NE Quadrant

Plan

ODOT I-5 Broadway/

Weidler Facility Plan

• ODOT and City partnership

• Adopted in 2012: OTC and City Council

Incorporated in:

• Portland Central City 2035 Plan (2018)

• Portland Transportation System Plan (2018)

• Metro Regional Transportation Plan (2014 and 2018)

I-5 Rose

Quarter

Improvement

Project

SCOPE ASSUMPTIONS

I-5 MainlineClackamas

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing

Multimodal Local Street

ImprovementsHighway Covers

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BROADWAY BRIDGE

FREMONT BRIDGE

STEEL BRIDGE

DOWNTOWN PORTLAND

I-5 MAINLINE

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HIGHWAY COVERS

• Replace existing I-5 overpasses

• Open covers provide:

• New community spaces

• Wider sidewalks

• Separated bicycle lanes

• Integrated roadways for transit and vehicles

• Improved community connections

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CLACKAMAS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CROSSING

• Provides a new separate bridge over I-5 for people that bike and walk

• Improves access to businesses and event centers in the Rose Quarter

• Supports City’s planned Green Loop connection

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MULTIMODAL LOCAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS

• Wider sidewalks and bicycle lanes and new ADA ramps

• High-visibility crosswalks

• New multiuse path connections

• Improve access to local destinations and transit facilities

• Improve safety on high-crash corridor (Broadway)

• Designing to City standards

WEIDLER

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PROJECT ELEMENTS

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ESTIMATED DELIVERY SCHEDULE

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CM/GC CONTRACTING GOALS

• DBE

• OJT

• Mini - CM/GC

• Local employment

• Apprenticeship training

• Workforce affirmative action

• Diversity Plan

• Subcontracting Plan

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• Economic Opportunities

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Key Elements

• Transparency and accountability

• Prime monitoring

• Meet DBE and workforce goals

• Multiple subcontracting opportunities

• Priming opportunities

• Technical assistance, networking

• Prompt payment

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Organizations Consulted

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• Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (API)

• Community Oversight Advisory Committee (COAC)

• Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (HMC)

• LatinoBuilt

• Metropolitan Contractor Improvement Partnership (MCIP)

• Ministerial Alliance

• National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)

• Professional Business Development Group (PBDG)

• Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME)

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CM/GC Contracting Initiatives

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Specification highlightsCommunity

recommendationsGroup(s)

Solution meets

intent

Goal range in RFP: 18-22%

The Agency will specify a separate assigned

DBE contract goal for each Early Work

Amendment, the GMP Amendment and, as

applicable, other Amendments or Change

Orders

DBE goal should be no less than 20%

Develop availability estimates that

are representative of MWBE

community, including potential DBEs

PBDG

NAMC,

OAME,

PBDG, COAC

√

Apprenticeship goal: 20% by trade (exception

of Operating Engineers which has a 15% goal)

Increase workforce apprenticeship

hours to 20% of total hours

NAMC √

Aspirational targets–25% minority male and

14% female

Develop RC and GC workforce

apprenticeship goals

NAMC √

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Solution

meets intent

Mentor Protégé Program–Mini CM/GC

for up to 3 small businesses at each

milestone, for up to 10 years

Meaningful joint ventures, mentoring

by Primes and opportunity to Prime

NAMC, PBDG,

LatinoBuilt, API,

HMC

√

Acceptable Worksite Program Ensure Prime is culturally-

competent, trained in anti-racism

and held accountable regarding

respectful workplace (API also

recommends a Prime diversity

coordinator with local knowledge)

MCIP, API √

Diversity Coordinator with significant

responsibility is part of evaluation

Consider Primes' past attainment of

DBE participation, including during

pre-construction, as part of the

evaluation

NAMC, MCIP and

API

√




Solution

meets intent

DBE and workforce tracking and

reporting, including apprenticeships,

internships and other items

Ensure transparency and develop

regular reporting using real-time

data on who benefits and DBE

participation tracking

NAMC, COAC √

Contractor shall generate

subcontracting opportunities for wide

participation and not limited to the

same few major subcontractors

Same subs are doing the work on

ODOT projects. Encourage prime to

hire new subs to ODOT and mentor

them

LatinoBuilt √

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Solution

meets intent

Subcontracting plan should follow these

principles:

• Small contract packages help to utilize

DBE participation

• Breaking Work into economically

feasible units helps to utilize DBE

opportunities

Subcontracting plan shows efforts and

requirements for generating participation

by DBE Subcontractors

Divvy up different scopes of work into

different phases to allow DBEs to do

the work and ensure smaller scopes

NAMC, OAME,

COAC

√


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Solution

meets intent

Hold outreach meetings to inform

DBEs of anticipated work available

Solicit interest from certified DBEs

with groups such as API, LatinoBuilt,

NAMC, OAME, PBDG

Advertise subcontracting opportunities

in at least DJC, The Skanner, Agency

and project websites, social media

Define such a partnership

between ODOT and trade

organizations

LatinoBuilt, HMC,

API

√

Provide technical assistance -

To interested and selected small firms

and DBE firms (pre- and post-award)

TA for certification, backroom/

management training, access to

capital, cost estimation (HMC

would like to see us help DBEs

create new business divisions)

OAME, COAC,

API, HMC

√


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Specification highlights Community recommendations Group(s)Solution

meets intent

CM/GC to coordinate strongly with Joint

Apprenticeship Training Committees for

workforce diversity

Partner with trade and workforce organizations

to build a pipeline of workers, including through

"pre-pre-apprenticeship" programs (e.g. HMC’s

program)

HMC √

Failing to comply with apprenticeship

requirements considered material breach of

contract

Engineering and construction management

internship program for enrolled students

Support legislative efforts to increase

construction trade workforce training programs

and funding as early as high school

LatinoBuilt √

Apprenticeship/workforce provisions

focused on graduation versus

apprenticeship

Consider having retention rates on projects for

minority workers

NAMC √


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Solution

meets

intent

The Contractor shall pay each

subcontractor for satisfactory performance

of its contract no later than ten Calendar

Days from receipt of each payment the

Contractor receives from the ODOT

Prompt payment by Primes and

Agency to avoid delays in payments

to DBEs

NAMC, COAC √

No specified prequalification requirements

for subs

No rejection of firm as

unqualified without a thorough

investigation of its capabilities

Seek written approval from Agency for any

DBE termination or replacement

Develop process for pre-qualification

of all subcontractors

Prime cannot switch out DBEs

without Owner's permission

PBDG

NAMC, COAC √


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Solution

meets intent

Summary of transparency and

accountability measures:

DBE and workforce tracking and reporting

CM/GC bi-weekly meetings with Agency

COAC monthly meetings to discuss DBE

and workforce issues

Create project monthly oversight

committee with government,

workforce, DBE, union and other

stakeholder groups to review status of

diversity commitments on the Project

MCIP √


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