mdta 04-05 apr-may 2007

MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AUTHORITY MEETING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25,2007 POINT BREEZE MEMBERS' CONFERENCE ROOM 1-24

OPEN SESSION

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: John D. Porcari, Chairman Beverley Swaim Staley, Acting Chair

I Susan Affleck Bauer Louise Hoblitzell John B. Norris, Jr., P.E. Carolyn Y. Peoples tw 15% Carol D. Rieg - Walter E. Woodford, Jr., P.E.

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Ron Freeland,-Executive Secretary Jay Ayd Greg Brown Marcus Brown Randy Brown David Chapin Donna Dean Deb Donohue Keith Duerling Geoff Kolberg Dan McMullen Cheryl Sparks Steve Welkos Alison Williams

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Leif Dormsjo, Chief of Staff, Maryland Department of Transportation

Peter Kessenich, Public Financial Management

Melinda Peters, Director, Office of the Intercounty Connector, SHA

Paul Shelton, McKennon, Shelton, & Henn, LLP

Jamie Traudt, Davenport and Co. Ron Marino, Citi Group Carville Collins, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Bill Bodenstein, Conference Reporting

Service Joe Dunston, Motorola, Inc. Bruce Fryer, Motorola, Inc. W. Preston Davis, P.E., Alpha Corporation

OPEN SESSION APRIL 25,2007

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Chairman Porcari called the meeting of the Maryland Transportation Authority to order at 9:10 a.m.

INTERCOUNTY CONNECTOR - EXECUTION OF CONTRACT A

Melinda Peters presented the lntercounty Connector (ICC), Contract No AT3765960, Contract "A" Design-Build Project, for member consideration and approval. This contract is for the design and construction of the first segment of the ICC, extending from 1-27011-370 to approximately 600 feet east of MD 97. Approximately 7.2 miles of six- lane highway including three interchanges: I-370/MD 355, I-370lShady Grove and Metro access roads, and ICCIMD 97.

Mr. Norris requested a list of the major subcontractors for this project. Ms. Peters will provide this information.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved the award of Contract No. AT376590 in the amount of $478.7 million (including $14.8 million in cost adjustments and incentives), to Intercounty Constructors, a joint venture of Granite Construction Company, Corman Construction, Inc., and G.A. & F.C. Wagrnan, Inc. Annapolis, Junction, Maryland.

At 9:13 a.m., motion was made by Ms. Hoblitzell, seconded by Ms. Affleck Bauer . and unanimously approved to move into Closed Session, pursuant to Section 10-508 (a) of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland: &,@ mnsidspthe investment of public funds (Intercounty Connector project fundingj; (6) to cor@der the marketing of public securities (Intercounty Connector project fundim' rP)"to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice (Intercounty Connector litigation and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Claim); (8) to consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending and potential litigation (Intercounty Connector litigation and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Claim); and (10) to discuss public security, because the Authority determined that public discussion would constitute a risk to the public security, including: (i) the deployment of fire, police and services and staff; and (ii) the development and implementation of emergency plans (Authority Security and Police update).

ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

The following action was taken during the Closed Session:

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously voted to approve a settlement proposal regarding claims involving this contract.

At 10:33 a.m., members unanimously approved to return to Open Session, upon motion by Ms. Affleck Bauer and seconded by Ms. Rieg.

OPEN SESSION APRIL 25, 2007

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RATIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously ratified the above-recorded action taken in Closed Session.

APPROVAL OF OPEN AND CLOSED SESSION MINUTES

Upon motion by Ms. Peoples and seconded by Ms. Affleck Bauer, members unanimously approved the Open and Closed Session minutes from the February 23, March 7, 14, and 27'h meetings, with the stipulation that the collation error and a correction to content noted by Mr. Woodford be made.

RESOLUTION 07-02 - DRAFT ICC FINANCING DOCUMENTS

Ms. Donohue presented this Resolution, which was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on April 12, 2007. This resolution would approve the draft financing documents for the upcoming GARVEE Bond issue.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved Resolution 07-02, a resolution approving the financing agreement .

of the ICC Project among the Authority, the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the State Highway Administration; approving the project implementation agreement for the ICC Project between the Authority and the Admiriistration; approving the preliminary bond structure and financing terms for the ICC Project; approving the trust agreement for the financing for the ICC Project; approving the preliminary official statement for the financing

t; and certain other matters, the Chairman concurring.

ES~LUTION 07%4 - DELEGATION OF APPROVAL FOR ICC CONTRACTS AND .

MODIQICATIONS

e presented this Resolution, which would delegate approval for certain to the Executive Secretary and/or his designee, in

agreement for the ICC.

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, Members unanimously a resolution of the Maryland Transportation Authority to

officer of the Authority to approve certain contracts and contract the Chairman concurring,

ESOLUTION 07-63 - AUTHORITY'S INTENT TO REIMBURSE ELIGIBLE EXPENSES ITH TOLL REVENUE BOND PROCEEDS

presented this Resolution, which was recommended for approval by the on April 'l2, 2007.


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Members and staff discussed Resolution 07-03, a resolution declaring the official intent of the Maryland Transportation Authority to reimburse expenditures to be incurred with respect to certain projects from certain funds with the proceeds of tax-exempt debt obligations. Ms. Donohue advised how this would be funded by the Authority Toll Revenue Bond proceeds and would be the first toll revenue bond issuance in Fiscal 2008.

In 2001, the Authority members delegated the ability to the Finance Director to make the declaration then the declaration would be brought back to the members for ratification at the next Authority meeting. Ms. Williams made the declaration earlier in April to set the point in time for the Internal Revenue Service purposes.

Members asked as a point of clarification, if this is for toll revenue bond proceeds OF

tax exempt debt. Ms. Donohue responded that it is for tax exempt toll revenue bonds. One has already been completed for GARVEE bonds and one generally for the ICC; this one is specifically for the tax-exempt toll revenue bonds to be issued for non-ICC Authority projects. The projects presented are all transportation facilities projects under the trust agreement and the maximum principal amount would be $425 million, at least at this time.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved Resolution 07-03, the Chairman concurring.

RESOLUTION DELGATING DISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL ACTION AUTHORITY

This item is still in draft form and will be deferred until the May meeting.

The low bidder is 6M Company. They have done good work for the Authority in the past. A partial MBE waiver has been requested, it has not yet been received by the Executive Secretary's Office, however, the program has been reviewed by the MBE office and they feel that it is appropriate. Mr. Duerling asked if the members would prefer to defer this item since the MBE program has not yet been approved.

Staff has analyzed the bid and concludes that the difference between the engineer's assessment and the bid amount is due to under-estimating the cost of the complex bridge- mounted sign structures.

Members,asked if the Capital Committee reviewed this contract. Mr. Duerling advised that the Capital Committee did review this contract, however at the time the information did not include certain explanations that are available today and staff provided additional information to the full Authority today. The Capital Committee did not take action on it.


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The Chairman requested a brief explanation .for the waiver request on the MBE program. Mr. Duerling responded that staff believes that the capability to subcontract 25 percent of this contract was over-estimated due to the complexity of the assigned structures which are large unordinary structures that are mounted on the bridges at the

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Fort McHenry Tunnel and the MBEs are not really in a position to participate in that work. Staff therefore feels that the waiver request is reasonable.

Members asked if that was based on actually looking at the availability of MBE subcontractors. M r . Duerling responded that it was and that the second bidder only proposed a program of a couple percent.

By approving the project, members also have to approve the increase in the budget that has been approved by the Authority.

Mr. Woodford added that the two higher bids are really tight and inquired which engineer provided the estimate. Mr. Duerling responded that it was one of the consultants, but he would have to check on a name. Ms. Rieg asked if the engineering division was still using the same software as previously, the format appears different. Mr. Duerling responded that it is the same software.

Mr. Woodford asked how old the estimate was. Mr. Duerling responded that it was completed right before the bid.

Members asked how this contract and the costs relate to any similar type of contracts the Authority has had. This is signing for the Fort McHenry Tunnel. The Authority has had similar contracts. Mr. Duerling responded that these contracts are large and complicated and staff did not have much track record to compare.

Members asked how long the signs have been in usage and Mr. Duerling responded that the signs being replaced were originally constructed with the Fort McHenry Tunnel. They are being replaced with better technology.

Members asked if the increase in the estimate was due to the actual product being used or the labor. Mr. Duerling responded that both the material costs and labor costs have escalated.

Members asked if the company within the corporation is ,providing the sign as opposed to the actual company installing them. Mr. Duerling responded that the prime contractor contracts with the company providing the signs. So they're a team basically and they submit this price together.

Ms. Peoples asked if there is any reason to expect that there would have been more bidders on this type of work. Mr. Duerling answered that the Authority has a similar . project coming up for the north end and staff is going to advertise the northern project to make it clear to firms that there's a lot of structural construction involved and it is not just a normal signing project. The firms must do typical bridge engineering, bridge construction


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and be equipped to handle the complicated fabrication of the structures. Staff wants to make sure these firms are aware of this project, which might help get additional bidders. .

Members asked if based on the economy, the two projects could be combined. Mr. Duerling answered that the signing is very significant and large in size. Seventeen million dollars worth of work is a lot of signing work. To make it a $34 million project, may result in the Authority only receiving a single bid. Carving it up facilitates getting work for not necessarily small but at least medium sized firms.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously awarded Contract FT-711-000-002 to Six M Company in the amount of $14,701,925.15.

HAULING PERMIT TRANSFER STATION NORTH OF THE FORT MCHENRY TUNNEL

Mr. Duerling presented this project for construction of a new permit transfer station to be located near 1-95 and the OIDonnell/Boston Street area near the 1-95 Travel Plaza. . The need for this project arose because of Section 100Il-95 Extended Toll Lanes Project. When the highway is widened at the 1-89511-95 split, it will use up the median area which had previously been used as a point where permitted vehicles would stop and wait as they're transferred between Baltimore City and the State Police to be accompanied on their trip.

The need for this project was discovered late because it was not foreseen that the I- 95 widening would use all this space, so at the end of last year this project was designed - with construction anticipated before September when the actual construction work on 1-95 will end up using this space. If the new project is not constructed by then, it would delay the 1-95 contractors and could impact the overall schedule for 1-95 and possibly result in delay claims from our contractor on 1-95.

Staff requested to move ahead with this project at the last Capital Committee meeting. The low bid of Melvin BenhofF & Sons, Inc. was rejected on this project. They asked for a partial waiver. It was determined that their good faith effort was lacking with - little effort put into their MBE program. Staff presented information comparing the engineer's estimate to the bid of 6M Company. The costs were higher than anticipated, so a CTP budget increase is needed for this project.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously voted to award Contract No. FT-2032-000-006 to Six M. Company in the amount of $1,063,061.80.

CONTRACT NO. KB-558-000-006 PATCH AND SEAL FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE DECK FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE


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Mr. Duerling presented this project for member consideration. This project is for repairs to the bridge deck of the Key Bridge, including patching and sealing to preserve the deck for several more years.

The low bid is from A & M Concrete Corporation. They have not done work for the Authority in the past. They have perfor-med satisfactory work for other jurisdictions, including Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery County, and Virginia Department of Transportation.

The Chairman pointed out that there is a significant difference between the engineer's estimate and the bid amount, and suggested that the Engineer's Estimate Process be a topic of discussion at a future priority projects meeting.

Member Norris suggested that the engineers should attend either the Capital Committee meeting or the Authority meeting and discuss the projects with the Authority members. If the estimate is above or below a certain percentage there needs to be some explanation. Mr. Duerling responded that he would provide explanations on the summary sheets, a designer of record, and a basis for the estimate. Some of this information is .

already being provided as a result of the summation made at the last Capital Committee meeting. Engineering was provided with guidelines to modify the manner of presentation and requested to provide an explanation/evatuation every time there is a deviation of +/- 10 percent. Additionally, if a firm has not performed work for the Authority previously, a basis of the evaluation of their capability is necessary.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously voted to award Contract No. KB-558-000-006 to A&M Concrete Corporation '

in the amount of $1,864,434.80.

CONTRACT NO. KH-1401-000-006 1-95 EXPRESS TOLL LANES ROSSVILLE BOULEVARD TO CAMPBELL BOULEVARD JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Mr. Duerling explained that this contract is for a major segment of the 1-95 extended. toll lane project located on the main line from Russell Boulevard to Campbell Boulevard.

In this contract, the bid was for 20 percent below the engineer's estimate. This project was overseen by the Authority's General Engineering Consultant and the segment designer is RK&K and URS.

The Chairman asked if he understood correctly that the largest components of the deviation were the maintenance of traffic and material prices. Mr. Duerling responded that is correct and that the contractor has a source of borrow material that allowed them to submit a fairly low priced bid for burrow excavation,


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Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Peoples, members unanimously awarded Contract No. KH-1401-000-006 to American Infrastructure, in the amount of $52,477,777.00.

CONTRACT NO. MA-696-000-002 PNEUMATICALLY APPLIED MORTAR AND CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE REPAIRS TO VARIOUS STRUCTURES ON 1-95,l-695, AND 1-895 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE, BALTIMORE HARBOR TUNNEL, AND JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Mr. Duerling presented this contract for repairs to various structures on 1-95 and I- 695 and 1-895 requiring either pneumatically applied mortar or Shotcrete (a common term for similar material). M.D. Miller Company lncorporated has performed satisfactory work for the Authority in the past and has submitted an approved MBE program. An explanation for the difference between the engineer's estimate and the bid has been included. This was an in-house design project.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Affleck Bauer, members unanimously awarded Contract No. MA-696-000-002 to M.D. Miller Co, lncorporated in the amount of $1,795,357.35.

CONTRACT NO. MDTA 2006-01 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS] ENGINEERING SERVICES

Mr. Duerling presented this request for a contractor award approval for three contracts at $4 million each for Intelligent Transportation System Design. Staff believes they have selected the three most highly qualified firms to do this work. They are firms that have done this type of work for the Authority in the past. They have not done a great deal of other work for the Authority; however, staff feels the work is being distributed as much as possible.

The Chairman asked for an idea of some of the ITS tasks anticipated under this . award. Mr. Duerling responded that it included designing Authority variable message signing projects, working on security systems, and bridge camera system designs. Integration of these systems with chart and the Authority's ARC system will allow viewing of the cameras via websites and advising through radio systems, and Incident Detection Systems in the tunnels.

Mr. Norris requested a presentation on the radio systems that will be provided to the public. He would like to know what is currently done, and what the Authority anticipates . will be done.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously awarded Contract No. MDTA 2006-01 to I) Edwards and Kelcey, 2) i.mTran Engineering, Inc.,/lntegrated Control System, Inc./Daniel Consultants Inc., and 3) PB Farradyne for a combined total not to exceed $12 million.


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Mr. Kolberg presented three Extra Work Authorizations for member consideration and approval. These items were previously presented to the Capital Committee and Mr. Kolberg has included in this presentation some clarifying information requested by committee members.

EWA FOR KH-576-000-002 RESURFACE SB 1-95 MDlDE STATE LINE TO MILLARD E. TYDINGS MEMORIAL BRIDGE JFK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

This is a resurfacing job and all of these items are related to asphalt, cement and weather-related adjustments in the contract. An automatic allowance is allowed. Staff experimented with this project. Normally when an overlay is applied, a contractor will mill the pavement and then place new material and there is a drop-off. There is a joint that has been developed in the midwest that makes that drop-off more of a taper. However, historically there have been some raveling issues with that joint. So the Authority did a pilot on a stretch of this highway and is evaluating it. It is tapered so if a car runs off the edge they don't bump off, they kind of roll off and they can roll back.

The milling machine has a cutter blade and pulls. It has an extra roller that hones off the edge of the street and tapers that off. The contractor can saw-cut that piece off, then pave right up to it, so there isn't a beveled joint, it is a tapered joint. The Authority is experimenting with it because of its safety features. Whether or not it works is still under .

determination. Members asked where Daisy Concrete is located. They have a Maryland and Delaware office.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved the EWA, Requests 1-6 for Contract KH-576-000-002 with Daisy Concrete, Inc. in the amount of $1,500,000, a 20.03% increase to the original contract amount and an extension of 60 calendar days.

This contract exceeds the 10% that is allowed in the construction so it requires a budget adjustment to the Capital Program.

EWA FOR MA-847-000-002R ON-CALL STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AND MISCELLENDOUS MODIFICATIONS WPL, FMT, TJK, TSK, JRK, WPL

This EWA is for an open-end structural repairs contract maintained on a regular basis for both planned and unplanned work (such as when the exterior beam on the Boston Street Bridge was hit by an over-height vehicle and required repair).

Mr. Kolberg said that the Capital Committee asked why add instead of advertise under a different contract and have a different, timelier contract on the street. This was


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done because the Authority is not out of money on this contract. It started with $2 million and is only up to about $1 million. However, to avoid ending up with zero dollars by adding this work, the limits were increased.

Staff is considering modifying how the Authority contracts for these resources and tracking them closer. Three different methods for this type of contract have been used. The next contract that goes out will be larger, more specific in relation to the work assigned, and a reserve will be retained that will not be spent on normal work until the next contract is on board. Work will not be added just to keep the work covered. There was concern because this is a 50% increase to the contract and it raised the question of being more appropriate to go with individual, small contracts. It indicates a need to review the process and try to obviate the increase of the contract set to magnitude in the future. Mr. Kolberg explained that much of this work is unpredictable. The Authority can always do . these kinds of projects as emergency, but not all of them are emergencies, so staff will try to keep some, hold some back, so resources are still available for the walk-in projects that are not emergencies.

Chairman Porcari asked about insurance billing for these costs. Mr. Kolberg indicated that in the Boston Street example the costs are recoverable. Staff wants to make sure that the initial claim covers the Authority's true costs, not just overhead, but also overhead and construction costs. Whenever there is damage to a facility and people are . billed, the work is done by in-house sources and the costs are billed to the insurance company.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously approved the EWA for Contract ID: MA-847-000-002R, in the amount of $1,051,407.00, a 48% increase to the original contract amount.

This was a walk-on EWA for a noise wall along Broening Highway near the FSK facility. Mr. Woodford raised concern that previous extra work authorizations were determined necessary as a result of redline revisions. There were a series of these which indicated the need for further review of those aspects before the job goes to contract. And. also some control over the matters as they develop during the process, particularly in the early stages of the project. Mr. Kolberg indicated this had been discussed with the contractor. This extra work request is to pay the consultant for the work for which the Authority agreed he should be compensated.

Mr. Kolberg explained that staff is reviewing every single one of the redline revisions with three consultants involved. There is a survey consultant involved, a utility investigation consultant, and a designer of record. The analysis has not been completed, .


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but it appears they have some responsibilities for some of these costs. An evaluation will be made to determine whether it was error or omission.

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved the EWA for Contract KB-396-000-006 with Pessoa Construction, Inc, in the amount of $729,214.73, and increase of 15.96% to the original contract amount.

ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACT - IBMIMRO

Mr. Greg Brown presented the Asset Management System agenda item, which was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on April 12, 2007, that summarizes a request to pursue a sole-source contract with MROfIBM for the Maximus Asset Management System. This item was discussed broadly at the March Authority meeting, and in that meeting the members directed staff to pursue a license agreement with IBM t o . obtain the most up-to-date software package. An implementation timetable was also presented. This information is an update and a formal contract approval request.

Also during the March meeting, members deferred to the Finance Committee to consider specific cost considerations. The Finance Committee did see, discuss, and recommend this item for approval. What is presented today has increased costs from what was presented last month. Additional hours are indicated in red.

The MDOT Consolidation Project is also moving fotward to the 6.2 Maximo version. The rate increase at MDOT is going to be synonymous with the rate that will be reflected in this license agreement. The second page of the agenda item includes an implementation schedule for three phases of the project. The current phase being implemented would be about 9 months. It is anticipated to be agency-wide by March 2008.

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously approved the Asset Management System Contract to be awarded to IBM Corporation for three years in the amount of $3,200,000, as recommended by the Finance Committee.

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT TOWSONIREGIONAL ECONOMIC STUDIES INSTITUTE

Mr. Ayd presented this Interagency Agreement between the Authority and Towson University to provide consulting services Authority wide, which was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on April 12, 2007. It is a two-year agreement at a million dollars per year with no guaranteed minimum. It provides for any services that .

Towson University can provide through their Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI), GIs Center, or Homeland Security Center. It is similar to the architectural and engineering contracts used by the Authority's engineering division. It has been presented and recommended for approval by the Finance Committee.

The Chairman asked about staff at RESI. Mr. Ayd stated he principally deals with is Linda Boyer of RESI, Darius Arani, in Economic Studies, and Matt Shelton in the GIs Center. The Authority has dealt with them before and they have always done good work. '


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Mr. Norris asked if this is a project that could be done by another university in Maryland, and whether there are other universities that offer the same services as this. . Mr. Ayd responded that in Homeland Security and GIs, no, there are not. Towson is the principal center for GIs and the center for Homeland Security. The IT and training services, potentially any university could provide these. It makes sense to get all the services from one university. The scopes have been expanded so that all divisions within the Authority can use this contract when. Mr. Ayd indicated that this contract is in the approved budget for the Authority.

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously - approved the Inter-Agency Agreement between the Authority and Towson UniversityfRESI as a blanket agreement with two-year term in the amount of $2,000,000, with no guaranteed minimum, for consulting services.

CONSULTANT AND TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACT - IT PROJECT MANAGERS

Mr. Ayd presented this staff augmentation contract for two project managers for three years, which was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on April 12,. 2007. This contract was executed under the Department of Budget and Management's master Consultant and Technical Services Contract. Sixteen proposals were received and two companies selected, both MBE's. This contract does not require Board of Public Works approval and it is in the budget.

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously approved award of this three-year contract for project managers to following companies and candidates for project managers for consulting services:

DlSYS Corporation Peter Williams $587,320

/ FEl.com, Inc. Mojgan Sylva $688,000

CONSULTANT & TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACT - BUSINESS ANALYSTS

Mr. Ayd presented another staff augmentation contract, , which was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on April 12, 2007, and that was handled in the same manner as the project managers under the Department of Budget and Management's contract. It will be for three years. Fifteen proposals were received, and five business analysts were selected. This item does not require the Board of Public Works approval and all three firms are MDOT certified minority business enterprises.

Upon motion by Ms. Rieg and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved award of this three-year contract to the following companies and candidates for business analysts for consulting services:

Assyst Aaron Packard $596,580 Assyst LaJuanna Russell $596,580


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DlSYS Trinee Brown $372,140 SNAP Andrew Bernstein $510,000 SNAP Tejas Shirhattikar $465,000

Mr. McMuIlen presented a gift to the members from IBTTA (International Bridges, Tunnels and Turnpikes Association). A picture used at the annual conference in 2005, taken by a very well-known photographer, who captured trucks on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge in the sunlight will be placed at an appropriate place in Point Breeze..

There being no further business, the meeting of the Maryland Transportation Authority was adjourned by general consensus, without objection, at 11:18 a.m.

The next meeting of the Maryland Transportation Authority will be eld on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., in the conference room at the P int Breeze Headquarters Building. /'

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MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AUTHORITY MEETING

TUESDAY, MAY,22,2007 OPEN SESSION

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE John D. Poscari, Chairman Susan Affleck Bauer, Esquire

ALL VIA PHONE: Louise D. Hoblitzell Carolyn Y. Peoples Carol D. Rieg Walter E. Woodford, Jr., P.E. 3

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STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:

Ron Freeland, Executive Secretary David Chapin Donna Dean Deborah Donohue Steve Welkos Alison WiIlian~s

Ed, CitiGroup (via phone) Ron Marino, Citi Group (via phone) Evan Levine, Citi Group (via phone) Peter Kessenich, Public Financial Management (via phone)

Jainie Traudt, Davenpoi-t and Co. Paul Sllelton, McKennon, Shelton and

Glenn LLC

Chairman Porcari called the meeting of the Maryland Transpoi-tation Authority to order at 11 :35 a .n~.

At 1 1 :37 a.m. motion was made by Mr. Woodford, seconded by Ms. Rieg and unanimously approved to move into Closed Session pursuant to Section 10-508 (a) of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland: (5) to consider the iilvestillent of public funds (Intercounty Colu~ector project fi~nding); and (6) to consider the n~arketiilg of public securities (Intercounty Coiu~ector project funding); and (7) to coilsult wit11 counsel to obtain legal advice (Intercounty Colulector).

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Mr. Shelton reminded members, staff and others, both present and on the phone that the meeting was being recorded, All consented to the recording.

ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

The following actions were taken during the Closed Session:

a Terms of Sale

Upon motion by Ms. HoblitzeIl and seconded by Ms. Rieg, the terms of the GARVEE bond sale were unanimously approved, the Chairman concurring.

Resolution 07-07

Upon motion by Mr. Woodford and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, Resolution 07- 07, for the approval of the issuance of the bonds and approval of the final documents, was unanimously approved, the Chairman concurring.

Bond Purchase Ameement

Upon motion by Ms. Rieg and seconded by Ms. Hoblitzell, members unanimously approved authority for the Executive Secretary to sign the bond purchase agreement.

At 11:58 am., upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Ms. Rieg, members unanimously approved to return to Open Session, the Chairman concurring.

RATIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION

Upon motion by Ms. Hoblitzell and seconded by Mr. Woodford, members unanimously ratified the above-recorded actions taken in Closed Session, the Chairman concurring.

There being no further business, the meeting Authority was adjourned by general consensus, wi

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