| Location |
South Carolina State Wide |
| PPP Option |
Program Management Plus |
| Mode |
Highway and Bridge |
| Description |
This state-wide effort accelerates the implementation of 200 highway improvement projects worth over $5.0 billion from 27 to 7 years. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) entered into partnerships with two private construction and resource management (CRM) firms to undertake strategic planning and financial management and coordinate design and construction activities, all without augmenting the size of the state agency. The state is divided into two regions, with Flour Daniel responsible for the West and Parsons Brinckerhoff for the East. The FHWA has worked closely with SCDOT to administer the partnership and a number of other innovative financing programs. 27 in 7 encompasses interstate widening projects, interchange improvements, the 16-mile, four-lane Southern Connector, and the Cooper River Bridge Replacement, the single larges project in the history of SCDOT. The CRM contractor developed project and cash management software and procedures to manage projects and the bond proceeds by SCDOT and its two CRM partners. |
| Cost |
Total Program Value $5 billion
CRMs each responsible for $750 million sub-programs |
| Project Sponsor |
South Carolina DOT |
| Revenue Sources |
Tolls on selected facilities, TIFIA, State Infrastructure Bank, Bonding |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method |
Best Qualified Competitive RFP Process.
The CRM contracts are lump sum for management functions over five years, with a milestone payment schedule for design and CEI services. Right of way services provided on a per-parcel fee basis. |
| Private Partner |
Flour Daniel West Region and Parsons Brinckerhoff East Region |
| Project Advisors |
NA |
| Lenders |
NA |
| Duration / Status |
July 1999 for 7 years. Preconstruction activities are complete. |
| Financial Status |
On time On budget |
| Innovations |
27 in 7 is the first CRM partnership of this magnitude in the United States . An incentive/disincentive bonus/penalty program is included to encourage achievements in innovation, schedule, cost control and customer satisfaction. The value of resulting cost savings to SCDOT has paid for the management fees paid to the Department’s private CRM partners. |
| Related Links / Articles |
This case study from the FHWA Innovative Finance Website focuses on the role of the South Carolina State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) in financing several components of the 27 in 7 program
South Carolina DOT’s 27 in 7 Peak Performance booklet describes the Departments aggressive and innovative highway and bridge construction program.
Link to file from Jim Van Loben Sels This fact sheet provides project information on the East District CRM effort led by Parsons Brinckerhoff.
This article describes the effective work zone safety program used on the I-385 expansion, used in the West District by Fluor Daniel. |
| Contacts |
SCDOT CRM Manager Parsons Brinckerhoff / LPA
John Walsh 803-737-1559 James Van Loben Sels 803-227-4307 |
