| Location |
Washington , D.C. |
| PPP Option |
Outsourcing |
| Mode |
Local Streets |
| Description |
Private highway asset management firm responsible for the maintenance of city streets, tunnels, pavements, bridges, roadside features (curbs, gutters, and retaining walls), pedestrian bridges, roadside vegetations, guardrails, barriers, impact attenuators and signs in Washington, D.C. The operating concession also includes city-wide snow and ice control responsibilities. |
| Cost |
$69.6 million five-year contract |
| Project Sponsor |
District of Columbia Division of Transportation (DDOT), with FHWA |
| Revenue Sources |
None |
| Project Delivery / Contract Method |
Request for Proposals with a “bust buy” analysis considering technical capabilities, staffing, management, QA/QC, past performance, and cost. Four proposals were received.
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| Private Partner |
VMS, Inc. |
| Project Advisors |
SAIC, Michael Backer Jr. Inc. |
| Lenders |
NA |
| Duration / Status |
June 22, 2000 to June 21, 2005 |
| Financial Status |
NA |
| Innovations |
The first urban application of street maintenance outsourcing to the private sector. The maintenance contract is performance-based and requires the contractor to apply rigorous asset management practices. Goal of using innovative methods and procedures for infrastructure maintenance. The contractor is not told what to do or how to do it, but rather what to achieve. |
| Related Links / Articles |
An excellent article on DC Streets from the March 2002 issue of Focus, the monthly newsletter put out by FHWA’s Turner-Fairbanks Highway Research Center
A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation on DC Streets made at the 51st Annual Virginia Transportation conference in October 2001
Asset preservation plan prepared for DDOT and FHWA in preparation for the outsourcing maintenance responsibilities for Washington , D.C. ’s street network. |
| Contact |
Luke DiPompo
DDOT
(202)-654-6134
(202) 645-6129 main number
(202) 673-6813
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