HB216 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ken Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Transportation Department, contracts, public to private firms, construction and maintenance of road and public improvement projects, Sec. 23-1-40 am'd.

Summary

HB216 lets ALDOT work with private and public partners to build and finance roads, bridges, and tunnels, and requires a formal project evaluation process.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes ALDOT to enter into contracts and financing agreements with public and private partners for the construction of roads, bridges, or tunnels and related work, using arrangements like design-build, leases, concessions, and other joint ventures. Projects may be awarded through existing procurement methods or other approved approaches. It sets a minimum project cost of $100 million for these arrangements and prohibits grouping nearby projects to meet that threshold, with asphalt resurfacing excluded. It requires ALDOT to develop procedures for evaluating and selecting projects, including proposal content, criteria, prequalification, interviews, evaluation, negotiation, selection, and award, and requires proposals to follow standard department specifications or necessary alternatives.

Who It Affects

• ALDOT and the State of Alabama will gain expanded authority to contract with private and public partners for road projects and must implement a new project evaluation process.
• Private and public entities such as contractors, design-build firms, investors, joint ventures, and government agencies may bid on large road projects (minimum $100 million) and use new delivery and financing arrangements, subject to new procedures and standards.

Key Provisions

• Adds authority to enter into contracts, agreements, or understandings with a wide range of parties for construction of a public road, bridge, or tunnel and related work, including design-build, design-build-operate, design-build-own-operate, design-build-own-operate-maintain, design-build-finance-operate-maintain, and similar arrangements.
• Projects may be awarded through existing procurement authority, proposals, or other means of procurement used for public works.
• Projects must have estimated construction costs of at least $100 million, and the department shall not group projects more than one mile apart to meet this threshold; asphalt pavement resurfacing is not covered.
• The department must develop procedures for implementing this section, including proposal content, selection criteria, prequalification, applicant interview, proposal evaluation, proposal negotiation, selection, and award.
• Proposals may be evaluated and awarded based on qualifications, best value, or both, if that approach serves the state's best interest.
• Proposals must use standard department specifications or other specifications deemed necessary by the department.

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Subjects

Transportation Department