Kyle Keller, PE

1. Accelerated
Delivery
NDOT
Design-Build Project
Kyle Keller, PE

3. Design-Build in Nebraska

4. Transportation
Innovation Act
■ Approved April 18, 2016
■ Alternative Delivery
 Design-Build
 CMGC

5. Statutory Authority
39-2801 : 39-2824
■ Accelerated Delivery
■ Procurement Process
■ RFQ and RFP
■ Owner Representative
■ Stipend
■ BestValue Proposers
■ Guidelines
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes

6. Accelerated Delivery Guidelines
https://dot.nebraska.gov/business-center/design-build/
■ General Policies
■ Provides the Framework
■ Risk Management
■ Flexible
■ Suited for Nebraska

7. Project Selection Matrix
■ Objective
■ Complexity
■ Permitting Status
■ Public Interest
■ Funding
■ Size
Project Characteristics
Likely Candidate for Delivery as
D/B/B CM/GC D/B
Primary project delivery objective
NDOR control of detailed design
Completion schedule
Cost
Early cost and schedule certainty
Reduced NDOR staff involvement
Technical innovation
Funding
Programmed and funding committed
Programmed but full funding not committed
Not programmed
Project size
Greater than $50 million
$10 million to $49 million
Less than $10 million
ITS projects
Project complexity
Numerous primary features (road, bridges, ITS)
Closely interrelated features
Constrained construction phasing
Unique or unusual site conditions
Specialized skills need for design or construction
Emerging technology included
Extensive temporary features required
Delivery Method is Compatible with the Characteristic
Delivery Method May Be Compatible with the Characteristic
Delivery Method is Not Compatible with the Characteristic

8. NEWTOOL FOR DOING BUSINESS…..
CM/GC & DESIGN-BUILD

9. ■ Construction Manager/General Contractor
■ Construction Manager at-Risk (CMR)
■ Owner engages contractor during design
■ Provides constructability input
■ Contract “target price” at 60%-90% Design
level
Owner
ContractorDesign
Agree on Build
Contract?
YES NO
CM/GC
Construction Phase
Same Contractor New Contractor
Design Phase

10. Design-Build
CONSTRUCTION
FINAL :
DESIGN
PERMITTING
ROW
PRELIMINARY :
DESIGN
PERMITTING
ROW
BID
CONCEPT :
DESIGN
PERMITTING
ROW
FINAL :
DESIGN
PERMITTING
ROW
Cost Established
Possible Redesign
Traditional Method
Design-Build Method
Time Saved
Project Duration Design-Build
Delivery
Traditional
Delivery
Cost Established
CONSTRUCTION

11. Fast Forward

12. US-275
Expressway
■ 1988 Expressway System
 Regional Connectivity
 New priority to complete the
Expressway System
 Build Nebraska
 Original intent to developing
Expressway

13. 2 Plus 2 Approach
Criteria
■ Existing lanes
 Remain in place
 Asset Preservation
 Resurface
■ New lanes
 Offset of existing
 New & Reconstruction
 New embankment &
pavement
Goals
■ Stay consistent with 2+2
concept
■ Minimize
 Impacts to existing
 New lanes crossing over
the existing lanes
 Analyze the system

14. Project Scope
■ 4-lane Divided Expressway
 Majority of project to use 2+2
Concept
 Construction of a new bypass
around Scribner
 Pebble Creek Levee System
 Project Length: 18.5 miles
 Total Project Cost $109M

15. Typical Section
Existing LanesNew Lanes

16. Owner’s Representative
■ Specialize in Guiding DOT’s
■ Role
 Procurement
 Engineering
 Permitting
 ROW Activities
 SupportThroughout

18. RFQ
■ Advertised
 9/6/17
■ SOQ’s Due
 11/17/17
■ Evaluated
 Tech. Review Committee
■ Announced
 1/12/18
Request For Qualifications

19. Graham Group
Werner Construction
WSP USA Inc.
Olsson
Graham-Werner JV Hawkins DBTeam Kiewit Inf. Co.
Hawkins Construction
Clarkson Construction
Burns & McDonnell
Alfred Benesch & Co.
Kiewit Inf. Co.
Kiewit Engineering
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig

20. Pause

21. E I S
■ Environmental Impact
Statement
 404 & 408
 Wetland Reserve Program
■ One Federal Decision
 Expedite & Streamline
 2 –Year NEPA Process

22. 11/8/18

25. Risk Management
Owner Contractor
■ Best Suited
■ Cost $$$
■ Schedule
Transfer

26. Design
OWNER
■ Preliminary Design
■ Initiate NEPA & Permitting
■ Begin ROW Activities
■ Quality Reviews
BUILDER
■ Final Design
■ Complete ROW
■ Final Permitting
■ Utility Conflicts
■ Additional Survey
■ Design Quality

27. Owner’s Role in Construction
Owner
Project
Oversight
Observe
QA/QC
ContractInvoice
Conflict
Resolution

28. Environmental
Compliance
Schedule
Construction

29. Where are we going?

30. Bridging
the Gaps
■ Preliminary Engineering
(Concept)
■ Procurement Documents

31. BaseTechnicalConcept
Engineering
Permits
Procurement

32. Procurement

33. Request For Proposal
• VOLUME 1 – Instructions to
Proposers (ITP)
• VOLUME 2 – Contract
• Design Build Contract
• Technical Provisions
• VOLUME 3 – Reference
Documents
RFP

34. Procurement Process
Draft Documents RFP Evaluation &
Selection
Develop Concept and Cost BestValueIndustry Review

37. 275 Corridor
Scribner –West Point
■ Award a Design-BuildContractor in
late 2019
■ Final Design and Construction
Norfolk –West Point
■ RFQ released for design and
environmental services
■ Phase 1
– Preliminary Design and NEPA
■ Phase 2
– Final Design for a portion of the
corridor

39. Kyle.Keller@Nebraska.gov
NDOT.DesignBuild@Nebraska.go
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THANKYOU
Kyle Keller