1. St. Anthony Falls Bridge Replacement Project Project Letting Sept. 19, 2007 3:00 PM

2. Presentation Outline Early Milestones Technical Evaluation Process Best Value Selection Process

3. Early Milestones August 1 – Bridge Collapses August 4 – Issue Request for Qualifications August 8 – Short Listed teams August 23 – Request For Proposals released September 14 – Technical Proposals received September 18 – Financial Proposals received September 19 – Project letting Between September 19 and October 15 –Contract finalized October 15 – Construction expected to begin

4. Procurement process Todays letting is a step in process Contract must be executed before process is final Anticipate final contract in place by end of September 2007

5. Technical Evaluation Process Technical Review Committee –Six Members responsible for developing average Technical Proposal Score for each team Minn. Statute, Section 161.3420, Subd 2 Technical Advisors –Advise TRC with technical aspects of proposals –Coordinates Process

6. Technical Evaluation Process Process Oversight Committee –Observation and Verification of Process Technical Subcommittees –Assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses of each team Aesthetic/Visual Quality Roadway/Geometrics Communication Quality and Structural Legal Financial

7. Evaluation Criteria Quality (50%) –Experience and authority of key individuals –Extent of quality control/quality assurance –Safety –Measures to evaluate performance in construction Aesthetics/Visual Quality (20%) Enhancements (15%) –Geometric and structural enhancements Public Outreach/Involvement (15%)

8. Best Value Selection Process Design Build A+B, Best Value formula –Three Components A = Contract Bid Price Plus B = Number of Days to Complete Project, which is multiplied by $200,000 per day –$200,000 per day based on 50% of road user costs Divided by Technical Proposal Average Score (TPA) Result = Adjusted Bid (A) + (B x $200,000) divided by TPA = Adjusted bid Contract awarded to lowest adjusted bid

9. Technical proposal scoring Scores fall within these categories and ranges Excellent – 100 - 91 percent Very good – 90 - 76 percent Good – 75 – 61 percent Fair – 60 - 50 percent

10. Data classification Technical proposal items Data Classification before contract award Data classification after contract award Evaluation Criteria Confidential or protected – nonpublic Public Scoring Methodology Confidential or protected – nonpublic Public EvaluationsConfidential or protected – nonpublic Public ProposalsPrivate or nonpublicPublic Minnesota Statutes Section 13.72, Subdivision 11

11. Thank You: Ames/Lunda C.S. McCrossan Flatiron-Manson Walsh Construction/American Bridge http://www.dot.state.mn.us/i35wbridge/