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Cleveland Starts Design/Build Innerbelt Bridge Plan said Teeuwen. Each of the four design/build teams submitted 25 copies of its application, along with a list of its On March 23, the Ohio Department of qualifications, which were then Transportation (ODOT) announced its three locked in “war roomsâ€? in both the finalist design/build teams, each of whom Columbus ODOT headquarters hopes to build ODOT’s first value-based, and the district 12 offices in design/build project. It is the state’s largest Garfield Heights. single transportation investment ever — A panel of 15 experts, represenconstruction of a new $450 million westtatives from Cleveland’s planning, bound I-90 Innerbelt Bridge in Cleveland, sustainability, and traffic and engiOhio. neering departments, reviewed the Each of the three design/build teams will qualifications of each team and submit technical and price proposals for the then made recommendations to the project on or before Aug. 5, and the contract five-member advisory group. Each will be awarded on Sept. 17. Work is estipanel member was required to sign mated to begin in 2011 and to be completed a confidentiality agreement and a in June 2014. statement that no conflict of inter“I am pretty excited,â€? said District 12 est existed between the panel Deputy Director Bonita Teeuwen, member and any of the teams. “I feel a lot of potential here. The ODOT engineers found that construction in ODOT’s advisory group memfact the larger national firms are the early 1980s, to widen the W. 14th Street bers included Teeuwen, deputy coming to Ohio says this is a on-ramp, added considerable additional director of production managenationally recognized project.â€? weight and stress to the existing truss. ment; Timothy McDonald, deputy Four design/build teams subdirector of construction managemitted their qualifications to Ohio River in Portsmouth, OH. ment; William Lindenbaum, chief engineer; ODOT, which chose three finalOn Feb. 2, ODOT began advertising Keith Swearingen and deputy director of ists to prepare and submit bids for for “Requests for Qualificationsâ€? from highway operations, Halle Jones Capers. the new westbound Inner Belt potential design-build teams. Potential As part of its innovative value-based, Bridge: teams were required to provide ODOT design/build process, ODOT made clear its • Contractor: Lane/ Brayman with a list of qualifications including intentions of choosing design/build teams LLC, a joint venture with Lane past experience in design/build con- to provide: maximum positive impact, Construction Co. of Cheshire, struction management, project under- superior design and construction expertise, Conn. Worked on high-occu- Approximately $10 million was spent on making standing and approach, and capabilities outstanding aesthetics, creative ideas for repairs to improve the safety of the existing Innerbelt pancy lanes on Interstate 495 of the team. As part of ODOT’s transsee CLEVELAND page 4 Bridge. Beltway in Virgina. parent and accountable process, those Mahoning County. Brayman Construction Corp. of The Ruhlin Co. of Wadsworth, Ohio. “Statements of Qualificationsâ€? will be evalSaxonburg, Pa. Worked on Interstate 64 /08 (0*/( Worked on bridge and road at uated based on specific criteria and will be Kanawha River Bridge in Charleston, awarded points based on how well that team International Gateway at Columbus W.Va. 5)& %*45"/$& meets those criteria, according to an ODOT Airport. Designer: FIGG Engineering Group of "4 0)*0”4 /&8 Designer: Parsons Transportation press release. Tallahassee, Fla., worked on Interstate Due to the size and scope of the innerbelt Group Inc. of Pasadena, Calif. Designed 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, Minn. and constructed Cleveland Hopkins project, only four teams submitted applications. Of those, two are local, however, International Airport expansion. • Contractor: Trumbull-Great LakesODOT, by federal law, “cannot give local %&"-&3 Ruhlin, a joint venture of Trumbull Corp. firms any preference,â€? said Teeuwen. • Contractor: Walsh Construction of of Pittsburgh. Rehabilitated 31st Street “We are pleased and excited to see the Chicago. Worked on the Pennsylvania Bridge over the Allegheny River in teams that are interested in building this projTurnpike twin bridges over the Allegheny Pittsburgh. ect. There are some very powerful teams River. The Great Lakes Construction Co. of here and it just goes to show that this project Designer: HNTB of Kansas City, Kan., Hinckley, Ohio. Worked on Interstate 80 worked on U.S. Grant Bridge over the is nationally recognized. I’m excited to see bridges over the Meander Reservoir in $BMM what these teams can bring to Cleveland,â€? By Linda J. Hutchinson CEG CORRESPONDENT