CONFEDERATION LINE PRESENTATION TO RPIC CONFERENCE Dennis Gratton Manager, Rail planning, Rail Implementation Office & Annie Hillis Public Art Coordinator, Rail Implementation Office November 7, 2013
OVERVIEW Project Overview Procurement Process RTG Roles Funding Public Art Initiative Observations
THE CHALLENGE
Network and Project 2008 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) 4
THE PROJECT
BENEFITS Train every 3:15 (potential to increase to every 1:45) Can meet City s projected ridership beyond 2031. 10 million litre diesel reduction per year Opportunity to reshape the downtown streetscape 3.2 billion in economic activity and 20,000 person years of employment during construction alone
PROJECT OVERVIEW (CONT D) 2008: Initiated the EA for the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) project & Updated the City s Transportation Master Plan (TMP). 2011: Phase 1: RFQ and RFP processes initiated and completed for DBFM contract. 2010-2012: Preliminary design (30% completion). 2012: Council approval of RTG s proposal December 2012. 2013: Commercial Close and construction begins. 7
CONCURRENT COORDINATED CASH ALLOWANCE PROJECTS 8
COUNCIL APPROVALS REQUIRED Scope of Work Innovation Zone Recommended Plan Stations & Alignment Proponents & Contract 9
ADDITIONAL PROJECT APPROVALS Approval was obtained under both provincial and federal EA Acts NCC board approval required for land use, design, and transfer of federal lands EA processes entail comprehensive overview of environmental impacts Identification Assessment Mitigation 10
APPROVALS REQUIRED Provincial EA complete Approved Environmental Project Report (2010) amended by the City in 2012 to reflect design changes. Federal Approval Complete Approval Provided to the City July, 2012. 11
ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS Urban environment, conversion of existing rapid transit system to new technology Assessment based on updated existing conditions material and 30% design drawings Supporting documents available for review 28 Valued Environmental Components (VEC) considered Approach involved: Identification of project components and activities Identify VECs in area Assess potential interaction between project activities and VEC Identification of mitigation measures 12
SCHEDULE 13
MOBILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION Primary Objectives Maintaining current levels of transit ridership during construction Maintaining transit user satisfaction during construction Effectively disseminate information during construction Encouraging sustainable travel use Use of widened Highway 417 14
MOBILITY DURING CONSTRUCTION Examples of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures: Reduce single occupancy vehicles Encourage car-pooling High occupancy vehicle lanes Pedestrian and cycling paths Efficient transit networks Flexible work arrangements Maintaining TDM initiatives after OLRT construction Build upon existing TDM programs like Presto Card, Ridematch, and Sustainable Transportation Week Transportation web-portal 15
UNDERSTANDING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RTG: Design, Build, Finance and Maintain this project according to the terms, conditions, legal, legislated and technical specifications outlined in the Project Agreement and Output Specifications (this includes commissioning, testing and 30 year maintenance); obtain all necessary permits and approvals. City of Ottawa (Rail Implementation Office): Acquire needed property, make payments to RTG, work with RTG in an effort to minimize the impact of construction and maintain the mobility of vehicular and pedestrian traffic during construction; obtain NCC approvals related to federal land requirements; City of Ottawa (OC Transpo): Collaborate with City staff and RTG to coordinate transit detours during construction, alter BRT stops as necessary to facilitate passenger flow around LRT stations, purchase and install fare payment terminals and public telephone system in stations; post construction operation of the system. 16
FUNDING $2.1B budget $600 million federal contribution $600 million provincial contribution Balance financed from: gas tax revenues development charges capital contributions from the transit levy
ALTERNATIVE PROCUREMENT MODEL (P3) The City retained Infrastructure Ontario (IO) who served as the City s commercial procurement lead. Able to leverage IO s experience with the Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) approach. The approach generates: opportunities to transfer risk; performance based specifications and a formal process to respond to contract variations. For more info: http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/doing- Business-With-Us/AFP-Business-Development/ 18
PROCUREMENT PROCESS DESIGN BUILD FINANCE MAINTAIN 19
PROCUREMENT METHOD The RFP closed in September 2012. 3 private sector pre-qualified consortiums bid on the contract and Council approved the winning bid in December 2012. Construction commenced in early 2013 and the system will be operational in 2018. The federal Environmental Screening Report was submitted in June 2012 and is approved 20
PROCUREMENT TIMELINES Item Timeline Council Directive to Implement January 2010 Preliminary Engineering Commencement September 2010 Procurement Model Selection May 2011 RFQ release June 2011 Shortlist Selection October 2011 RFP Release October 2011 Submissions Received September 2012 Submission Evaluation September December 2012 Council Approval of Winning Submission December 2012 Financial and Commercial Close February 2013
PROJECT COSTS Capital Cost Area Cost $M Property, Engineering, (City works) Project Management 275 Tunnel & Stations 681 Track work/ Systems/ M&S Facility 551 Civil Works 102 Vehicles 344 Financing & Transaction Costs 177 TOTAL 2,130 O&M Costs Cost Area Current (annual) Train and Infrastructure Maintenance 28 Operations - Driver Labour 4 Operations - Energy 3 TOTAL $35M
INCENTING PERFORMANCE The RFP was designed in sections to use financial incentives and disincentives to achieve desired outcomes: Operations matters Mobility matters Energy matters
ACHIEVING RISK TRANSFER Thorough geotechnical investigation of project s tunnel alignment Include supporting works to provide consortia with maximum control over schedule: Cash Allowance Projects Highway 417 Widening Provide flexibility to the consortia in the design process to allow them to leverage their expertise and innovation Secured a fixed price contract as per Council direction
THE WINNING TEAM 25
RTG TEAM STRUCTURE
RTG S EXPERIENCE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD Canada Line Barcelona Line Ankara Metro Seville Line Start/End: 2005-2009 Completion: On budget. Ahead of schedule. Start/End: 2003-2013 Progress: On budget. On schedule. Start/End: 1993-2003 Completion: On budget. On schedule. Start/End: 2003-2009 Completion: On budget. On schedule. 27
STATION CONCEPTS
STATION CONCEPT: PARLIAMENT/PARLEMENT INTERIOR ENTRY 29
STATION CONCEPT: UOTTAWA STATION 30
STATION CONCEPT: TUNNEY S STATION EXTERIOR ENTRANCE 31
STATION CONCEPT: TUNNEY S STATION BIRDS EYE VIEW - PLATFORM LEVEL 32
STATION CONCEPT: TREMBLAY STATION 33
STATION CONCEPT: MAINTENANCE & STORAGE FACILITY Construction of the MSF will begin in the spring of 2013 with expected completion by the summer of 2015 34
PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE
CREATING A PUBLIC ART PROGRAM World class systems all include prominent public art Value added, enhances user experience and comfort Cultural tourism and economic development Create meeting places Provides points of reference and wayfinding Deterrent to vandalism
PERCENT FOR ART POLICY & BUDGET Capital projects over $2 million allocate 1% of the capital budget for public art Integrates site-specific, permanent public art The allocation must cover costs of releasing calls, competitions, art commissions, administration costs, and ongoing maintenance
COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT As part of the overall station design, public art will be part of public review at key junctures in the design process Stakeholder involvement for art selection and design review processes
AOO COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT Pimisi Station, at Lebreton Flats, has an Algonquin theme AOO has been fully involved in the design and selection processes A separate Call for Algonquin Artists and Artisans was released, with extensive outreach and assistance by AOO Artists are selected by First Nations jury members and will engage in continued outreach and consultation
PUBLIC ART PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: Ensure artistic excellence vis a vis stakeholder and public interests Develop 3-phased approach to public art opportunities Maximize budget opportunities from architecture and landscape architecture Design broad, open, fair, transparent procurement process
PHASE 1: INTEGRATED ARTWORK Artists on Design Team Integration with architectural signature Multiple opportunities available
INTEGRATED ARTWORKS Integrated artworks are those projects that are inextricably linked to the architectural and/or landscape design of the station. Artists will work directly with the design teams to design, develop, produce and install integrated artworks. These projects include: Roofs and Windscreens Landscape Architecture Design Platform Walls Station Tunnels Escalator Chambers
PHASE 2: STATION-SPECIFIC NON-INTEGRATED OPPORTUNITIES Integration with architecture/landscape, community engagement and urban design Freestanding opportunities within and adjacent to stations
PHASE 3: ONGOING PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES Station as Gallery Electronic Information Systems Smartphone Art Guides Interactive Artworks Print material
SCHEDULING/ARTIST PROCUREMENT: Retention of Artists on Station Design Teams will coincide with the design build process, optimizing system wide opportunities (2013) Open Calls to Artists will continue on into construction for stand-alone station-specific opportunities (until 2017) The scope of each Call will be determined by the context of each artistic approach
OBSERVATIONS ---- LESSONS LEARNED Federal and Provincial Governments are P3/AFP advocates and their funding policy is adapting to P3 payment models. P3 project design evolution is not yet well understood so communication with elected officials and stakeholders of these principles early on in the process is key. The results of the competitive process showed the value of being less prescriptive and resulted in very good submissions.
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