Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director An Overview of the High-Speed Rail Construction Project Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Small Business Networking Event, Gilroy Library

A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE

• California is 8th Largest Economy in the World • Comparable to Northeast Corridor in Terms of Distance, Population

and Complexity • Transformative Investment • Connecting all California Population Centers

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: More Than A Transportation Program

• Curbs Congestion » LAX to SFO is the Busiest Short-Haul Market in US » 1 in 5 Flights out of LA Heads to Bay Area » Six of Top 30 Congested Urban Areas in US Located in California

• Population Growth » Estimated to Reach 50 Million by 2050

• Air Quality/Sustainability » Meets Goals of AB 32/SB 375 » Worst Air Communities in the Country

• Alternatives are Costly » 2-3 Times More Expensive

WHY HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA?

• High-Speed Rail Fills a Gap in California’s Infrastructure • Equivalent New Capacity Between SF-LA would cost $158 billion, and

would require: » 4,300 New Highway Lane Miles » 115 Additional Airport Gates » 4 New Runway Terminals

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: A MORE EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA

• Phase I: » 520 Miles » San Francisco to

Los Angeles/Anaheim

• Regional Improvements » Caltrain Electrification » LA Union Station Passing Tracks » Positive Train Control » Grade Separation

• Funding: » $3.3 Billion Federal and $4.7 Billion Prop 1A » 25% of Future Cap and Trade Proceeds

• Environmental Clearances: » Merced to Fresno: May 2012 » Fresno to Bakersfield: June 2014

• Construction Packages: » CP 1: Executed in August 2013, Under $1 Billion » CP 2-3: Executed June 10, 2015 » CP4: RFP Released and 5 Teams Qualified to Bid

• Official Groundbreaking in January

• Work is Underway

KEY PROGRAM MILESTONES

• Ag Conservation & Preservation » Department of Conservation Solicits Farmland Mitigation Proposals » 5,000 Acres of Permanent Easements in the Central Valley

• Tier 4 Construction Equipment: » Engines Meet Nation’s Most Stringent Standards

• Mitigation with A Difference: » Lazy K Mitigation Site • 530 Acres for Habitat Mitigation Activities

» Westervelt Ecological Services Selected for Habitat Mitigation in Central Valley

• Voluntary Emissions Reduction Agreement (VERA): » MOU with San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District » Zero Net Emissions » Replaces Aging Equipment Including Tractors and Irrigation Pumps

KEY ENVIRONMENTAL MILESTONES

• Electrification of the Caltrain Corridor » Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board – Environmental Review

Underway • Transbay Terminal

» Construction Proceeding • Station Area Planning

» Gilroy & San Jose

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: ELECTRIFICATION & CONNECTIVITY

• Construction Package 1 » 29 Miles Between Madera and Fresno » Work is Underway

• Construction Package 2-3 » 65 Miles Between Fresno and Tulare-Kern County Line » Environmental Clearances Complete » Design-Build Contract Execution Expected in Spring

• Construction Package 4 » 22 Miles Between Tulare-Kern County Line and North of Bakersfield » Environmental Clearances Complete » 5 Teams Qualified to Bid » RFP Released

CENTRAL VALLEY: BACKBONE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL

• Palmdale to Burbank/Burbank to Los Angeles » Public & Community Feedback » Palmdale: Golden Spike

• Connectivity & Bookend Projects » Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP) » Grade Separations

• Station Area Planning » Palmdale, Burbank & LA Union Station

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ACCELERATION & CONNECTIVITY

• Program Planning • Project Management • Preliminary Engineering • Project Planning and Environmental Approval • ROW Acquisition • Design • Construction • Contract Compliance • Operations & Maintenance

DELIVERY PHASES

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION MIXES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXPERTISE

Chief Program Manager and Deputy

Chief Program Manager

Design & Construction

CEO

Real Property Environment

Program Management Team

Private ~90% total staff

Public ~10% total staff

Regional Consultants

Project Management

Contract Compliance

Operations and

Maintenance

Transportation / Commercial

Planning Engineering

Risk Manager

Project and Construction Management

Rail Delivery Partner

Program Delivery Integration

Transitioning to

• 30% Goal for Small Business

Participation » 10% Disadvantaged Business

Enterprises (DBE) » 3% Disabled Veteran Business

Enterprises (DVBE)

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

• Preliminary/Construction Phase Jobs

» Planners – Transportation, Environmental Urban » Engineers – Civil, Mechanical/Industrial, Rail Architectural, Computer,

Geotechnical Electrical » Managers/Workers – Contracts, Compliance, Project, Program, Risk » Surveyors » Estimators » Right of Way Agents » Outreach/Public Relations » Construction Workers/Trades

HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS

• Post Construction/Permanent Jobs

» Trainset Procurement » Railcar Manufacturer/Assembly » Operation Planners » Station Managers/Workers » Passenger Service/Reservation Agents » Train Operators/Workers » Train Dispatchers/Signaling » Train/System Security » Maintenance Engineers » Maintenance Workers – Infrastructure, Train, Station, Track

HIGH-SPEED RAIL JOBS

• Approximately 65 Miles

• East American Avenue in Fresno to One Mile North of the Kern/Tulare County Line

• Includes At-Grade and Aerial Structure – Six Viaducts, Six Bridges, One Undercrossing and 30 Overhead Structures

• June 2015: $1.2 Billion Contract Executed with Dragados/Flatiron

• Limited Notice to Proceed issued

• PCM: Arcadis

CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 2-3

• Approximately 22 Miles

• One Mile North of Kern/Tulare County Line to Poplar Avenue

• Estimated Contract Value $400-500 Million

• At-grade and aerial sections, three grade separations, realignment of local roads and BNSF tracks

• Timeline » May 27: RFP Released » Fall: Proposals Due » Early 2016: Authority Board Awards

Contract

CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 4

• June 9: Authority Board Awards Contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff Team

• Parsons Brinkerhoff – Multinational Engineering and Design Firm » Network Rail Consulting – United Kingdom Network Rail Manager » LeighFisher – Global Management Consulting Firm

• Expands Role of Program Management Team (PMT) from Planning and Preliminary Design to Include Program Management, System Integration and Delivery » Program Delivery and Operations » Accelerating Sections Concurrently to Deliver System Sooner » Integration High-Speed Rail Sections and Stations

• Contract Expires in 2022 » Corresponds with Planned High-Speed Rail Operations

RAIL DELIVERY PARTNER

• Average Americans: » 6% Decrease in Miles Driven in 2011 vs. 2004

• Drivers 16-34 Years: » 23% Less Miles Driven from 2001 to 2009

• Ownership Alternatives: » Bike, Zip Car, Lyft, Uber, Mega Bus

• Embrace Public Transport » Los Angeles Metro and Metrolink » BART and Muni (Bay Area) » Amtrak

MILLENNIAL GENERATION

• Support and Educate Others on this Transformative Investment in California’s Future

• #Iwillride Social Media Campaign » Engage & Educate

• #Iwillride Youth Advocacy Campaign » Increase Millennial Support

SOCIAL MEDIA: #IWILLRIDE

THANK YOU

Ben Tripousis, Northern Regional Director (408) 277-1085 ben.tripousis@hsr.ca.gov

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Northern California Regional Office California High-Speed Rail Authority 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Suite 206 San Jose, CA 95113 www.hsr.ca.gov