Ohio Demonstration Project: Best-Value Design Build Contracting for Construction of I-71/I-670 Interchange in Columbus, OH

As a part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highways for LIFE initiative, a Federal grant of $1,000,000 was provided to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for this project, which was in addition to FHWA’s 80 percent contribution under the Federal-aid highway funding program. This project is a result of ODOT’s I‐70/I‐71 Split Planning Study, Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision, which described a program of construction projects for reconstruction of the existing interstate highways in and around the central business district of Columbus. The project consisted of reconstruction of the I‐71/I‐670 interchange, including 0.58 miles of I‐71 and 1.16 miles of I‐670. The project also included construction of connections between the freeways and the local urban corridor street system and a total of 19 bridge structures, including 2 long curved bridges over the interchange area (I‐670 eastbound and the connector road from I‐670 eastbound to I‐ 71 northbound). The key innovation of this project was a two-step best-value based design-build (DB) procurement method of contracting for construction. The DB method is an innovative contracting technique which allows the contractors to develop and propose innovative design methodologies and optimize their capabilities. DB is not a standard practice for ODOT and this type of contracting was expected to cut construction time in half

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/summary/pdf_2/ohio-i-71%20and%20i-670-interchange-report.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54200
• Corporate Authors:

  Applied Research Associates, Incorporated

  100 Trade Center Drive, Suite 200
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Infrastructure
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lee, Hyung
• Publication Date: 2015-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Technical Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Construction projects; Contracting; Demonstration projects; Design build; Interstate highways; Reconstruction
• Geographic Terms: Columbus (Ohio)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01580949
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 20 2015 5:12PM