A TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT

IN CALIFORNIA’S FUTURE Diana Gomez, Central California Regional Director

Society of American Military Engineers - SAME

November 12, 2014

Garden Grove, CA

•California - 8th Largest Economy in the World

•Comparable to Northeast Corridor

»Distance, Population & Complexity

• Transformational Investment

•Connects all California Population Centers

MORE THAN A TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

• Transformative Projects Have Never Been Easy

•Golden Gate Bridge:

» “Upside-Down Rat Trap that will Mar the Beauty of the Bay”

»2,000 Plus Lawsuits

•BART: Called the Train to Nowhere

•State Water Project & UC System:

»Single Vote Margins

•Where would we be without them?

CHALLENGES OF TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS

• Curbs Congestion

» LAX to SFO is the Busiest Short-Haul Market in US

» 1 in 6 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?

Our System will Tie California Economies Together:

» Within & Between Regions

» Smaller Cities to Major Markets

» Expand Location Decisions

» Link Suppliers, Manufactures, Shippers and Customers

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA

KEY MILESTONES

• 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, Under $1 Billion

» CP 2-3 Bids Submitted to Authority, Execution Expected in 2015

• Voluntary Emissions Reduction Agreement (VERA):

» MOU with San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District

» Offsets Construction Emissions

» Replaces Aging Equipment Including School Bus Engines and Irrigation Pumps

NEXT STEPS WITH CAP & TRADE REVENUES

• Advance Multiple Segments

of High-Speed Rail at the

Same Time

• Complete Planned Regional

Transportation Improvements

• Establish an Interstate High-

Speed Rail System with a

Connection from Palmdale to

Las Vegas

•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

» Procuring Design-Build Contractor

CENTRAL VALLEY: BACKBONE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL

• 85 Mile Route

• Travels from Bakersfield Over

Tehachapis into Antelope Valley

Roughly Parallel to State Route

58 and State Route 14

• Stations proposed in Bakersfield

and Palmdale

• Closes Gap Between Northern

and Southern California

BAKERSFIELD TO PALMDALE PROJECT SECTION

• Palmdale to Burbank/Burbank to Los Angeles » Public Scoping and 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

• Approximately 45-Mile Corridor

• Connects the Antelope Valley

to the San Fernando Valley

• Two Stations:

» Palmdale Transportation Center

» Burbank Airport Station

• Connectivity to:

» High Desert Corridor

» Metrolink Hollywood Way Station

» Regional Intermodal

Transportation Center

PALMDALE TO BURBANK PROJECT SECTION

• Approximately 15-Mile Corridor

• Connects San Fernando Valley

to Downtown Los Angeles

• Two Stations:

» Burbank Airport Station

» Los Angeles Union Station

• Connectivity to:

» Metrolink Hollywood Way Station

» Regional Intermodal

Transportation Center

» Los Angeles Union Station

BURBANK TO LOS ANGELES PROJECT SECTION

• 30 Mile Route

• Connects Los Angeles Union

Station and Anaheim Regional

Transportation – Intermodal

Center

• Stations - Los Angeles Union

Station, Midway Point, Anaheim

• Second Most Heavily Traveled

Passenger Rail Corridor in the

U.S.

LOS ANGELES TO ANAHEIM PROJECT SECTION

LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO PROJECT SECTION

• 167 Mile Route

•Will Take High-Speed Rail East

From Los Angeles to the Inland

Empire Cities of Pomona, and

Ontario,Then Turn South Along

Either Along I-215 or I-15 to

San Diego

• 30% Goal for Small Business

Participation

» 10% Disadvantaged Business

Enterprises (DBE)

» 3% Disabled Veteran Business

Enterprises (DVBE)

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA: Small Businesses

• Targeting: California

• Construction: Direct, Indirect Jobs

in Hard-Hit Sectors

• Permanent: Rail Modernization

Creates Efficiencies Statewide

CONNECTING CALIFORNIA: JOBS

•CP 2-3 Design-Build HSR 13-57

»Three World Class Teams Competing for Design-Build Contract

»Estimated Value – Approximately $1.5 - $2 Billion

»Proposals Submitted Evaluated and Scored to Determine Best

Overall Value - 30% Technical and 70% Price

»Includes at-grade and aerial structures - six viaducts, six bridges,

one undercrossing and 30 overhead structures

• April 2: Released Request for Proposal (RFP)

• October 30: Three Formal Proposals Submitted to Authority

• Early 2015: Anticipated Contract Award

CURRENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES

• RFQ #HSR 14-42

» Palmdale to Burbank Project Section

» 5 Year Duration

» Estimated Contract Value - $56 Million

• RFQ #HSR 14-39

» Burbank to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Sections

» 5 Year Duration

» Estimated Contract Value - $51 Million

• RFQ Timeline (subject to change)

» October 20: Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Release

» December 5: Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) Due to Authority

» December 29: Notice of Selection

» February 17, 2015 – Anticipated Contract Awards

REGIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

Palmdale to Burbank & Burbank to LA/Anaheim

• Scope of work includes:

» Environmental Documentation

» Conceptual Engineering

» Preliminary Engineering for Procurement

» Preparation Alternative Deliver Contract Documents (Design-Build or

Other)

» Stakeholder and Agency Coordination

» Activities to Support Regional “Bookend” Projects

» Station and Station Area Planning, Sustainability, Private Investment

Opportunities, Project Phasing and Implementation Planning

REGIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

• Off-the-Shelf Proven Technology » Modified for North American Requirements

• Comply with Buy America and Buy California Provisions

• Capable of More than 200 Miles Per Hour

• Minimum of 450 Passenger Seats

» October 2: Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI)

» October 22: 10 Trainset Manufacturers Submit Expressions of Interest

(EOI)

Alstom Transportation, Inc. Marnell Transportation

AnsaldoBreda S. p. A. Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.

Bombardier Transit Corp. Siemens Industry, Inc.

CSR Corporation Sungroup USA & World Harmony City

Hyundai Rotem Co. Talgo, Inc.

HIGH-SPEED TRAINSET PROCUREMENT

THANK YOU

Diana Gomez, Central California Regional Director

(559) 445-5172 diana.gomez@hsr.ca.gov

Headquarters

California High-Speed Rail Authority

770 L Street, Suite 620

Sacramento, CA 95814

www.hsr.ca.gov

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