Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN


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Interstate 35W Bridge - Legislative Hearings
Mississippi River Crossing in downtown Minneapolis

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Follow-up information from the Aug. 15 legislative hearing

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The following documents was provided to legislators in response to questions raised at the Aug. 15 legislative hearing regarding plans for reconstruction of the I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River.

Aug 15 hearing follow up letter from Betsy Parker, Office of Government Affairs

Transit options

Schematic of how light rail transit could be incorporated into the bridge design (Attachment A)

Emergency funding and declarations

Governor's Emergency Executive Order 07-09 (Attachment D1)
Thirty day extension from the State Executive Council (Attachment D2)
Presidential Emergency Declaration (Attachment D3)

Quality Control and cost savings

Quality Control in the design phase of a design- build project page(Attachment E1)
Quality Control in the construction phase of a desgin-build project (Attachment E2)
Cost savings on design-build projects (Attachment F1)
Average cost growth associated with traditional design-bid-build projects vs. design-build (Attachment F2)

Municipal Consent

Time line of Municipal Consent Process (Attachment G1)
Flow chart of the municipal consent process (Attachment G2)
Flow chart of appeal process for interstate projects (Attachment G3)
Flow chart of appeal process for non-interstate projects (Attachment G4)

Financial information

Testimony of Abby McKenzie, Director, Office of Investment Management, Mn/DOT, 8/15/07 (Attachment C)
Traffic Restoration Project Costs (Attachment H)
List of professional/technical contracts authorized to date (Attachment I)
Mn/DOT Metro District projects that have been programmed through the end of this fiscal year (Attachment J)
- Update Sept 26, 2007

Design-build process

Request for Qualifications for Design-Build Contract on I-35W in Minneapolis (Attachment B)
Flowcharts explaining the design-build process
- Attachment K1
- Attachment K2

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