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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />31 <br />GoTriangle <br />Durham - Orange Light Rail <br />Transit Project Quarterly Update <br />February 2018 <br />Status of the Transit Plans <br />• GoTriangle Annual Report <br />• Bus and Infrastructure Improvements <br />• Short -range Transit Planning <br />• Public Involvement <br />• Durham - Orange Staff Working Group <br />• New Administrator Mo Devlin <br />Matthew Clark, GoTriangle Government Affairs Manager, presented this portion of the <br />PowerPoint: <br />Light Rail Overview and Update <br />• Region is still on track for a federal investment of over $1.23 billion. <br />• Budget for the capital cost of the project is still set upon entry into engineering at roughly <br />$2.47 billion. <br />• Light rail engineering approaches the 50% design milestone in February. <br />Contracts and DBE Participation <br />• General Engineering Consultant (HDR) <br />• Program Management Consultant (HNTB) <br />• Construction Management Consultant (Gannett Fleming /WSP joint venture) <br />• DBE goals and workforce development <br />• GEC contract valued at $81.3 million. 93% remains. <br />• PMC contract valued at $28 million. 96% remains. <br />• DBE participation goals set at 14% and 15 %. So far 24 DBE firms have participated. <br />Fundinq and Contingency <br />• The project remains eligible for roughly $1.238 billion in federal grant funds. <br />• Durham County has committed $738.4 million or roughly 30% of the capital budget. <br />• Orange County has committed $149.5 million or roughly 6% of the capital budget. <br />• We are seeking $247 million from North Carolina and roughly $102.5 million from other <br />sources. <br />• At entry to Engineering, contingency was $531 million, which includes $168 million <br />unallocated. <br />• GoTriangle carefully manages financial risk through its FTA mandated Risk and <br />Contingency Management Plan. <br />Schedule and Design Progress <br />• Critical paths are advancing design and initiating certain right of way acquisition <br />activities (ROMF). <br />• ROMF acquisition, annexation, and rezoning <br />• 50% Design complete in March 2018. <br />• Current schedule goal is execution of FFGA in September 2019. <br />• GoTriangle is working with various stakeholder groups and local governments to receive <br />feedback on 50% design. <br />