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35 <br /> <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 /> <br />Funding 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 /> <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 <br />receive feedback on 50% design. <br />• GoTriangle is working with the FTA to determine if additional work is needed regarding <br />proposed engineering updates. <br /> <br />Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) <br />• TOD is an opportunity to move planning and infrastructure in sustainable and equitable <br />ways. <br />• GoTriangle and Triangle J Council of Governments hosted opportunity summit on 2/6. <br />• Work with consultants and stakeholders is underway to further analyze joint <br />development opportunities. <br /> <br />Public Involvement <br />• GoTriangle hosted a very successful visioning workshop at the Hayti Heritage Center <br />on 1/16. <br />• Due to inclement weather, Chapel Hill workshop will be rescheduled with details to <br />come. <br />• GoTriangle public involvement team continues to track and respond to stakeholder <br />inquiries in accordance with the Public Involvement Plan. <br /> <br />Questions <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the funding and contingency page, and said there <br />is $102.5 million from other sources, which is 4%.