A concessionaire headed by Skanska Infrastructure Development will lead the Florida Dept. of Transportation's largest public-private partnership project to date: the $2.3-billion rebuild of Orlando's Interstate 4.
A joint venture of Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Granite Construction and Lane Construction will lead construction. HDR Engineering and Jacobs Engineering Group comprise the joint-venture lead engineer. The P3 project, which will add two tolled lanes in each direction for the length of the 21-mile-long corridor, also covers design, build, finance, operations and maintenance.
FDOT在4月宣布了该奖项，并预计将敲定一项40年的特许权协议，并于今年夏天晚些时候正式授予合同。该机构表示，特许权将因保持设施开放和充分维护而赚取可用付款。美国基础设施公司是提案者团队的运营和维护领导者。
FDOT表示，P3团队的财务建议包括Skanska基础设施开发和John Laing Investments Ltd.提供的1.05亿美元的股权，以及9.5亿美元的Tifia贷款和4.87亿美元的银行债务。
In addition to the rebuilding of general-use lanes, the project includes reconstruction of 15 major interchanges, construction of approximately 140 bridges and the addition of four variable-priced toll lanes, from west of Kirkman Road to east of state Road 434.
尽管FDOT先前入围了四个小组，但只有Skanska集团和由Fluor Enterprises和Kiewit基础设施South的团队符合该机构的财务标准，才被视为决赛入围者。
根据FDOT的说法，Skanska团队的日程安排和成本标准都获得了更高的成绩。Skanska领导的集团估计成本刚刚超过23亿美元，时间表为2,310个日历日。同时，Fluor/Kiewit团队的估计成本为25.3亿美元，时间表为2,442个日历日。
The department also noted that the Skanska team, called I-4 Mobility Partners, provided additional technical enhancements in its proposal, including direct connections from I-4 express lanes to state Road 408, additional auxiliary lanes and enhanced aesthetics. The agency expects construction to begin in 2015, with completion by 2021.
5/5/14-This article was updated with new details about the project's financing, cost and schedule provided by FDOT.
