State Rail Partnerships
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State Rail PartnershipsColorado DOT (CDOT) Project Coordination
Ronnie DickeyCDOT Railroad Program Manager, Project Support Colorado has two Class 1 Railroads
• BNSF Railway Company (BNSF)
• Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR)
CDOT Partnership efforts with: BNSF June 31, 2013 CDOT/BNSF Memo of Understanding (MOU) (non-binding agreement) • Assigns liaisons and commits to partnering.• Defines project review process with response commitments.• Commits to develop standard project agreements.• Defines a Project tracking process –
RR Project Tracking Spreadsheet updated monthly (next slide)
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CDOT Partnership efforts with: BNSF Established monthly call-in project status coordination meeting with BNSF liaison in Kansas City.
Intend to execute a Master Agreement. (Details later)
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CDOT Partnership efforts with:
UPRR
CDOT intends to execute a MOU with UPRR. (similar to BNSF MOU)
Meet as needed on projects with Manager of Industry & Public Projects at office located in Denver. March 1, 2012 CDOT/UPRR Master Agreement (5 year contract) with General Provisions in agreement with typical Supplements for:• RR Preliminary Engineering review costs • Section 130 rail highway at-grade crossing safety
improvements • RR flagging and protective services• Currently working on Amendment to add Supplement for
Force Account RR work.
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SHRP2
CDOT selected for the SHRP2 Lead Adopter Incentive for Round 2 Implementation Assistance funds ($75k) from FHWA for Railroad-DOT Mitigation Strategies (R16).
CDOT will:
• Develop flow chart to document the CDOT-Railroad contracting process with expected timelines
• Develop and finalize the Master Agreement with BNSF (similar to UPRR)
• Develop and finalize Standard Project Agreements for:• new grade separation projects• grade separated bridge replacement projects• at-grade crossing improvement projects• signal interconnect projects
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Challenges
Turn-over of personnel, both with CDOT and RRs. Need to document processes and standardize contracts.
Changing processes, e.g. budgeting and authorizations, Design/Build & CMGC project delivery, SAP data entry, RR tracking programs, etc.
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Thank You!
Questions?
Contact information:
Ronnie DickeyCDOT Railroad Program ManagerPhone: (303) [email protected]
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