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PPEA/PPTA Bulletin - July 2, 2007
by
Christopher D. Lloyd, McGuireWoods Consulting
1. Dulles rail cost details emerge, gets Fairfax
endorsement
Board gets gander at Dulles cost details
Fairfax County Times, May 29, 2007
Little detail public on rail contract
Fairfax County Times, May 29, 2007
High-Wire Act: The Fairfax supervisors should vote for
elevated rail
Washington Post, June 10, 2007
Dulles Toll Road ruling is appealed
Examiner, June 11, 2007
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project: Design-Build Contract for
Phase I
2. Lawyers speak out on FHWA PPP legislation
May 2, 2007 letter from the American Bar Association
criticizing the model Public Private Partnership statute
issued by the FHWA.
3. Virginia agencies grapple with IT PPEA
Agencies feeling the crunch
Roanoke Times, June 10, 2007
4. Hampton Roads Transit seeks PPEA for new
transportation hub
Recent solicited PPEA
proposal from Hampton Roads Transit for a new
transportation hub in Norfolk, Virginia.
5. Roanoke solicits PPEA for new police academy
View solicited PPEA for the new Roanoke City Police Academy
6. Congress again weighs in against PPP deals
Two recent documents from the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee further outlining the concerns of
Congressmen Oberstar and DeFazio about state PPP deals.
View Press Release and PPP
position letter.
7. Bedford Schools PPEA deal advances
Staunton River plans move ahead
News & Advance, June 10, 2007
Comprehensive agreement approved
Bedford Bulletin, June 13, 2007
8. New PPEA model guidelines out for public comment
Documents issued by the Virginia Division of Legislative
Services showing the results of the PPEA Model Guidelines
Work Group to develop new model guidelines for the PPEA to
reflect changes made by the 2007 General Assembly.
Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act
of 2002, Model Guidelines
2007 Work Plan, Senate Bill
756 Work Group
9. Fredericksburg solicits PPEA for Executive Plaza
refurbishments
Solicited PPEA from the City of Fredericksburg for
renovating a downtown municipal office building.
10. Fairfax PPEA for Wiehle Avenue development
collapses
Wiehle Ave. redevelopment falls through
Examiner, June 19, 2007
11. North Carolina looks to toll Cape Fear Bridge
State studies toll roads
Winston-Salem Journal, June 21, 2007
12. Prince William seeks competing bids for road
package
Public notice from Prince William County for an
unsolicited PPTA proposal recently received by the County.
13. VDOT reports on 460 progress
Report given at the June
Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting on the
findings of the Independent Review Panel regarding the Route
460 PPTA project.
14. Pennsylvania looks to toll I-80, kills Turnpike
concession
House plan would make I-80 a toll road
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 2007
15. Greenway toll hike takes effect
Greenway Drivers Face Dilemma
Washington Post, July 1, 2007
16. James City receives PPTA for Skiffes Creek project
An unsolicited proposal notice from James City County
for improvements in the county. |
