Other Issues that May Affect Commercial Close Requirements for Award and Execution of Contract SELECTION TO COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CLOSE Request for Proposal Revisions / Best and Final Offers

Experience with Alternative Financial Concepts Evaluating Alternative Technical Concepts and Alternative Financial Concepts Relationship Between Alternative Technical Concepts and the National Environmental Policy Act Alternative Technical Concepts and Alternative Financial Concept Process Reconsider Prior Decisions as Appropriate Continuing Dialog with Proposers - Revisions to Request for Proposal PERIOD FROM ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO SELECTION Project Definition, Risk Mitigation, and Other Activities Industry Review with Shortlisted Proposers Developing the Final Request for Proposal Developing the Draft Request for Proposal - Reference Documents

Addressing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise / Small Business Enterprise Requirements Developing Project Performance Requirements Developing the Draft Request for Proposal - Contract Terms Soliciting Teams for Multiple Project Delivery Structures Special Purpose Entity - Changes in Teams and Key Staff Technical, Financial, and Administrative Proposals Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Requirements Developing Draft Request for Proposals - Key Considerations DEVELOPING THE DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Developing the Request for Qualifications Selection Committee and Selection Official Developing Evaluation Structure and Procedures Developing an Organizational Conflicts of Interest Policy Public Access to Information or Open Records Ensuring Full, Fair, and Open Competition Evaluation Criteria and Submittal Requirements Early Contractor Involvement / Pre-Development Agreement Federal Participation / Private Activity Bonds Allocation Consultation with Stakeholders, Utility Owners, and Other Third Parties Developing Projections (Traffic, Ridership and Revenue) Strategies for Environmental and Regulatory Approvals The Role of State and Local Agencies in the NEPA and Permitting Processes The Concessionaire's Flexibility After Completion of the NEPA Process Due Diligence and Activities of State and Local Project Sponsors Project Screening, Value for Money and Financial Viability Assessment Setting the Stage for Successful Project Delivery Establishing Confidentiality and Organizational Conflict Policies Securing External Contractor / Advisor Support

Leadership and Decision-Maker Involvement Federal Environmental and Regulatory Requirements Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Financing Tolling of Federal-Aid Highway Facilities Funding from the Federal Highway Administration Overview of Federal Programs Providing Funding and Financing for Public-Private Partnerships State and Local Laws Affecting Public-Private Partnerships Comparison of P3 and Traditional Project Delivery Procurement Processes OVERVIEW OF PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE ISSUES RELEVANT TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Structure of the P3 Procurement Guidebook Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, U.S. Texas Department of Transportation North Tarrant Express Project, Fort Worth, Texas Maryland Purple Line Light Rail Transit System Virginia Department of Transportation I-495 Capital Beltway High-Occupancy Toll Lanes, Virginia What Are Public-Private-Partnership Agreements?

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