Moving P3s Forward: AIAI Members Engage Virginia Leaders

Moving P3s Forward: AIAI Members Engage Virginia Leaders A MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY: While Virginia has long been recognized SUPPORTING VIRGINIA’s P3 LEADERS nationally as leading one of the strongest P3 The November 2017 election introduced Virginia programs, AIAI believes there are even more to a new administration, with a number of key opportunities for the use of the P3 model in the legislative leadership changes. The political and state and for leveraging even greater access to economic climate finds elected officials in unique private finance and investment to support the positions to address our Nation’s infrastructure infrastructure needs of the Commonwealth. crisis. AIAI Members shared practical insight into three key AIAI Members had the opportunity to engage opportunities to further increase private investment with key leaders involved in Virginia’s P3 in Virginia’s infrastructure assets. program during a fly-in, a series of meetings on January 29th and 30th, in Richmond. Recommendations AIAI and its Member firms facilitated access to 1. DEFINE PROCUREMENT METHOD PRIOR TO SOLICITATION legislators in the State Senate and VDOT to Prior to solicitations, AIAI recommended the discuss policies and best practices in support of identification of a preferred procurement method P3 legislation and procurement processes. AIAI that best meets the desired outcomes for both members engaged in meetings to highlight what the program and project, in order to ensure that is working well in Virginia and to make public and private partners are clear on recommendations to ensure continued process expectations for procurements. improvement to support a robust pipeline. 2. CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE P3 AIAI MEMBERS ENGAGE TO ADVOCATE PROCUREMENT MODEL THROUGHOUT THE AND EDUCATE FOR BEST PRACTICES COMMONWEALTH Virginia has long been a leader in protecting the AIAI recommended that the Commonwealth best interests of the public it serves through the build on its successful public outreach efforts by infrastructure projects it has delivered, including creating even more opportunities to provide through P3s. The Commonwealth’s use of Public education and information on the P3 model to Private Partnerships has delivered critical public the general public. As the use of the model infrastructure to citizens in a timely, and cost- broadens, AIAI encourages newer procuring effective manner. agencies to implement a similar community engagement and educational outreach program Key Messages to support all public infrastructure planning and development decision-making. There are opportunities to leverage the experiences of the professional staff of VDOT, 3. UTILIZE THE BROADLY ENABLING AUTHORITY IN as well as private sector knowledge transfer to PLACE deliver value to the taxpayers of Virginia. This AIAI recommended utilizing the broadly enabled includes capital projects in the transportation authority in place for alternative procurement sector, as well as expanding the use of P3s for delivery methods for applicable infrastructure municipal buildings or environmental projects. sectors supported by PPEA in Virginia. Moving P3s Forward: Virginia Department of Transportation, VDOT Robert H. Cary, P.E., Deputy Commissioner John Lawson, Chief Financial Officer Morteza Farajian, Director, Office of Public-Private Partnerships Department of Rail and Public Transit Jennifer Mitchell, Director, DRPT AIAI Member Participants: Vincent Bouchery, ADP Members of State Senate Jose Bustamante, STV Commonwealth of Virginia Rich Herlich, Fluor Senator Charles W. Carrico Michael Lapola, Globalvia Senator John Cosgrove Marshall Macomber, ThinkP3 | AIAI Senator Bill DeSteph Lenore Marema, SFAA Senator Barbara Favola Brent McKenzie, Transurban Senator Dave Marsden Sallye Perrin, WSP Senator Stephen Newman John Parkinson, AIAI Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (Staff only) Senator Richard L. Saslaw (Staff only) .

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