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I-270 and I-95/US 1 corridors
north of Washington, D.C. The
ICC has six lanes (three in each
direction) with variable-width
medians and a 60-mile-per-hour
design speed. The facility was
built to offer 100 percent electronic toll-collection capabilities;
tolls are assessed via transponder with no need for vehicles to
slow or stop. Allowing traffic to
flow between I-95 and I-270 by
the end of 2011 was the primary
completion target for the ICC
project. The project met its goal
in November 2011 and stayed
under budget.
To ensure widespread participation from local contractors, the
ICC was divided into four individual contracts, each with separate
joint-venture design-build teams.
Contract A was a 7.2-mile section
that included three major interchanges with 28 bridges, 21,000
linear feet (LF) of noise walls
and 530,000 tons of asphalt, bud- The Intercounty Connector (ICC) assesses all tolls electronically via transponder; there is no need for vehicles
geted at $478.7 million. Contract to slow or stop.
B had a $559.7 million value and
included a 7-mile section of road,
three interchanges with 14 bridges, 38,000 LF of by-the-book ProCurement
noise walls and 472,000 tons of asphalt. Valued at The ICC was solicited as a design-build con$513.9 million, Contract C included a 3.7-mile sec- tract with the intent of awarding the contract
tion of roadway with three major interchanges, 24 to a qualified design-builder who provided the
bridges, 9,000 LF of noise walls and 430,000 tons most advantageous combination of price and
of asphalt. And Contract D/E covers the final sec- quality. Procurement was accomplished using
tion of MD 200, which is targeted for completion in the two-step best-value process. The request
2014. This $89.3 million follow-up project includes for qualifications (RFQ) established a reduced
a 0.9-mile section of road that connects to US 1.
candidate list. The request for proposal (RFP)
MSHA was determined that the ICC would set a identified technical and price evaluation facnational standard for commitment to environmental tors designated as either pass/fail or subject to
protection and stewardship, which is reflected in the qualitative and descriptive ratings. Evaluation
project’s budget and risk allocation. Its cutting-edge, factors assessed the design-builders on a variety
$370-million environmental program represented 15 of factors, including environmental, innovation,
percent of the project’s total cost. The project includes financial capability and qualifications improvebridges that span 100-year floodplains; large, bot- ment, management approach, technical solutions
tomless culverts and right-of-way fencing designed and project support.
to direct wildlife migrations under the highway; and
As short-listed design-builders developed
measures to protect the quality and quantity of water proposals, t hey were per m it ted to subm it
in numerous streams, wetlands and fish habitats.
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