HIGHWAY 407 ETR - EXPRESS TOLL ROUTE INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD VERSUS TRADITIONAL DESIGN/BID/BUILD

摘要

Early in 1997, the first phase of the $1 billion, 69 km all-electronic Highway 407ETR Express Toll Route in thernGreater Toronto Area opened to traffic, just two and a half years after start of construction. The project is beingrndeveloped, designed constructed and operated and maintained through an innovative public-private partnership betweenrnthe Ontario government through the Ontario Transportation Capital Corporation (OTCC) and Canadian HighwaysrnInternational Corporation (CHIC) under the single largest public infrastructure contract in the country's history.rnPhase two is scheduled for opening before the end of 1998.rnTraditionally in Ontario the delivery approach for large highway construction projects had been to divide them intornmultiple design and construction packages and procure each package through a design/bid/construct approach. Underrnsuch a process, and with limited annual budget allocations, Highway 407 was scheduled to be delivered over a 20rnyear period.rnA new approach was required to deliver the project in a four year period and at a lower cost. With less than 30% ofrnthe design completed, design, approvals and construction had to proceed concurrently rather than "tail-to-tail" throughrntraditional methods.rnThis paper discusses the design/build approach for Highway 407 as implemented by CHIC and OTCC. Comparisonsrnare made with traditional project delivery by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). The primary aspectsrnreviewed include: Single Point Responsibility; Integrated Team Approach; Proactive Review Process; StagedrnDesign Delivery, Focused Contract Design/Documentation Product; and Focused Quality Assurance.