DELIVERING VALUE ON THE PORT OF MIAMI TUNNEL PROJECT

摘要

The Port of Miami Tunnel [POMT] Project is an excellent example of the value-for-money that can be achieved through public-private-partnerships. Estimated to cost over $1.2 Billion to construct prior to the solicitation of bids in 2008, the successful concessionaire awarded a $652 million design-build contract to Bouygues Civil Works Florida, Inc. [BOUYGUES] in October of 2009. The project is proceeding on schedule and on-budget for a May 2014 opening. Design-build bids are typically based upon an incomplete preliminary design and a contractor's assessment of risk based upon years of experience. While many successful design-build contractors perform value engineering during the bid stage to find innovative ways of satisfying the performance specifications at a lower cost and with a shorter construction duration, the real challenge occurs during the detailed design stage when the construction team must find ways to deliver the project on schedule and on budget. BOUYGUES undertook a formal value engineering [VE] study shortly after receiving authorization to proceed. Facilitated by Jacobs Engineering, the lead design consultant, the workshop brought twenty-nine (29) members of the construction and design teams together in a problem-solving atmosphere to share creative ideas and kick-start the project. Fifty-six (56) of almost two hundred (200) ideas developed through brainstorming sessions were developed into VE recommendations. BOUYGUES is implementing a significant percentage of the VE recommendations. In addition, a number of VE ideas led to further innovations in design or methods following the initial workshop. Most VE ideas were consistent with the performance specifications and were implemented during the course of design development. Although there is no Value Engineering Change Proposal [VECP] clause in the design-build agreement, BOUYGUES did agree to share savings with their client and the owner on one significant change. The following paper outlines the VE process that was followed on the POMT project and highlights some of the significant VE recommendations that are being implemented.