AASHTO Internal/External Audit Subcommittee

CDOT’s Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Charles Meyer CDOT Recovery Act Coordinator 1

The Recovery Act Summary

    Why is ARRA so important Allocation and Planning Delivery Lessons Learned 2

What Was at Stake?

   Reputation and Public Trust Funding Integrity  Contributing Factors: – Increased national scrutiny  GAO focus state – Added provisions in ARRA that posed new risks    Reporting data EDA Timelines 3

Allocation and Planning

 Planning  Allocations * DRCOG reduced by $18.6M flex to FTA = $37.3M

– Highway - $385.3M

* Statewide total reduced by $18.6M flex to FTA = $385.3

– Transit - $121.3M ($12.5M CDOT) – Airports - $37M – Discretionary Grant - $900k – Workforce Training - $610k 4

Program and Project Requirements

 Governor Certifications – MOE, 1511, 1607     Competitive Procedures TIP, STIP Prohibited Uses Specifications – DBE, OJT, ARRA Sign, Buy America, Davis-Bacon, Jobs Reporting 5

Project Selection and Delivery

 Project Types – Highway        Reconstruction – 33% Resurfacing - 25% Bridge construction, replacement, repair – 15% Safety – 10% Pedestrian and Bicycles – 15% Landscaping, buildings – 2% Training – 0.2% – Transit     New construction Upgrades New equipment Operating 6

ARRA Projects – CDOT Examples

• Rehabilitation, resurfacing, reconstruction, new construction, safety, mobility, enhancement, cable guardrail, bridges, roundabouts, shoulders, passing lanes, bike path, signals, intelligent transportation systems devices, interchanges, intersections • I70 Frisco to Vail Resurfacing ($10M Total / $8M ARRA) • • • US 85 / C470 Santa Fe Flyover ($26M / $5M) US 24 Bridge Replacement in Peyton ($3.5M / $3.5M) I70 Exit 116 Interchange congestion relief in Glenwood Springs ($3M / $2.5M) • • • SH 34 Brush to Akron Chip Seal ($1.8M / $1.7M) US 160 Shaw Creek to Del Norte, 2 phases ($9.5M / $9M) C470 Resurfacing and Bike Path Santa Fe to I25 ($32M / $31.5) • • I70 Median Cable Rail installation ($0.3M / $0.3M) SH 340 Fruita Signalization ($1.7M / $1.6M) 7

ARRA Projects – Local Agency Projects

         CCC Bakerville to Loveland Recreation Trail ($0.9M Total / $0.9M ARRA) Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs ($46.3M / $35.0M) Pueblo Veteran’s Memorial Bridge ($1.2M / $0.6M) Hayden Sidewalk and Safe Route to School ($0.4M / $0.3M) Loveland Traffic Operations Center Upgrades ($0.1M / $0.1M) Bayfield US 160 Business Route sidewalks ($0.2M / $0.2M) Huron Street Concrete Reconstruction ($3.9M / $3.9M) Hugo Union Pacific RR Roundhouse Restoration ($0.7M / $0.5M) Bent County Courthouse Sitework ($0.4M / $0.1M) 8

ARRA Projects – Transit

  CDOT Projects – Summit County Maintenance Garage – Statewide Buses – Funds for operating Local Transit Authorities’ Projects – Denver Union Station – Transit centers, facilities, buses, vans, vehicle locators, fare collection, transit stop improvements 9

How we’ve done …

    Deadlines – Highway June 30 th obligation met May 11 th – Highway 1 year obligation met February 8 th – Transit March 2 deadline met Provisions – Jobs and economic growth – Expeditious delivery – EDA Reporting Relationships 10

ARRA Intent – Jobs Creation

  Jobs definition – direct, on the project Highway / Transit through June 30 – People – About 2300 per month – Hours – 1,500,000 – FTE – 710 – Payroll - $42.3M

– Paid to contractors - $150M 11

ARRA’s Impact

 FY2008-2009 Construction Program w/o ARRA  $305M  With ARRA  $690M  Historical Construction Program 12

Current Highway Status

   Currently 99% obligated 111 projects planned – Awarded 101 contracts  65 projects under construction  4 yet to begin  32 projects complete – 10 to be advertised by mid-Sept 45% expended 13

Transit Status

  100% obligated by FTA   CDOT – Rural Transit, $12.5M

Urbanized Transit Authorities, $108.5M

Summary    40 projects or grants planned Awarded 31 projects worth $78M – 8 of those complete Expended $35M 14

Lessons Learned

     Savings, re-obligation, funds assignment Focus on LA projects Deadlines Transparency, Accountability ARRA provisions 15

Continued Vigilance

  Constant risk analysis Goal: 100% use of ARRA 16

Accountability and Transparency

   Reporting Process – OMB – House T&I – FHWA Auditing – GAO – FHWA NRT – CBO – State Auditor Media Requests 17

How Have We Been Successful?

 Teamwork!

– Internal to CDOT  HQ Staff and Regions – Project Support and Delivery – Partnership  with Locals  with the Industry  With FHWA  – Risk Assessment and Stewardship Agreement With Governor’s Office 18

Communication and Outreach

       Weekly CDOT-FHWA Meetings Coordination with FTA and transit agencies Local Agency Workshops Small Business Outreach Governor’s Office Public and Internal CDOT Website 19

Controls

   Accounting SAP Business practices and processes 20

Additional Information

   National: www.recovery.gov

Colorado: www.colorado.gov/recovery CDOT: www.coloradodot.info/projects/arra/ $141.4 M Required May 5, 2009 $140.4 M 21

Thank You

Charles Meyer CDOT Recovery Act Coordinator 720.425.6587

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