Transcript Recovery Act Update

TDOT's Approach to Economic
Stimulus Funding: Early Planning,
Implementation & Successes
RALPH COMER
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION
January 19, 2010
THE ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS
Pre-Planning
 During Fall 2008, TDOT developed a list of
potential projects:
 Ready
to let in 180 days (Sept. 1, 2009)
 List of projects provided to FHWA (Dec. 11, 2008)
 List totaled $850 million (road and bridge) and
$100 million (resurfacing)
 Posted on the TDOT website (Dec. 19, 2008)
Project Selection Criteria
 The final version of the ARRA was signed into
law on February 17, 2009
 Based on the Act and guidance from FHWA,
the following criteria were used in selecting
highway and enhancement projects:
 Eligible
for funding under federal aid guidelines
 Minimum of 80% of the funds will be utilized on
projects that can be awarded in 120 days
Project Selection Criteria Con’t
 Minimum
of 70% of the funds for projects
projected for completion within 3 years
 Minimum of 60% of the funds on projects that are
located in economically distressed areas under
either of the following:
 Counties
with unemployment rate 1% above national
average
 Counties with per capita income of 80% or less of the
national average
Project Selection Criteria Con’t
 Coordination
with other projects under
construction in the area
 Projects across an array of construction activities
(bridges, resurfacing, reconstruction, stage
construction, paving, etc.)
 Balance geographically (east-west, north-south,
urban-rural)
 Off-system bridges given priority consideration
Recovery Act Grant Awards
State of Tennessee
 The “Big Picture”:
Recovery Act Program
Total Award
Highway Infrastructure Investment
$572,701,043
Transit Capital Assistance
$73,244,842
Grants-in-Aid for Airports
$17,534,870
Grand Total of Awards to
State of Tennessee
$663,480,755
TDOT-Administered Funding
Highway Infrastructure Investment
Available Funding
Obligations
$486,035,876
$486,877,182
TDOT Total
as of December 31, 2009
Percentage Obligation: 99.8%
$469,696,151
Highway and
Bridges
$17,181,031
Enhancement-type
Projects
TDOT Projects Obligated: 315
TDOT-Administered Funding
Transit Capital Assistance
Available Funding
Obligations
$17,993,437
as of December 31, 2009
$21,168,758
TDOT Total
Percentage Obligation: 85%
TDOT-Administered Funding
Grants-in-Aid for Airports
Available Funding
Obligations
$4,568,353
as of November 20, 2009
$4,568,353
TDOT Total
Percentage Obligation: 100%
Sub-recipient:
Greeneville-Greene County
Municipal Airport
Recovery Act Expenditures
Recovery Act Program
Cumulative
Expenditures
Percent of Total
Obligations
$212,321,663
43.7%
Transit Capital Assistance
$4,873,903
27.1%
Grants-in-Aid for Airports
$715,455
15.7%
$217,911,021
42.8%
Highway Infrastructure
Investment
Grand Total
Data as of December 31, 2009
Recovery Act Discretionary Grants
Awarded
 EPA Truck Stop Electrification - $2,000,000

TDOT currently in competitive process to sub-award grant
money to truck stops
 Recovery Act Ferry Boat Discretionary - $3,000,000

Cumberland City Ferry, Stewart County
 On-the-Job Training/Support Services - $800,000
TIGER Grant Applications
 $1.5 billion available nationwide
Grant Application
Highway
I-40 Mississippi River "Hernando DeSoto" Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project
Interstate 69 Corridor Project - Obion County
U.S. 64 (SR-15) Highway Improvement Program - Hardeman County
U.S. 64 (SR-15) Highway Improvement Program - Lawrenceburg Bypass
U.S. 64 (SR-15) Highway Improvement Program - Lawrence County
U.S. 64 (SR-15) Highway Improvement Program - Wayne County
Subtotal - Highway
Amount of Application
$34.5 million
$98.0 million
$40.0 million
$65.0 million
$26.0 million
$25.0 million
$288.5 million
Transit
Statewide (Urban and Rural) Rail
Subtotal - Transit
$68.5 million
$68.5 million
Grand Total of All TIGER Grant Applications
$357 million
Tennessee participated in a 5-state joint application with PA, AL, MS, VA for the NorfolkSouthern Railway Crescent Corridor project
 TN portion of the Crescent Corridor request was $81.0 million

Early Success in Implementation
June
2009
April
2009
February
2009
Recovery
Act Passed
Over $1
million in
Total
Recovery
Act Payroll
TDOT met
50%
Obligation
requirement
March
2009
First bid
letting for
Recovery
Act projects
May
2009
Developed
New
Contractor
Reporting
System
July
2009
TN ranked
3rd in nation
for project
delivery
Recovery Act Jobs
Highway Infrastructure Investment
 Payroll paid to date: $28,309,407
 Total Hours Worked: 1,484,912
Data is cumulative through December 31, 2009
Obligations by Type of Work
As of November 20, 2009
Project Type of Work Description
# of Projects
% of Total
Projects
To Date
% of Total ARRA
Obligations to Date
44,553,042
1.4%
8.8%
ARRA Obligation
New Construction Roadway
4
$
Reconstruction, Added Capacity
15
213,688,104
5.3%
42.2%
Resurfacing
131
160,879,704
46.5%
31.8%
Restoration and Rehabilitation
1
4,768,267
0.4%
0.9%
Bridge Replacement, No Added Capacity
53
56,682,700
18.8%
11.2%
Preliminary Engineering
49
2,159,090
17.4%
0.4%
Right of Way
1
1,000,000
0.4%
0.2%
Safety
1
134,390
0.4%
0.0%
Traffic Management Engineering
7
3,000,000
2.5%
0.6%
Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles
12
11,286,231
4.3%
2.2%
Landscaping and Other Scenic Beautification
2
260,000
0.7%
0.1%
Rehabilitation/Operation of Historic Transportation
Buildings, Structures, or Facilities
5
7,473,386
1.8%
1.5%
Establishment of Transportation Museums
1
200,000
0.4%
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
TOTAL: Highway Infrastructure without Discretionary Project
282
$
506,084,914 *
* ARRA Obligation Total includes MPO Obligations
Recovery Act Reporting
 Weekly

Updates to Notice to Proceed/Contract Award Dates
 Monthly
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Project Status Report to FHWA
Employment Status Report to FHWA
T&I Committee Status Report
TRAM Status Reports
Status Report to FAA
Status Report to EPA
 Quarterly
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Section 1512 Report to OMB
Financial Status Report to EPA
Status Report to FTA
 Periodic
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Maintenance of Effort Status Report to FHWA
Initial Project Information Report to FHWA
Section 1511 Certifications on new Recovery Act projects
QA/QC Report Reviews by TDOT Staff
Major Milestone: Section 1512 Q4 Report
 State of Tennessee reports centrally on behalf of all state
agencies
 Section 1512 reports are to be submitted to the Office of
Management & Budget (OMB) every quarter
 For Q3 2009 report due October 10, 2009

Total reports submitted: 309
TDOT reports submitted: 259
 For Q4 2009 report due January 15, 2009

Total reports submitted: 329
TDOT reports submitted: 271
Transparency & Accountability
Reviews, Inspections, and Audits
 Federal
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DOT OIG Fraud Awareness Training – May & Oct 2009
DOT OIG In-Depth Project & Field Reviews– Nov 2009
FHWA National Review Team – Nov 2009
FHWA Project Field Reviews & Inspections – On-going
 State Comptroller
 Continual review of ARRA compliance
 TDOT Internal Audit
 Project Review of 2 contractors for ARRA compliance
Next Steps
 Prepare for Q1 2010 Section 1512 report submittal to
OMB
 Enhanced coordination with MPOs to ensure
obligation requirements will be met
 Monitor congressional actions for potential second
stimulus
 Prepare for award of TIGER Grants in January 2010
Questions?
Check out TDOT’s Recovery Act Website for more information:
www.tn.gov/tdot/recovery