Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 27 - TOLL PROJECTS › Subchapter A - COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS › Section 27.5 - Unsolicited Proposals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  Private entities may submit unsolicited proposals to the department requesting
				  participation in an eligible project. Unsolicited proposals that comply with
				  the requirements of this section shall be processed in accordance with the
				  requirements of this section.
(b)
				  Proposal contents. A proposal requesting department participation in a proposed
				  project shall be filed with the department and must include the following
				  information:
(1) the limits, scope, and
				  location of the proposed project, including, where applicable and available,
				  project length, project termini, number of lanes and lane miles, number and
				  type of structures, and preliminary right-of-way requirements;
(2) all proposed interconnections with other
				  transportation facilities and improvements to those facilities that will be
				  necessary if the project is developed;
(3) if available, a conceptual project design
				  and preliminary geotechnical information;
(4) information describing how the project
				  will be consistent with the Statewide Transportation Plan and, if appropriate,
				  with the metropolitan transportation plan developed by the metropolitan
				  planning organization;
(5) the
				  results expected from project implementation, including anticipated financial
				  performance and improvement to mobility and capacity, and the critical factors
				  for the project's success;
(6) all
				  studies previously completed by the proposer concerning the project;
(7) information concerning the experience,
				  expertise, technical competence, and qualifications of the proposer and of each
				  member of the proposer's management team and of other key employees,
				  consultants, and subcontractors, including the name, address, and professional
				  designation of each member of the proposer's management team and of other key
				  employees, consultants, and subcontractors, the capability of the proposer to
				  undertake the proposed project, and information responsive to the evaluation
				  criteria listed in §
											27.4(d)
				  of this subchapter;
(8) a specific
				  description of the level and nature of participation sought from the
				  department, including technical support and financial participation, and the
				  desired schedule for that participation;
(9) to the extent then available, information
				  relevant to the department's performance of its environmental review
				  responsibilities under §
											27.3(l) and
				  (m) of this subchapter;
(10) a description of potential social,
				  economic, and environmental impacts and potentially competing facilities,
				  including the potential impacts of competing facilities on the proposed
				  project;
(11) other information of
				  probable interest to the department; and
(12) the proposal review fee required by
				  §
											27.3(h)
				  of this subchapter.