Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 5 - FINANCE › Subchapter E - PASS-THROUGH FARES AND TOLLS › Section 5.53 - Proposal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Proposal requirements. A public or
				  private entity may submit in writing to the department a proposal for a project
				  or a series of projects to be developed under a pass-through agreement. The
				  proposal must include:
(1) a description of
				  the project, including the project limits, connections with other
				  transportation facilities, any services to be provided, and the geographic area
				  affected;
(2) an application, on a
				  form provided by the department, that includes all scope and estimate
				  documentation forms and related attachments and any other materials and
				  information required by the application;
(3) a statement of the benefits anticipated
				  to result from completion of the project, including the economic development
				  potential in the area, reduced congestion on the state highway system, enhanced
				  safety, and improved air quality in the region;
(4) a description of and documentation
				  evidencing the local public support for the project and any local public
				  opposition;
(5) a proposed project
				  development and implementation schedule, including an estimated date when the
				  project will be open to traffic;
(6) a description of the entity's experience
				  in developing highway projects, if the proposer is a public entity and if the
				  proposal is for the development of a highway project by that entity;
(7) a description of the entity's experience
				  in developing railway projects, if the proposer is a public entity and if the
				  proposal is for the development of a railway project by that entity;
(8) complete 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
				  or consultants, including the name, address, and professional designation of
				  each member of the proposer's management team and of other key employees or
				  consultants, and the capability of the proposer to develop the proposed
				  projects, if the proposer is a private entity and if the proposal is for the
				  development of a project by that entity;
(9) financial information sufficient to show
				  the financial strength and capability of the proposer to develop and complete
				  the project, or to make all projected future payments if the proposal is for
				  the development of a project by the department;
(10) the total amount and period of
				  reimbursement requested and proposed pass-through payment schedule;
(11) the project funding sources and amounts
				  proposed for each of the project cost categories including design, development,
				  financing, construction, maintenance, and operation;
(12) the type of funding and other kinds of
				  department contributions and participation requested for the project, other
				  than reimbursement from the pass-through toll program;
(13) for a highway project, a statement
				  indicating whether the proposer intends for the project to be tolled and, if
				  the proposer intends for a tolled project to be first opened to traffic as a
				  non-tolled highway, the approximate date on which the highway will begin to be
				  tolled;
(14) a statement indicating
				  whether the proposer intends to enter into a comprehensive development
				  agreement, if the proposer is a private entity and if the proposal is for the
				  development of a project by that entity;
(15) a statement indicating whether the
				  entity has or intends to designate a contiguous geographic area in the
				  jurisdiction of the entity as a transportation reinvestment zone under
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 222, Subchapter E, if the proposer is a public
				  entity;
(16) a statement indicating
				  whether the project is intended to function as part of a hurricane evacuation
				  route; and
(17) a statement
				  indicating whether the project has application to a military base realignment
				  or closure.