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The commission approved the minutes for the January 6, 2025 meeting and the consent docket. It approved a set of statewide on-demand engineering contracts for services including community engagement, bridge rehabilitation, ADA improvements, and bridge inspection services; firms selected included Freese and Nichols, Garver, Stantec, WSB, Atkins, Walter P. Moore, and others. The commission also approved several project-specific engineering contracts: CPNY Incorporated (I-40 in Canadian County preliminary engineering, contract not to exceed $2,212,515) and Grossman and Keith Engineering Company (US 281 bridge replacements, contract not to exceed $1,238,236), and Garver LLC (State Highway 51 preliminary engineering, contract not to exceed $1,903,710). ODOT stated right-of-way phases for those projects are included in the eight-year construction work plan with scheduled letting dates in federal fiscal years 2031 and 2032.

Change orders were presented in two categories: item 19 for cumulative totals of $150,000 or less (information only) and item 20 for cumulative totals greater than $150,000 (approval recommended). The commission approved item 20, parts a through p, which were change orders with cumulative totals greater than $150,000.

The commission also approved awards for bid openings from January 9 and January 16, 2025, with a list of call orders recommended for award and several call orders rejected or deferred as noted by staff. Specific call-order numbers were provided in the presentation.

The commission accepted a damages-to-state-property settlement presented by staff: for an incident on March 20, 2024, where a motorist struck a vehicle and both collided with an ODOT cable barrier on eastbound I-40 in Oklahoma City. Repair cost was $5,481; insurance payment apportioned to ODOT would be $4,828.39 with a required write-off of $652.61; the Office of General Counsel recommended acceptance as litigation was not cost-effective.

All presented consent, contract, change-order and award items were approved by majority vote. The items were routine procurement and contracting actions that ODOT presented for commission approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","ODOT Commission Meeting Feb. 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting commissioners approved routine minutes and a consent docket, awarded multiple engineering contracts and bids, approved change orders, and accepted a damages settlement resulting in a $4,828.39 payment to ODOT with a $652.61 write-off.","taxTitle","Transportation, Executive, Oklahoma","taxId",27361,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675704,"Commission awards $5.47 million to 11 small cities to repair oilfield-related roadway damage",72,1774000,1846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2650801-0147ba75d7519035fecda17737a85fdf&start=1774&end=1846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2650801-0147ba75d7519035fecda17737a85fdf/thumbnail_1774000.jpg","/articles/6675704/Oklahoma/Commission-awards-547-million-to-11-small-cities-to-repair-oilfield-related-roadway-damage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675704-25080623cc88ebc2e696811fb588863b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155850&Signature=dsdA3Va4EZEEAu4n4Ta6IqE3CMOUkPrwEJ283uvb5NaBsYCrjU5SA0Eg5LBdPp2xekr6mVbZZ2q~mB-P8ReEUEG6VLjmyKc62R-Jhdi9pqpGe9blM4nHonLyMzqZT39kLOte6bEuIAKZNUdMPH4GFQigqY4l9kOnY9HvkkOj9ygjM~OPQsFnTpl5eP8tV43pMYmobSxyPM~f13wfECqJKdSAbyktnsG48DuZBOva16q1YuFTNWz536xcv0kmQYWaFnVY~9DmlKaK1lqZZ7jWaMl3czANG~vu-Kut~hmux9Wvgc6U2FCMA4e3C2e1DUfhoxvh3fXbEIf8PAxzQtr1hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved awards totaling $5,470,000 from the Municipal Road Drilling Activity Fund to assist 11 municipalities with populations under 15,000 in repairing roadways damaged by increased oilfield activity.

ODOT staff said the statutory program (Title 11, Section 37-501) assists small cities that have experienced roadway damage tied to oilfield operations. The department presented its review of participation requests and recommended awarding $5,470,000 to help repair or replace a combined 16.96 miles of municipal roadways. Staff recommended approval and commissioners voted to award the funds.

Mr. Mitchell presented the item and noted the award amounts and mileage aggregated across 11 cities. The department said awards will fund repairs or replacements and that the approval authorizes ODOT to distribute the funds as recommended. ODOT did not list each city's name or the individual award amounts in the presentation to the commission.

The item was approved by majority vote. ODOT staff said they would be available to answer questions about specific awards and that the awards draw on the statutory municipal road drilling activity fund reserved for municipalities with populations under 15,000.","The commission approved $5,470,000 from the Municipal Road Drilling Activity Fund to assist 11 municipalities (population under 15,000) in repairing or replacing nearly 17 miles of road damaged by increased oilfield activity, the department said.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675708,"Commission programs repairs for two damaged bridges; Tulsa bridge fire linked to homeless encampment",1758,628000,2386000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2650801-0147ba75d7519035fecda17737a85fdf&start=628&end=2386","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2650801-0147ba75d7519035fecda17737a85fdf/thumbnail_628000.jpg","/articles/6675708/Oklahoma/Commission-programs-repairs-for-two-damaged-bridges-Tulsa-bridge-fire-linked-to-homeless-encampment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675708-cc547caa556690028e33aa6e12f1c554/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155850&Signature=QStyAYJICEUdAEv9qbmnOMJEZov24oVik-BfR-4RLS8PoBhaWxywyrR~KtJOst4rIwBsb-PAC2ZFoRjmRAaAtGOQBDs4fsAMGypfKQeSvJNa52fEnXpzZn7L26oJby3yNW1UxEFddfPzX3Mi2RlKmwi78mB-z8xF8xlm24fAu6~aTK2iJsUzy0up5exI29CdTXqM931lYnAvg33TyaNF3PlZfzoLuuRrMhAbFwqBeyi0CJG4WITIqrsaFj5RTCtZgq24QIGFziWQcUukKXhlpkNInVIKrqS5drK7PXU3-uWblf84ULLc25aMHvuJ1JjYWCerbFiZkLHYFKO72SFCCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved programming two bridge-repair projects: repair of impact damage to the I-40 frontage road bridge over Timber Creek in Beckham County and repair of fire damage to the I-44 ramp bridge over Mingo Creek at East 21st Street in Tulsa County.

ODOT staff presented the projects and estimated costs: $250,000 for the Timber Creek bridge repair using state-aid funds and $330,000 for the repair of the I-44 ramp bridge, also using state funds. The Timber Creek project is scheduled to be ready for the May 2025 letting; the Tulsa repair project was also presented as ready for the May 2025 letting. ODOT staff said the party responsible for the Timber Creek damage is noted (not specified), and that the party responsible for the Tulsa fire damage is unknown.

Mr. Hernandez described both requests as bridge repair programming and recommended approval. Commissioners moved and the motion passed. The votes recorded in the meeting show the commission approved programming both repair projects for future contract letting; no construction contracts were awarded at this meeting.

Director Tim Gatz described the I-44, East 21st Street bridge fire as the second time that structure had been damaged by fire. He said the department was committed to protecting infrastructure and stressed the public-safety implications of fires under bridges. \"This is not only a cost to the taxpayers of the state, it's a safety concern,\" Gatz said. He noted ODOT is not an enforcement entity and said the department will work with communities and local governments \"to try to make a difference on problems like this.\"

In questions following the director's remarks, a commissioner asked whether damage under bridges included other types of harm besides fire. Staff answered that ODOT routinely deals with cleanup and minor repairs and that, in the Tulsa case, the damage from fire was at a larger scale. Staff described \"hostile architecture\" as one possible mitigation approach to discouraging occupation under bridges but said outreach and partnerships with local governments are also necessary.

The commission's action programs the repairs and schedules them for procurement; the items did not authorize construction contracts at this meeting. ODOT estimated both projects would be ready for May 2025 letting and recommended the use of state aid/state funds for the repairs.","The Transportation Commission approved programming repair projects for two bridges: I-40 frontage road bridge over Timber Creek and a bridge on I-44 over Mingo Creek damaged by fire. ODOT said the Tulsa repair stems from a fire under the bridge at a homeless encampment and estimated costs of $250,000 and $330,000 respectively.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675711,"Transportation commission approves HNTB as owner
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The owner's representative will work as an extension of Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) staff to help draft specifications, define scope, set qualifications, develop special design requirements and prepare cost estimates needed to procure a progressive design-build contract for the Roosevelt Bridge project, Mr. Hernandez said. \"We selected them based upon their qualifications they submitted. It's it's the normal procurement process for us for obtaining engineering services,\" he said.

Commissioners were told the progressive design-build approach is new to ODOT and is intended to allow \"maximum innovation\" from design-build teams and speed project delivery. The department recommended approval to prepare the project for procurement and to anticipate procuring design-build services by the end of 2025. No change to funding or final contract award for the design-build team was approved at this meeting.

Director Tim Gatz (listed in the meeting as Director Gantz/Gaps) framed the work as part of ODOT's effort to use \"alternative delivery\" on projects with unique aspects. He told commissioners the department is coordinating with the Federal Highway Administration and other partners to learn the process, and said the department was \"targeting a late '26, early '27 contract to have this project out the door.\" He described HNTB as one of the firms with prior experience in alternative delivery methods.

The commission approved the HNTB owner's-representative selection by motion. The department did not present a revised project budget or a final design-build contract at the meeting; the owner's representative role was described as pre-procurement and advisory.

ODOT staff said the owner's representative will assist with scope development, team qualification criteria, special design specifications and cost estimates and will help anticipate procurement of the design-build services. Commissioners asked procedural questions about selection and staff said HNTB was selected through ODOT's qualifications-based procurement process.

The vote advances ODOT's preparations for the Roosevelt Bridge procurement but does not itself authorize a design-build contract award. The department will return for future approvals when it presents procurement documents or contract awards for the design-build team.","The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved hiring HNTB Corporation as the owner's representative for the US 70 Roosevelt Bridge project at Lake Texoma to support a progressive design-build procurement aimed at accelerating delivery and encouraging innovation.","actionData","errors"]

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