What is the procurement process and schedule for building the HSR system?
The Florida Rail Enterprise will have procurements for the implementation of the system. The exact process and contracting mechanisms will be developed in the next few months and be made known to industry with plenty of advance notice to allow proper preparation and competition. Entities interested in participating in the program must get pre-qualified with the Florida Department of Transportation if they are not already. For information on becoming a pre-qualified vendor, click here. Florida was selected for a grant because of its success in executing public private partnership agreements on major infrastructure projects such as the $1 billion-plus (each) Port of Miami and I-595 projects. The FRE will likely use a similar selection process for HSR, with a combination of qualifications, technical and pricing components weighted in the selection. The selected partner will have an opportunity to share in profits on the system. Given the intense review and selection process FDOT will cond
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