This project provided the Consultant support services from 1992 until June 1998. The major focus of this service was to support the ongoing project and program level activities namely:

Technical Program Support was the major focus of the services and included support for the Executive Board, the Steering Committee, each of the working groups, the Technical Review Committees, and Task Forces. Work included the production of the "Construction Advisory," development of RFP's, meeting coordination, special reports or actions requested by these units and the annual updates of the Business Plan and Strategic Plan. The Consultant provided direct support to the Technical and the Operations Coordinators to assist in carrying out project related duties for studies and operational tests.

Administrative Support included a variety of administrative functions including maintaining the Coalition's files, records, and library, providing administrative and management support to each of the Coalition's organizational units, maintaining the mailing lists of all Coalition members and affiliates, acting as the Coalition's contact with outside agencies and supporting the Executive Director.

Publications - Compiled, edited, published and disseminated a number of Coalition publications including the "Corridor News,” Brochures, Updates, as well as special reports.

Immediate Deployment Actions (IDA’s) - The Consultant supported the overall IDA's program as well as providing direct participation on several of the IDA’s.

Other Direct Costs - The Consultant was responsible for a variety of direct costs associated with the Coalition's program including travel, stationery and supplies, film and photo developing, postage, conference calls, dissemination of deliverables, shipping, communications, and miscellaneous expenses.

Procurement Agency: Delaware DOT

Project Contact: Christine Cox, I-95 Corridor Coalition

Note: Services provided under Delaware DOT contract as Project 7 were completed in June 1998. Consultant support continues under contract with Connecticut DOT and is spread across program tracks for Years 6 and forward.

Provide dedicated support for the activities of the Coalition Business Plan.

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Technical Program Support was the major focus of the services and included support for the Executive Board, the Steering Committee, each of the working groups, the Technical Review Committees, and Task Forces. Tasks included attending meetings, providing briefings, preparing presentation materials, setting up meetings and conference calls, and preparing minutes for all the activities of the Coalition each year.

Work included the production of the "Construction Advisory," development of RFP's, meeting coordination, special reports or actions requested by the Coalition leaders or staff, annual updates of the Business Plan and coordinating the preparation and update of the Strategic Plan. The Consultant provided direct support to the Technical and the Operations Coordinators to assist in carrying out project related duties for studies and operational tests.

Administrative Support included a variety of administrative functions including maintaining the Coalition's files, records, and library, providing administrative and management support to each of the Coalition's organizational units, maintaining the mailing lists of all Coalition members and affiliates, acting as the Coalition's contact with outside agencies and supporting the Administrative Manager and later the Executive Director.

Publications - Compiled, edited, published and disseminated a number of Coalition publications including the "Corridor News,” Brochures, Updates, as well as special reports.

Immediate Deployment Actions (IDA’s) - The Consultant supported the overall IDA's program as well as providing direct participation on several of the IDA’s. (Some specific IDA’s received separate budgets because of their scale, and are not included in these figures.)

Other Direct Costs - The Consultant was responsible for a variety of direct costs associated with the Coalition's program including travel, stationery and supplies, film and photo developing, postage, conference calls, dissemination of deliverables, shipping, communications, and miscellaneous expenses.

Consultant Team Management – The Consultant coordinates the project work and support that is assigned to any of the sub-consultants, assuring that the work is accomplished in a way that supports the goals of the Coalition and conforms to Coalition guidelines.

As the final extension of the initial consultant support contract was nearing completion, the need for and manner of support was assessed, and a second phase of consultant support was bid in a slightly different manner. Rather than try to define detailed scopes of work, the Coalition solicited statements of interest and qualifications from broadly qualified teams. Categories of core support activities that would be ongoing were defined, and budgets were more tightly managed for that core work. Only after a scope of work was submitted and a specific notice to proceed was issued by the Coalition could project work that was not “core” be undertaken. This approach has continued through the life of the second multi-year support contract.

Original Project Budget: $4,220,000 & $1,580,000
Final Project Expenditures: $5,800,000

Year 0: $515,000 (Original funds from FHWA to initiate Coalition)

Year 1 | Amount Spent: $1,000,000

Year 2 | Amount Spent: $900,000

Year 3 | Amount Spent: $1,000,000

Year 4 | Amount Spent: $1,000,000

Year 5 | Amount Spent: $1,900,000 (Funds split between DelDOT ($320,000) and ConnDOT ($1,580,000)

Year 6 | Amount Spent: $450,000 (Funds split among Projects 6a1C, 6b1C and 6c1C)
Project 6a1C: Business Plan ($41,500 allocated; $22,798 spended; balance $18,702 reallocated to Year 7)
Project 6b1C: Project Management ($192,000 allocated; $110,626 spended; balance $81,314 reallocated to Year 7)
Project 6c1C: Track Logistics ($219,000 allocated; $145,176 spended; balance $73,824 reallocated to Year 7)

Year 7 | Amount Spent: $1,446,000 (Funds split among Projects 7-2L to 7-6L, 7a1C, 7b1C, 7c1C and 7d1C)
Project 7-2L to 7-6L: Track Logistics ($720,000 allocated; split among tracks 2 to 6 ($120K/180K/180K/180K/60K); $528,019 spended)
Project 7a1C: Strategic Support ($53,000 allocated)
Project 7b1C: Project Management ($580,000 allocated; $433,931 spended)
Project 7c1C: Standards Task Force ($10,000 allocated; $9,234 spended)
Project 7d1C: Training Task Force ($10,000 allocated)

Year 8 | Amount Spent: $1,300,000 (Funds split among Projects 8-2L to 8-6L, 8a1C, 8b1C, 8c1C, 8d1C, 8e1C, and 8f1C)
Project 8-2L to 8-6L: Track Logistics ($662,000 allocated; split among tracks 2 to 6 ($110K/180K/170K/180K/60K) and Project 8-5E: Intermodal Strategic Plan ($38,000))
Project 8a1C: Strategic Support ($35,000 allocated)
Project 8b1C: Project Management ($580,000 allocated)
Project 8c1C: Standards Task Force ($10,000 allocated)
Project 8d1C: Training Task Force ($0 allocated)
Project 8e1C: IEN Non-Technical Support ($0 allocated)
Project 8f1C: Strategic Support Operations - IEF ($19,000 allocated)