FHWA Excellence in Utility Relocation and Accommodation /
Incentives for Utility Relocation (2007)
Projects Over $100 Million: Maryland STH 200 - The Intercounty Connector

This award recognizes the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) for providing innovative incentives enabling 15 utility companies to relocate approximately $40 million of complex overhead and underground utilities facilities as a part of five design-build projects to construct the STH 200 Intercounty Connector (ICC) highway. To accomplish its aggressive schedule, utility companies were offered to pay 100 percent of the utility relocation work, and forego some of the monetary benefits MSHA normally realizes through its existing cost-sharing program. In return, MSHA required the majority of the utility relocation work to be incorporated into the design-build contracts.

Award recipients and contacts:

• MSHA, Nelson Smith (nsmith@sha.state.md.us)
• ICC Corridor Partners, Jeff Ziegenfuss (jeffz@wtbco.com)
• Cardno TBE, Joseph Bissett (jbissett@CardnoTBE.com)

Joe Bissett accepted the award on behalf of Cardno TBE.  Others on the Cardno TBE team were Mike Woods and Bob Clemens.