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Fwd: Fw: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests

See below. Interesting point from Peter on setting up private consortium in the NEC. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeffrey Parker <jeparker@hntb.com> Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:24 AM Subject: Fw: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests To: "mmuldoon@rosemontseneca.com" <mmuldoon@rosemontseneca.com> Mike Fyi Jeff From: John Parola Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 06:27 AM To: Peter Gertler; Jeffrey Parker; Todd Schultz; Brad Guilmino; Steve McElligott Cc: Doug Mann; Bob Sutton - BOS Subject: RE: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests I support this suggestions. However, I would want one more call where we identify who will contact who specifically and by when and any other details flushed out. Jeff Parker will set it up and he and I will attach our thoughts as to who will contact who and who will be included in this first pass. John ________________________________ From: Peter Gertler Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:13 AM To: John Parola; Jeffrey Parker; Todd Schultz; Brad Guilmino; Steve McElligott Cc: Doug Mann; Bob Sutton - BOS Subject: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests All:  I am in the air today and wont be able to attend the NEC HSR Call today. However below are some thoughts for your consideration: 1.        I read the draft of Jeff’s Coalition White Paper and think it is Good To Go.  As discussed, last week I think we are ready to outreach to our sister firms and set up some “back room” meetings to roll out Coalition Concept and begin the process to generate some seed funding.  Given the current state of affairs with federal funding, timing is of the essence and now is the time to rally the industry. ACTION:  I recommend that I contact my national counterparts at PB; URS; AECOM; HDR; HMM and John  contact Gannett Fleming  as an initial “test the waters” group.  We can plan a meeting either during the Practicum on early May in Baltimore, MD or earlier if possible.   I assume what we provide at the meeting is an Exec Summary of the White Paper. 2.        Over the last three days as part of the Kiewit/Granite DB Team pursuing the CAHSR $6B DB contracts, I have represented HNTB in one to one meetings between the Kiewit/Granite Team and over 15 other firms, suppliers; investment advisors and banks; operators; concessionaires, interested in forming potential P3 Consortiums for the next phase of the CAHSR.  The objectives of these meetings were in part an early teaming discussion and in part intel gathering. It was very informative about the status and hunger of the industry for private investment in HSR.   As part of those meetings, I was able to have several side-bar 1 to 1 discussions with many of these representatives and suggested that we do the same without Kiewit/Granite focused on NEC.  My suggestion, is that we select a few representative companies to have 1 to 1 sessions with HNTB to discuss private financing options, interests, and hunger for the NEC. Initially, my suggestion would be to invite, Goldman Sachs; Meridian; and Maquerie to these discussions, since they gave me indication they would be interested.  Ultimately, these firms may be interested in participating in the Coalition above, but more directly we can further enhance our leadership position by gaining knowledge and relationships with these firms early in helping to develop a private financing solution for the NEC. This is particularly relevant given the current political and funding environment. ACTION: I recommend that I work with Brad to develop a short list of firms and schedule a series of 1 to 1 meetings in the next weeks to discuss our interests; teaming opportunities; Coalition development; and intel gathering. I would appreciate your feedback on these ideas and concurrence to move forward with actions suggested above. Peter Gertler, AICP Senior Vice President HNTB Corporation 1111 Broadway, 9th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Tel   (510) 587-8648 Cell  (510) 851-1867 Fax   (510) 208-4595 www.hntb.com P Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Think before you print This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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