In an historic announcement 15 years ago, Benton & Associates was named Contract Compliance Manager for the East End Crossing. Benton & Associates was the first consultant to perform the compliance function for INDOT. The East End Crossing—one half of the $2.3 Billion Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project—is a cable stay structure, now the Abraham Lincoln Bridge, with a 1,700-foot tunnel that offers more efficient arteries and improved cross-river mobility from Indiana to the East End of Louisville and points north on Interstate 71, and east on Interstate 64. Supported by 1,200 workers, the overall project was 8.5 miles.
Since there was no precedent for how to execute a compliance system for this massive project delivery network, Benton & Associates developed its own methodologies. The execution of the compliance function involved embedded managers who maintained objectivity while meshed in the construction process. The field system included extensive, multiple FHWA 1273 reviews of the Public Private Partnership developer, prime contractor, six extensions of the prime, 30 DBE subcontractors, and other majority subcontractors. Benton & Associates’ system and periodic reporting mechanisms were respected by the developer and prime contractors on the project and praised by INDOT. The duration of the project was from June 2012 to substantial completion in December 2016.
In an historic announcement in 2013, W. C. Benton & Associates was named Contract Compliance Manager for the East End Crossing/Louisville Ohio River Bridges. W. C. Benton & Associates was the first consultant to perform the compliance function for INDOT. The centerpieces of the East End Crossing—one half of the 2.3 Billion Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project—are a cable stay bridge and 1,700 foot tunnel that offer more efficient arteries and improve cross-river mobility from Indiana to the East End of Louisville and points north on Interstate 71, and east on Interstate 64. The overall project is 8.5 miles and was supported by 1,200 workers.
Since there was no precedent for how to execute a compliance system for this intricate financial and project delivery network, W. C. Benton & Associates developed its own methodologies and processes conducting Davis Bacon, Commercially Useful Function, and Title VI reviews, and tracking DBE participation. The execution of the compliance function involved embedded managers who maintained objectivity but were integrated in the construction process as defined by FHWA 1273. The field system and daily and periodic reporting mechanisms developed by W. C. Benton & Associates were praised by INDOT, and respected by the developer and prime contractors on the project. This field system included extensive and multiple FHWA 1273 reviews and interviews of the P3 developer, prime contractor, six extensions of the prime, 30 DBE subcontractors, and other majority subcontractors. The duration of the project was from June 2013 to substantial completion in December 2016.