Advisory

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Delivering value
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value

Changing economic WSP USA’s advisory services practice guides

clients to better compete in today’s economy by
conditions, funding providing a unique combination of infrastructure
expertise and management consulting leadership.

shortfalls, evolving
We help our clients procure, develop, manage,
finance and invest in their programs and projects.

government priorities, Our advisory services professionals are dedicated

to developing business and operational solutions
aging assets and throughout the project life cycle. We create
value for clients by providing deep industry
emerging technologies understanding and local knowledge, access to
senior advisors with operations and executive
are among the biggest management experience, and a fully integrated
package of professional services.
challenges faced by As trusted advisors, we work for—and in
developers, owners collaboration with—clients to develop integrated
infrastructure solutions for the world today and

and operators of
tomorrow. We deliver transformative game-
changing solutions in the following markets:

infrastructure. — Transportation
— Buildings
— Energy
— Water
— Environment
Trust As an advisor and consultant of choice, we have
developed enduring relationships with clients
built on our excellent service delivery and results-
oriented solutions when it matters most.

Experience Former executives and senior officials head

our team of consultants, all known for their
strategic, financial, operational and management
experience.

Tailored Solutions With access to tens of thousands of engineers,

scientists, technicians, consultants and
academics, we drive best practices and develop
practical solutions.

Life Cycle Approach Clients turn to us at all stages of the development

life cycle: strategic planning, design, procurement,
construction, operations and maintenance.

Passion We are passionate about our work and dedicated

to making a difference in our communities.
Integrated
solutions
Accountability and competition drivers are accelerating the need to deliver more and also to do so better, faster, safer
and more reliably. The depth and breadth of our expertise and experience enables us to deliver a diverse range of
services across all phases of the project life cycle, guiding critical change and key decisions. Our clients come to us to
help them make informed decisions, develop assets and deliver programs, projects and services cost effectively.

Innovate Partner Transform

Leverage multidisciplinary Focus on proactive Drive best practices and
expertise to solve our communication and implementable solutions,
clients’ toughest problems collaboration with partners providing quality and value
to better compete in today’s and stakeholders to guide in everything we do.
economic climate. holistic solutions at the
organizational, program and
project level.
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We bring diverse entrepreneurial perspectives, We pride ourselves on attracting thought leaders
drawing on the skills of: from across the industries we serve and recruiting
talent from the nation’s top academic institutions.
—— Executives
—— Planners OUR CLIENTS
—— Engineers —— Government agencies
—— Financial Analysts and Economists —— Regional agencies
—— Management Consultants —— Federal government agencies
—— Research and Development/Innovators —— Municipal governments
—— Procurement Experts —— Utility companies
—— Not-for-profit organizations
Our diverse teams give us unique insight into the
challenges and opportunities facing our clients, —— Private developers
and the ability to effectively communicate with —— Investors
policymakers, key stakeholders and the public.
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Services ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY

—— Feasibility and options analysis

at a glance ——
——
Value for money and risk analysis
Monitoring construction/operation
—— Contract administration/compliance
—— Market assessments
—— Cost benchmarking and forecasting
—— Asset condition surveys
—— Environmental reviews
—— Due diligence reviews

ASSET MANAGEMENT

—— Capability and gap assessments

—— Improvement programs
—— ISO assessment and certification
—— Technology solution planning
—— Inventory, condition assessment and
predictive modeling
—— Maintenance advisory
—— Risk and vulnerability assessment
—— Training program development
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT MOBILITY MANAGEMENT

—— Strategic and business planning —— Piloting and performance monitoring

—— Process review and improvement —— Intelligent transportation systems
—— Benchmarking/best practices studies —— Systems and software integration
—— Governance and organizational assessment —— Connected/automated vehicle technology
—— Performance assessment and deployment
—— Capacity building and transformation —— Highway capacity management
—— Program management office development —— Managed lanes and motorways
—— Audit and compliance support —— New mobility solutions
—— Road usage charging

PROJECT STRATEGY POLICY AND RESEARCH

AND GRANTS
—— Innovative financing
—— Grant and loan eligibility and strategy —— Congestion management
—— Application development and reviews —— Environmental process acceleration
—— Benefit-cost analysis —— Multimodal asset management
—— Business case development —— Integrated civil design, construction
—— Transportation planning and policy and management
—— Project screening and prioritization —— Policy analysis, development and
—— Multimodal and corridor planning implementation
—— Environmental process advisory —— Resiliency planning and design
—— Program management support

ECONOMICS PROJECT FINANCE

—— Benefit-cost analysis —— Capital planning and programming

—— Cost escalation forecasting —— Capital and operations and maintenance
—— Cost risk/Monte Carlo simulations cost analysis
—— Economic impact analysis —— Repair/replacement cost analysis
—— Market demand analysis —— Data tracking and reporting tools
—— Real estate and fiscal impact analysis —— Financial modeling
—— Regional and economic modeling —— Financial feasibility and planning
—— Socioeconomic/land use forecasting —— Policy evaluation
—— Rates and charges assessments
—— Revenue forecasting

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS DATA SYSTEMS

AND TECHNOLOGY
—— Benefit-cost analysis
—— Fixing America's Surface Transportation —— Civil integrated management
(FAST) Act/federal grant advisory (e.g., geospatial data and 3D modeling)
—— Forecasting and modeling —— Connected/automated vehicles (C/AV)
—— Freight/rail planning and policy —— Technology-driven process improvements
—— Investment grade analytic support —— Smart cities/buildings development
—— Market assessments —— Unmanned aerial systems
—— Network integration advisory —— Database development
—— Supply chain logistic analysis —— Data integration and visualization
—— Performance management —— Network and simulation models
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Offices in the U.S.

7,000
Employees nationally

44,000
Employees globally

Our With experts in offices across the United States, we can

respond quickly to issues and challenges.

community Our teams have substantial local knowledge and they

truly value their relationships with local architects,
planners, businesses and governments.

We offer our clients local delivery that's supported by

a deep bench of national and global infrastructure and
development professionals.

Our WSP's guiding principles are the cornerstone of the

way we work, enabling us to deliver Future Ready
solutions to transform the business of infrastructure.

guiding principles — We value our people and our reputation

— We are locally dedicated with international scale
— We are future-focused and challenge the status quo
— We foster collaboration in everything we do
— We have an empowering culture and hold
ourselves accountable
Markets WSP provides strategic solutions across all major infrastructure
at the enterprise, program and project levels.

we serve Transportation Energy

— Aviation — Power Generation
— Bridges — Power Delivery
— Maritime — Renewables
— Rail and Transit — Hydropower
— Road and Highways — Underground Storage
— New Mobility Options and Disposal

Buildings Water and Environment

— Commercial — Water and Wastewater
— Education — Ecosystem Management
— Government — Storm and Groundwater
— Healthcare — Greenhouse Gas Management
— Residential — Microgrids
— Sports Facilities — Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
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Supporting WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION 01

client success The Washington State Department of

Transportation operates and maintains 18,000 lane

nationwide miles and 3,600 bridges, runs the largest ferry

system in the nation and has 32 public partners that
collectively provide more than 220 million transit
trips per year. WSP provided traffic and revenue,
economic, financial, operational and/or forecasting
advisory to major development projects of the
Washington State Department of Transportation
including the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and
HOV Program, the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct
Replacement Program and the I-5 Columbia River
Crossing. Our financial planning work for the $4.6
billion SR 520 Program included the development
of the initial Federal Highway Administration
financial plans for its three major projects, and we
helped secure a $300 million federal Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA)
loan. We also prepared detailed gross-to-net toll
revenue forecasts to inform pricing policy decision
making and program financing.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER SANTA CLARA VALLEY

AND SEWER AUTHORITY 02 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 03

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Since 2012, WSP has provided comprehensive
(DC Water) provides retail water and wastewater financial planning services to the Santa Clara
services to more than 570,000 residential, County Transportation Authority (VTA) on two
commercial and governmental customers. An phases of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
estimated 40 percent of the utility’s $1.6 billion Silicon Valley Extension. Our support includes
capital improvement plan was bond funded, with funding analysis, financial planning, capital
the remainder coming from pay-go financing from planning, and operations and maintenance cost
cash reserves, Environmental Protection Agency projection. WSP analyzed VTA’s financial capacity
grants and capital contributions from its wholesale to support the construction of the second phase of
customers. WSP led the development of a 10-year the BART extension and to operate and maintain
financial plan and advised DC Water on cost of VTA’s existing transit services. The analysis
recovery strategies for a $2.2 billion combined considered the extent that new revenue sources or
sewer overflow long-term control plan; developed financing approaches could support completion of
a billing database to identify impervious areas on the Silicon Valley Extension, including federal New
every property to recover costs for the control plan; Starts grants and TIFIA program loans. In addition,
and conducted bond feasibility studies to support WSP developed a comprehensive financial model
the sale of revenue bonds in 2003, 2004, 2007 and capable of projecting capital and operating costs for
2008. Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the rating VTA’s three capital programs. The model optimizes
on DC Water’s revenue bonds to A1 from A2, and VTA’s financial decision making over near-term and
subsequent upgrades included an AA from Standard long-term horizons, helping the agency to commit
and Poor’s, and AA- from Fitch Ratings. funding to its highest priority projects.
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Advancing CITY OF COLUMBUS

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Mobility WSP played a key role in the City of Columbus’

winning application for the federal Smart City

with innovative policy,

Challenge. The city will receive up to $40 million
from the U.S. Department of Transportation to
supplement the $90 million raised from other
management and private partners to carry out the Smart Columbus
Program. Using these resources, Columbus will

technology solutions
work to reshape its infrastructure and become
a fully integrated city that harnesses the power
and potential of data, technology and creativity to
reimagine how people and goods move throughout
the city. One of several strategies the city proposed
WSP is providing industry was to deploy a fleet of electric self-driving
leadership in managed lanes shuttles to link the new CV-enabled bus rapid
and motorways, integrated transit service with a burgeoning retail district,
connecting more residents to jobs. Our firm will
and multimodal planning, road
continue to provide Columbus with subject matter
usage charging, connected and experts in C/AV planning and policy as well as
automated vehicle planning and intelligent transportation systems development
piloting deployment and more. and deployment.
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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN

TRANSPORTATION 05 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 06

The Minnesota Department of Transportation WSP has been working closely with the Los
(MnDOT) develops and implements policies, Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
plans and programs that support a wide range of Authority (Metro) since 2007 to advance the
transportation options for over five million urban Purple Line Subway Extension to Century City
and rural residents. WSP has worked with MnDOT and Westwood. We assisted Metro in developing
on a variety of initiatives to maximize operational the long-term financial plan that supported
performance and support the delivery of billions the project's successful pursuit of a Federal
of dollars in transportation improvements. Transit Administration New Starts full-funding
Services have included strategic planning and grant agreement. During the environmental
implementation; transportation operations and clearance process, WSP prepared financial
advanced mobility; alternative delivery and impact assessments for local project alternatives,
enterprise risk management; and economic and including a comparative assessment of capital
financial planning and policy efforts to help costs, operating and maintenance costs, and
with project prioritization and maximization of local funding requirements. We worked closely
return on investment. Projects we have supported with Metro’s financial planning staff to prepare
include the statewide Transportation System financial documentation, review and interpret
Management and Operations Strategic Plan; the financial model results, identify potential funding
statewide Connected/Automated Vehicle Strategic challenges, and coordinate with the Federal
Plan; development of a road usage charging pilot Transit Administration on project development
program; St. Croix River Bridge Construction Cost requirements. Our firm continues to assist Metro
Escalation Forecast Model; the Climate Change with development of financial plan reports in
Vulnerability Study; the Northern Lights Express pursuit of federal funds for Section 3 of the project.
Financial Planning; and statewide public-private
partnership (P3) screening assessments.
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ONTARIO TEACHERS' CALTRANS/SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

PENSION PLAN 07 TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 08

Our firm served as a strategic consultant to the As part of a consultant team, WSP advised
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a private Caltrans/San Francisco County Transportation
investor, for its $2.35 billion purchase of four Authority on Presidio Parkway, the first P3
container terminals in New York, New Jersey and procurement under California’s new SBX-4 P3 law.
British Columbia. The transaction was awarded This was a complex project with multiple federal,
the North American Acquisition Deal of the state and local stakeholders. It required multiple
Year by Project Finance magazine. We evaluated technical, commercial, financial and political
expansion opportunities, reviewed the condition resources to advance the project and meet the
of terminal assets, and supplied or commented owner’s goals and the stringent requirements of
on all key commercial inputs to the client’s the local federal landowner. We led development of
valuation model, including capital and operating the payment mechanism and part of our advisory
cost schedules as well as expected demand and and contract oversight role. The project achieved
throughput capabilities. Working closely with commercial close in January 2011, was opened
OTPP and Global Container Terminals (GCT), in July 2015 and won the American Roads and
our team developed a business case for the Transportation Builders Association P3 Project
expansion and modernization project, evaluating of the Year in 2012. In addition to our role as P3
various build-out and phasing scenarios based on advisor, we supported the successful application
projected throughput volumes. The evaluation also for a $46 million Transportation Investment
supported GCT in its lease negotiations with the Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant.
regional port authority.
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Advising
DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT 09

on award-winning P3 Denver International Airport (DIA) is the fifth

largest airport in the nation and the primary

and transaction deals driver of Colorado’s economy – transporting more

than 53 million passengers and generating more
than $26 billion annually. WSP has provided a
host of advisory services to DIA as part of our
program management and capital improvement
WSP is at the forefront of
planning contracts to maintain and enhance the
P3 planning, procurement airport’s operations, including asset management,
advisory, asset management P3 advisory and financial management. We helped
and the evolution from pure develop the agency’s asset management policy,
privatization to more complex and an asset management standards manual
that provides guidance on life cycle activities,
partnerships. We have supported
asset transitioning, planning, capital expenditure
both public sponsors and evaluation and risk assessment to improve asset
private investors with over 100 reliability and reduce flight delays related to
P3 projects and investor maintenance. We continue to advise on asset
transactions nationally. management improvement. We also provided P3
advisory services for the main terminal (Great Hall),
as well as for the Eagle P3 commuter rail project,
which will provide transit access to the airport.
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Supporting OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION 10

the fluid transport In 2007, Oklahoma was identified as one of the

fastest-growing economies and is home to one of

of people and goods the country’s top 50 freight logistics cities. Since
2008, we have partnered with the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation (ODOT) to develop
several intermodal transportation plan updates to
enhance development of the state’s agricultural,
WSP has supported over
aviation, energy, telecommunications and
80 freight and rail planning biotechnology economies. The updates included
projects at the local, state, extensive analysis of rail, freight, passenger
regional and national level, and highway conditions, needs and investment
and 25 statewide freight and requirements. We developed a Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act-compliant
rail plans. The plans help to
Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan in 2012,
maintain the nation's rail and and prepared the FAST Act required Statewide
transportation system, Freight Plan in 2017. These plans help to identify
which in turn supports the and prioritize needed improvements to enhance rail
national economy. service, freight mobility and economic development.
We also helped ODOT secure nearly $80 million in
federal grant funding to move its prioritized capital
projects forward.
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60 HERTZ MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

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60 Hertz is a renewable energy microgrid developer and Currently, communities in the coastal areas of
independent power producer. They develop, construct, Monroe County, Florida (the Florida Keys) experience
own, operate and deliver energy via microgrids increased flooding and loss of neighborhood
to small and remote communities in order to help access for extended periods of time. WSP provided
reduce their dependency on diesel fuel consumption. planning services and support to enable the county
60 Hertz engaged WSP to provide techno-economic to explore design options for two pilot communities.
modeling and advisory services related to system The recommended strategies will ensure that
optimization and financial structuring for prototypical infrastructure investments made today factor in sea
community-wide solar and energy storage microgrid level rise and associated tidal effects in the roadway
systems in rural Alaska. WSP completed hourly improvement planning process. This study helped
energy simulations using HOMER, used the National define future policies for infrastructure investments
Renewable Energy Laboratory's System Advisor and identified the most cost-effective design options
Model to estimate project returns, and advised on tax for the ongoing county-wide roadway improvement
equity investments and credits for a community solar program. WSP also helped the county secure a state
microgrid under various implementation scenarios. coastal planning grant to assess the benefits and
For the communities studied, a microgrid energy costs of adaptation strategies for a county-owned
solution could be used to reduce diesel consumption facility; and we are overseeing a county-wide LiDAR
by up to 80 percent using solar energy, and will mean (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping effort
significant long-term energy cost savings for a region to provide needed data. The county will use the
that currently pays about four times more for electricity mapping to refine its understanding of long-term
than urban parts of Alaska. sea level rise exposure and impacts on a number of
infrastructure assets including transportation, utility
and building assets.
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Helping clients
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION 13

secure funds to build An optimized combination of policy initiatives

across strategic planning, project development,

capital projects finance, design and delivery, technology, operations

and maintenance will drive development.
WSP works with the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s operating administrations,
national governmental organizations and other
WSP has helped clients secure over
stakeholders to advance the state of the practice
$25 billion in federal grants and loans within local, state and regional governments and
for 140 projects nationwide from a agencies to deliver service better, faster, safer
variety of discretionary grant and and more reliably. Our firm has active projects
subsidized loan and credit assistance and task order contracts with several federal
agencies and national research institutions. We
programs. Program opportunities
support the research, analysis, development and
available to our clients are influenced by deployment of national policy and guidance—as
federal legislation, which has included well as innovative delivery tools and programs—to
authorization for over $300 billion in increase transportation system safety, security and
funds to a wide range of public and mobility and to enhance economic growth.
private sector clients through 2020.
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NEW YORK METROPOLITAN CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 14 RAIL AUTHORITY 15

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) WSP is serving as the California High-Speed
is the busiest and largest transit system in North Rail Authority’s rail delivery partner, providing
America with over 76,000 employees. The MTA environmental, engineering and program
manages $1 trillion in assets to support commuter management services. In addition, we helped secure
rail, subway and bus services for over eight million over $3 billion in federal grants and additional
daily riders. WSP continues to assist the MTA at all state funding by managing the preparation of
levels of the organization with the development and the Authority’s business plans, which address
implementation of an Enterprise Asset Management the full range of issues associated with project
(EAM) program, providing tactical, strategic and implementation, including a framework for private
program-level advisory to help the MTA enhance sector participation, an economic benefit and job
safety, security, operations and maintenance. Specific creation analysis, ridership and revenue forecasts,
projects include gap assessments for five of its analysis of station area development effects, and
operating agencies and acquisition support for an long-term economic development impact. Other
agency-wide EAM software solution. In addition, efforts to advance the nation’s first high-speed
at the urgent request of the governor, we led the rail system include managing the procurement
development of a strategic report in 90 days that strategy for the Silicon Valley to Central Valley
covered important topics to prepare for the next line, establishing an asset management office,
100 years (e.g. population growth, climate change, managing the sustainability program, and leading
institutional barriers, technological innovations) and the development of a partnering plan to deliver key
generated ideas for funding, policy and process. portions of the capital program.
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