Subject: Fw: Tier one, Tier two awards & more
From: "Todd Schultz" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:55:30 -0600

Hunter -

Have you heard anything from Amtrak or other sources about date for HSR announcement consistent with the info below? Please do not use HNTB as source of info with any external sources. Thx.

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From: John Parola
To: Todd Schultz
Sent: Wed Jan 20 08:35:04 2010
Subject: RE: Tier one, Tier two awards & more

Sources we talk to. Fairly high but tight to vest info.

From: Todd Schultz
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:34 AM
To: John Parola
Subject: Re: Tier one, Tier two awards & more

Who is they?

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From: John Parola
To: Todd Schultz
Sent: Wed Jan 20 05:55:48 2010
Subject: RE: Tier one, Tier two awards & more
Todd, FYI. While at Amtrak yesterday they told Joe Guzzi the 27th there would be an announcement in alignment with Obama state of the union speech.

From: Todd Schultz
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:12 PM
To: John Parola; Bob Cook
Cc: Bob Sutton - BOS; Robert Yirigian; Michael Stoffel; Steve McElligott; Joseph Guzzi
Subject: RE: Tier one, Tier two awards & more

John –

At the TRB conference in Washington last week, FRA Administrator Joe Szabo stated that the grant announcements would be made “this winter”.  While this elicited some laughter, it was clear the Administrator and his team were not going to provide any hints to create speculation on the timing of the announcements.  There is no way to find out what states will be the winners as this is a very closely guarded bit of information that the whole country is seeking.  My guess is that the FRA will give very short advance notice to the congressional delegations and governors and that’s about it.

Nevertheless, we’ve asked our DC consultant to keep his ear to the ground with the congressional staff to try to get an advance notice, no matter how small.  I think it would be most realistic to expect that we will find out at the same time as everyone else – and there’s no timetable now except “winter”.  Sorry there’s not any more news to report.

Todd Schultz
Director, Government Relations
HNTB
(414) 410-6851
(972) 955-0320 mobile
[email-masked]
From: John Parola
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:29 PM
To: Todd Schultz; Bob Cook
Cc: Bob Sutton - BOS; Robert Yirigian; Michael Stoffel; Steve McElligott; Joseph Guzzi
Subject: Tier one, Tier two awards & more

Two requests:

What is your latest intelligence on when the announcements will be made? Also, can you utilize our GR for information as to if CDOT will receive any funding or not.

Thanks, John
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