Subject: Re: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Michael Muldoon" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:20:47 -0400

Agreed - Hunter, see Peter's points about finance firm involvement.   You and Devon should discuss this week about how we could be helpful there (and how we'd get paid - assume as an IB relationship).  

Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
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Suite 705
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On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Michael Muldoon wrote:

> See below. Interesting point from Peter on setting up private
> consortium in the NEC.
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeffrey Parker <[email-masked]>
> Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:24 AM
> Subject: Fw: NEC Coalition and Financial Interests
> To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
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> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> Peter Gertler, AICP
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