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Viktor Zhong
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Viktor Zhong

Associate

  • Project Funding and Delivery|
  • Rail, Transit, Highways, and Infrastructure|
Washington, DC
202.955.5600
vzhong@kaplankirsch.com
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After ten years of working closely alongside public clients in developing and delivering major infrastructure projects and managing the operations and maintenance of infrastructure, first as a consultant and now an attorney, I understand the complexity of project delivery and the challenges that my clients face on a daily basis. I am able to approach the legal aspect of a project within the multifaceted context of policy, engineering, financial, and management that constantly shapes a project throughout its development and delivery.

Viktor Zhong’s practice focuses on development and delivery of major infrastructure projects that involve multiple parties. He has experience advising public clients with procurement and contracting for professional services, construction, and operations and maintenance of infrastructure projects using various delivery methods, including design-build and public-private partnership (“P3” or “PPP”). He has developed a strong focus on public transit and passenger rail through his past work at a large infrastructure consulting firm prior to joining Kaplan Kirsch. He spent ten years advising public transit authorities and state and local governments in capital project development and delivery, governance and institutional design, funding and financing, and procurement and contracting.  

Representative Experience

Current Representations:

Chicago Red Line Extension, Chicago Transit Authority

Assists with the procurement of a design-builder for the mainline of the Chicago Red Line Extension project.

Professional Services Procurement, Front Range Passenger Rail District

Assists with procurement and contract document development for professional services required for passenger rail project planning and development.

LAX Consolidated Rental Car Facility O&M Phase Support, City of Los Angeles

Assists with contract document development for the operations and maintenance phase of the LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility P3 agreement.

Prior to Joining the Firm (non-legal experience in infrastructure):

San Francisco Downtown Rail Extension, Transbay Joint Powers Authority

Assisted with the negotiation and development of term sheets for intergovernmental agreements for project development, design, construction, asset handover for revenue service, asset maintenance, and capital renewal.

Finch West LRT P3 Project Management and Contract Administration, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario

Provided project management and contract administration services for the design and construction phase of the P3 light rail project.

Professional Services Contract Documents Standardization, DC Water

Assisted with the revamp and reorganization of DC Water’s standard professional service contract documents for design service, construction management, and program management, including task order agreements, and developed a new process for using the new standard documents.

Valley Rail Project Planning and Development, Altamont Corridor Express

Provided continuous project development and funding assistance for ACE’s capital expansion project Valley Rail, including support for grant applications and development and continuous update of an agency-wide 20-year financial plan.

Regional Transit Governance, Multiple Clients

Advised local and regional governments in developing inter-jurisdictional governance structure for public transit services, including formation of new regional transit authorities. Specific tasks include identifying statutory options for regional  governance; analyzing potential financial impacts; planning asset transfer and operations transition;  drafting intergovernmental agreement for governance  structure,  financial  commitment,  asset  ownership and responsibilities, and other provisions that would lead to formal agreements and resolutions. Effort has led to the formation of a regional public transportation authority in Arizona and a regional transit commission in Alberta.

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Practices

  • Design-Build Contracting
  • Innovative Technology and Project Delivery
  • Intergovernmental Agreements
  • Project Funding and Delivery
  • Public Procurement
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Surface Transportation Project Delivery through P3s
  • Transit and Commuter Rail

Education

  • J.D., George Mason University, 2022
  • M.A., Cornell University, 2012
  • B.S., Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2010

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  • District of Columbia, 2023
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