Competition among bidders for stimulus funded projects such as Interstate 10 from Sarival Avenue to Verrado Way means that nearly one third of the $350 million in stimulus funds provided to the Arizona Dept. of Transportation has been reallocated in a second round of projects.
“The current economic conditions have created a trend toward lower-than-estimated bidding and a higher number of bids,” says ADOT Phoenix construction district engineer Robert Samour. With $114.5 million of savings from engineer’s estimates, Arizona transportation projects swelled from 41 to 59.