Two losing bidders on the Westside Purple Line Extension Project in Los Angeles have filed bid protests over what they call a "flawed evaluation" by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) during scoring of the design-build, best-value proposals.
Three joint-venture teams submitted proposals for the nearly four-mile extension of Metro's existing Purple Line. The project calls for the design-build of twin tunnels underneath Wilshire Boulevard, heading west from the existing Wilshire-Western Station. The contract also includes three new cut-and-cover stations.