Contractors Anticipate Rebidding of Signature Span
The defining moment of the $6.2-billion San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project could come Feb. 1 when bids openone more timefor the self-anchored suspension span.
More than 75 contractors attended an outreach meeting in November. They include Omaha-based Kiewit Pacific Co., the lead in the joint venture that holds the foundation contract, and American Bridge Co., Coraopolis, Pa. American Bridge was part of a joint venture that in 2004 submitted a $1.4-billion bid, nearly double the $740-million estimate. That bid was eventually rejected (ENR 10/11/04, p. 10). The joint venture included Nippon Steel Bridge, Tokyo, and Fluor Enterprises, Aliso Viejo, Calif.