Sole Bidder Is 50% Over Estimate For Next Phase of Huey P. Long Bridge
Only one team bid on June 27 for the third phase of the Huey P. Long Bridge widening project, and the bid was 50% over the engineer's estimate. But the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development may have little choice than to proceed with the contract.
The third phase originally was estimated at $299 million but went through three postponements and at least one estimate increase. The lone bid of $489.1 million was submitted by the joint venture of Massman Construction Co., Kansas City, Mo.; Traylor Bros. Inc., Evansville, Ind.; and IHI Inc., New York City. The A+B bid includes $452.6 million for the items portion and 1,460 days at $25,000 per day for the B portion, says John Oglesby, contract services engineer for DOTD.