Apparent Low Bid on Third Wilson Bridge Contract 25% Below Estimate
A team of American Bridge Co., Pittsburgh, and Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain, Wis., was apparent low bidder on the last of three contracts for the new Woodrow Wilson bridge across the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. All four proposals received by the Maryland State Highway Administration at the May 1 bid opening came in well below the agency's $255-million estimate.
The American Bridge-Kraemer venture's bid of $191.2 million was 25% below the state estimate. Second-lowest was Fru-Con Construction Corp., Ballwin, Mo., at $197.5 million. They were followed by Tidewater Skanska Inc., Virginia Beach-Traylor Bros. Inc., Evansville, Ind. at $203.1 million, and a team led by Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, at $213.3 million.