A Maryland state legislator says federal officials and the state's attorney general are reviewing a sole December bidwell above engineer's estimateto build the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the Potomac River. The state Dept. of Transportation now is weighing three options for rebidding the job.
The U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. Dept. of Transportation Inspector General and Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. are looking into the lone bid for the bridge superstructure contract, says Peter Franchot (D), chairman of the House of Delegates' transportation and environment subcommittee. The proposal, submitted by Kiewit Construction Co., Tidewater Construction Corp. and Clark Construction Group Inc., totaled $860 million, or 72% above the State Highway Administration estimate. SHA rejected the bid Jan. 29.