Act Two of Woodrow Wilson Play is 28% Below Engineer Estimate
DIFFERENT APPROACH Breaking up bridge into segments brought competition.
A joint venture of Granite Construction Inc., Watsonville, Calif., and Corman Construction, Annapolis Junction, Md., was the apparent low bidder on the second of three major contracts to build a new Woodrow Wilson bridge across the Potomac River. The team's $115.5-million bid was 28% below the Maryland State Highway Administration engineers' estimate of $160 million.