Only one team bid for the third phase of the Huey P. Long Bridge widening project June 27, and the bid came in 50% over engineer's estimate. However, the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development may have little choice but to proceed with the contract.
The third phase, originally estimated at $299 million, went through three postponements and at least one estimate increase. The lone bid by the joint venture of Massman Construction Co., Kansas City; Traylor Bros. Inc., Evansville, Ind. and IHI, Inc. of New York City is $489,105,568.00. The A+B bid includes $452,605,568.00 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.