The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority extended its due date for design-build proposals from prequalified bidders to June 1 for the $1.4-billion Westside Purple Line Extension, Section 2 project. The 2.55-mile underground route will extend the Purple Line from Wilshire/La Cienega (the terminus of the currently under construction Phase 1) to Century City. Construction should begin in 2019 and finish in 2026. L.A. County Metropolitan Transit Authority, Kenneth Stewart, 1 Gateway Plaza, 9th Fl., Los Angeles, 90012-2952. DR#15-00427712.