Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation will invite four teams to submit proposals for its rapid bridge replacement project, a public-private partnership initiative to replace at least 500 bridges across the state.
Replacing the similarly designed bridges through one contract will bring cost savings since the same basic design and construction standards will be used for multiple bridges, transportation Secretary Barry Schoch said March 26.
PennDOT scored the teams based on criteria such as their financial capability to carry out the project; their background and experience in managing comparable projects; and each team's understanding of the project, according to Schoch.
The invited teams are:
Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners: Plenary Group, Walsh Group, Granite Construction Co., HDR Engineering, HNTB Corp. and Infrastructure Corp. of America.
Keystone Bridge Partners: InfraRed Capital Partners, Kiewit, Parsons, Allan A. Myers family of companies, DBi and American Infrastructure.
Commonwealth Bridge Partners: John Laing Investments, Fluor, American Bridge Co., Traylor Bros. Inc., Joseph B. Fay Co., STV Inc. and Infrastructure and Industrial Constructors.
Pennsylvania Crossings: Meridiam, Lane Construction, AECOM, Trumbull, Wagman Cos. and Cofiroute.
PennDOT expects to release final project details and requirements to the four teams this summer and select a preferred proposal this fall. It expects construction is to begin in summer 2015.
The selected team will manage the bridges' design, construction and maintenance for a yet-to-be-determined number of years under one contract.
The state's P3 board approved the project last September.
