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elleng

(134,537 posts)
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 07:19 PM Jun 2024

State of Maryland opens 3-week period for teams to bid on designing, building new Key Bridge

The Maryland Transportation Authority sent out Friday its request for proposals for the design and construction of the replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge and teams have three weeks to put together a package for the bridge, which is expected to cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion.

Proposals are due June 24 and the prospective builder — which will likely be a team composed of several companies — will be selected “mid-to-late summer,” the transportation authority said in a news release. Authorities hope construction will begin in 2025 and that in fall 2028, the new bridge will be complete.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/31/maryland-rfp-replacement-key-bridge/?

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State of Maryland opens 3-week period for teams to bid on designing, building new Key Bridge (Original Post) elleng Jun 2024 OP
Maybe I'm naive in his this works but three weeks to jimfields33 Jun 2024 #1
I suspect they've BEEN figuring out what they want to do; elleng Jun 2024 #2
Oh my gosh. lol. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #3
They surely did begin day or so after, elleng Jun 2024 #4
That's really great and smart of them to do this. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #5
I agree, and the clean up has progressed SO QUICKLY!!! elleng Jun 2024 #6

jimfields33

(17,889 posts)
1. Maybe I'm naive in his this works but three weeks to
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 07:22 PM
Jun 2024

Figure out what an architect wants to do for the key bridge seems awfully fast.

elleng

(134,537 posts)
2. I suspect they've BEEN figuring out what they want to do;
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 07:25 PM
Jun 2024

now they get to bid, and authorities get to select.

jimfields33

(17,889 posts)
3. Oh my gosh. lol.
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 07:29 PM
Jun 2024

You are right. I didn’t think about that. You are so smart. They probably began a day or so after the collapse. I’m so dense. lol.

elleng

(134,537 posts)
4. They surely did begin day or so after,
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 07:35 PM
Jun 2024

and likely had plans on the shelf, for such.

For one, I read about (and may have posted)

Italian engineers propose new design for collapsed Baltimore bridge.

https://wtop.com/baltimore/2024/05/new-francis-scott-key-bridge-design-proposed-by-italian-engineering-company/

jimfields33

(17,889 posts)
5. That's really great and smart of them to do this.
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 09:04 PM
Jun 2024

It’s really best for even us who need the bridge. This just gets things going even faster then I personally thought possible.

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