Earlier this week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed CA Assembly Bill 2098 (AB 2098) and Senate Bill 1371 (SB 1371), authorizing design-build contracting for the SR-91 Corridor Improvement Project. According to a news wire post at Bradenton.com, “[w]ithout the best-value design-build project delivery method, this improvement project would be delayed by three to five years, [...]

The Minnesota Department of Transportation continues to lead the national trend toward design-build in the transportation sector.  Most recently, the C.S. McCrossan/Edward Kraemer and Sons joint venture submitted the apparent best value proposal for the $125M 169/494 Interchange Project.  The contract between MnDOT and C.S. McCrossan/Edward Kraemer and Sons is expected to be signed by November.  Construction should begin next [...]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Fort Worth District) awarded Mortenson Construction (headquartered in Minneapolis) a $48.9 million design-build contract for a barracks complex at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  HDR Architects is the team architect.  Following is a description of the project from Mortenson’s website: “The new project involves the design and construction of an apartment-style barracks facility for single [...]

The Michigan Department of Transportation is soliciting responses to a Request for Qualifications to design and reconstruct the interchange of M-59 and Crooks Road.  Responses to the RFQ are due May 27, 2010 – http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9625_21540_54603-236437–,00.html. The project will include replacement of the Crooks Road bridge over M-59, reconstruction of all ramps, and construction of two [...]

The City of Tacoma, Washington, is rehabilitating the Murray Morgan Bridge using design-build.  Responses to the Request for Qualifications are due June 8, 2010 (http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=14590); there is a pre-proposal meeting on May 19 (http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/Purchasing/FormalBids/PW10-0128FRFQ.pdf). The scope of work includes rehabilitating the truss spans over the Thea Foss Waterway, structural repairs, mechanical system repairs, deck replacement, and [...]