Sakonnet River bridge low bidder named [update]

By John McDaid | Wednesday, 21 January 2009

According to Portsmouth Town Administrator Bob Driscoll in a report at this evening's Town Council meeting, RIDOT anticipates awarding the contract for the replacement of the Sakonnet River Bridge to Cardi Corp. which came in as low bidder at approximately $160 million dollars.

As of 9 pm this evening, no further details had been posted at either RIDOT or Cardi (which appears to have bid on both the concrete and steel options.)

Update: Edited the headline and text to correct numbers and timeframe for actual awarding of contract.

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Comments

eileen

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 8:28am

The key is how long it's going to take & if any incentives are are being given for early completion. It's also of concern if any weight limits will change.

John McDaid

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 10:15am

Good questions -- I had reached out to RIDOT and they are working to set up an interview with the chief engineer tomorrow.

Cheers.
-j