Five teams compete for 500-bridge Pennsylvania contract

The public-private partnership project involves the replacement of at least 500 bridges of similar design under a single contract.

The teams submitting statements of qualification were:

• Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (Plenary Group, The Walsh Group, Granite Construction Company, HDR Engineering, HNTB Corporation and Infrastructure Corporation of America);
• Keystone Bridge Partners (InfraRed Capital Partners, Kiewit, Parsons, The Allan A Myers family of companies, DBi and American Infrastructure);
• Commonwealth Bridge Partners (John Laing Investments, Fluor, American Bridge Company, Traylor Bros, Joseph B Fay, STV Incorporated and Infrastructure and Industrial Constructors);
• Keystone Bridge Builders (Macquarie, PCL, Conti Enterprises and Stantec Consulting Services); and
• Pennsylvania Crossings (Meridiam, Lane Construction, Aecom, Trumbull, Wagman Companies and Cofiroute).

PennDOT will now evaluate he statements of qualification and invite the highest-scoring teams to submit proposals for the project this spring.

The selected team will manage the bridges' design, construction and maintenance under one contract to streamline design and construction activities. It will also maintain the bridges for a yet-to-be-determined number of years, though PennDOT will continue to own the bridges and department staff will perform routine maintenance such as snow and debris removal. In addition, the contractor will be responsible for financing the effort but PennDOT will make performance-based payments.