The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) is seeking expressions of interest from potential investors for a project to design, build, finance and maintain a replacement Goethals Bridge. The authority would then lease the bridge back from the investor.
The initial request for information closes on 11 June and comes ahead of the future issuance of a request for qualifications and subsequent request for proposals.
There would be two principal agreements in the eventual contractual arrangements - a fixed price design, build and maintain agreement and a private financing agreement. The authority would retain responsibility for toll operations and would fund payments to the company.
An illustrative design for the new bridge shows a 275m-span cable-stayed structure carrying three lanes in each direction as well as a central corridor for future transit. Comments on different structural forms are encouraged, says PANYNJ.
US Coast Guard is the lead agency directing the preparation of the project's environmental impact statement. The draft was published last year after being prepared by a team led by a joint venture of Louis Berger Group and Parsons Brinckerhoff.
