The county will seek to finish bridge projects in Baywood Village and Harbor Bluffs without American Empire Builders. The firm won’t be eligible for more county contracts for two years.
CLEARWATER — Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday voted to end county contracts with the construction firm involved in two bridge projects that have been beset by blown deadlines and left one neighborhood studded with piles of debris. Ahead of the unanimous vote, County Commission chairperson Kathleen Peters read a prepared statement and noted that commissioners would be limited in how .
After 10 Tampa Bay’s coverage and lengthy construction delays, Pinellas County is terminating its contracts with the construction company at the center of it.