Railroad industry news about: Amtrak, Long Distance fleet, RFP, RFI, Susquehanna River Rail Bridge replacement project, contract awards, Laura Mason, Northeast Corridor. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – Amtrak has selected the Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contractor for construction of two new bridges and associated track work, along with two supporting contracts that will advance replacement of the existing 117-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge.
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The price is definitely higher than we had anticipated, South Shore President Michael Noland said.
The railroad had expected four bids, he said. The two it received were from F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, and from a Walsh/Herzog Joint Venture. The Paschen bid was the lower of the two.
The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District board will now need to decide whether to accept the best bid or reject them in an effort to achieve a lower price.Â
Noland said the railroad, along with its advisers and the Federal Transit Administration, will review the proposals to find out where the bids were high and see if there s an opportunity to rebid.