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Committee approves recommending CMGC contracting for Burkhard Bridge replacement to meet federal grant deadline
Summary
The committee voted to recommend to full council an emergency ordinance approving the use of Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) contracting for the Burkhard Bridge resiliency and multimodal enhancement project to meet a federal Bridge Investment Program obligation deadline.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted July 21 to forward to full council a measure authorizing an exemption to competitive bidding and the use of the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) alternative contracting method for the Burkhard Bridge resiliency and multimodal enhancement project.
PBOT staff and the Deputy City Administrator for Public Works told the committee the northside bridge — which PBOT said was struck by a train in 2020 and remains in poor condition — has funding from a federal Bridge Investment Program grant awarded in 2022. Winston Sandino, PBOT project manager for the Burg(h)ard Bridge project, said the total project cost is…
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