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Placer County approves $61.6 million contract to build Placer Parkway Phase 1 after decades of planning
Summary
After more than two decades of planning, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted April 7 to award a $61,648,965 construction contract for Placer Parkway Phase 1 and to approve a construction‑management agreement and contingency funding. Staff said the project will relieve regional congestion and includes a major waterline collaboration with PCWA.
Placer County on Tuesday voted to award a $61,648,965 construction contract for the long‑planned Placer Parkway Phase 1 and approved a separate professional services agreement for construction management, moving the project from design into active delivery.
Public Works Director Derek Gady told the board the phase marks the culmination of “over 25 years of hard work and regional coordination” and outlined a roughly 1.5‑mile initial alignment that includes a new bridge over railroad tracks, elevated roadway sections, and space to convey a major Placer County Water Agency water main across State Route 65.
Gady said the county received six competitive bids and recommended the low responsive bidder, Teichert & Son, Inc. of Roseville. Engineering manager Kevin Ordway described major technical elements: a 300‑foot bridge over the…
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