Four construction teams invited to bid on the state bridge replacement project – Mid Atlantic regional and Local Constructors make the final cut on PennDOT’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project to replace up to 500 of the state's structurally deficient bridges.

Congratulations to our local and regional constructors on this significant achievement which is a testament to their qualifications, skills, experience and capacity to compete amongst the country’s best.

PennDOT announced Wednesday that it has invited four construction teams to bid on the department's Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, a project to replace up to 500 of the state's structurally deficient bridges.

Five teams had expressed interest. The Keystone Bridge Builders team was eliminated. The remaining list includes some of the biggest construction and engineering firms in the country. Wagman Cos. of York County is part of the Pennsylvania Crossings team.

The project calls for the replacement of bridges of similar design under one contract. Cost savings are anticipated since the same basic design and construction standards will be used for multiple bridges, PennDOT said in a news release.

PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said the public-private partnership will enable the state to replace more bridges than anticipated.

"This initiative reflects Gov. Corbett's strong commitment to making the state's roads and bridges safer and improving mobility," Schoch said. "Because of the project's size, this will also be a great opportunity for Pennsylvania companies to work with the team we ultimately select."

The teams and team members submitting statements of qualification are as follows:

• Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners: Plenary Group, U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles; The Walsh Group, Washington, D.C.; Granite Construction Co., Watsonville, Calif.; HDR Engineering, Alexandria, Va.; HNTB Corp., Kansas City, Mo.; and Infrastructure Corp. of America, Arlington, Va.

• Keystone Bridge Partners: InfraRed Capital Partners, New York City; Kiewit, Arlington, Va.; Parsons, Pasadena, Calif.; The Allan A. Myers family of companies, Worcester, Pa.; DBi, not available; and American Infrastructure, Worcester, Pa.

• Commonwealth Bridge Partners: John Laing Investments, London; Fluor, Irving, Texas; American Bridge Co., Coraopolis, Pa.; Traylor Bros. Inc., Alexandria, Va.; Joseph B. Fay Co., Pittsburgh; STV Inc., Douglassville; and Infrastructure and Industrial Constructors, Pittsburgh.

• Pennsylvania Crossings: Meridiam, Paris; Lane Construction, Cheshire, Conn.; AECOM, Washington, D.C.; Trumbull, Pittsburgh; Wagman Cos., York County; and Cofiroute, Sèvres, France.

Source: Central Penn Business Journal