State transportation officials vowed Tuesday to keep reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on track, even as they part ways with the current contractor and begin the search for a new one.
State officials said Tuesday that the decision to part ways with Kiewit Infrastructure as the project enters phase two, came down to a disagreement on price for completing the project.
“We’ve been very pleased with the quality of the work and the timeliness of the work, and Kiewit will continue to do that work until it’s completed,” said Transportation Secretary Kathryn Thomson.
Under the terms of the initial contract, Kiewit began the design and planning of the new bridge. The contract required the state to negotiate first with Kiewit on an option on phase two construction.
Those negotiations continued over the last three weeks but bogged down on the issue of price.
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