The New York State Thruway Authority received three proposals for the construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge by the July 27 deadline, with the review process expected to run through September.
Three out of the four consortiums of developers tabbed by state transportation officials in February as finalists for the bridge contract submitted proposals.
The state received bids from Kiewit-Skanska-Weeks, which includes principal contractors Kiewit Infrastructure Co., Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc., and Weeks Marine Inc.; Tappan Zee Bridge Partners, which includes Bechtel Infrastructure Corp. and Tutor Perini Corp.; and Tappan Zee Constructors, which includes Fluor Enterprises Inc., American Bridge Co., Granite Construction Northeast Inc., and Traylor Bros. Inc.
The fourth finalist, Hudson River Bridge Constructors, did not submit a proposal by the deadline.
The consortium included principal contractors Dragados USA Inc., Flatiron Constructors Inc., Samsung C&T Americas Inc., and Yonkers Contracting Co. Inc.
Representatives of Hudson River Bridge Constructors said the coalition would issue a joint statement, but representatives of the individual firms could not be immediately reached for further comment.
The first stage of the review process involves going through each of the proposals to ensure they are complete and in compliance with all requirements of the state”™s request for proposals (RFP), said Brian Conybeare, special advisor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the Tappan Zee Bridge project, in a prepared statement.
That initial stage is expected to take four weeks, Conybeare said.
According to the RFP, a proposal will be selected in September and the contract will be awarded in October.
The cost of construction has been estimated at $5.2 billion.
State transportation officials also said they will hold two community meetings this week in Yonkers and Suffern concerning the Tappan Zee Bridge project.
The meetings are scheduled for July 31 at Yonkers City Hall and Aug. 2 at SUNY Rockland Community College.
Additional information about the project and upcoming meetings can be found at www.NewNYBridge.com.
