Request for information regarding failed Washington Bridge RFP released

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION on July 19 released a Request for Information on the state’s bidding portal asking why a previous Request for Proposals to design and rebuild the westbound side of the Washington Bridge received no responses./PBN PHOTO

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation on Friday released a Request for Information on the state’s bidding portal, soliciting engineering and public infrastructure experts in the private sector to provide insight into why a previous Request for Proposals to rebuild the westbound side of the Washington Bridge failed to recruit a single bid.  Earlier

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  1. There is one significant problem with the original RFP. McKee insisted on a completion date coinciding with the RI Democratic primary. The schedule was impossible, but McKee pushed it solely for political purposes and it backfired. Now we are 8 months into this fiasco and haven’t even started design of the new bridge. Pathetic leadership. Don’t blame Alviti..this is completely on McKee.