Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian announced Wednesday the state selected Bridging Pennsylvania Partners (BPP) as the Apparent Bets value Proposer to administer the Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) initiative.
The initiative will repair or replace up to nine bridges across the state. To start the process, PennDOT and BPP will enter into a pre-development agreement where it will finalize how the bridges will be built, financed, and maintained.
“I am proud that we have reached this critical milestone,” Gramian said. “Selecting a team brings us one step closer to delivering these important improvements to our infrastructure.”
BPP, comprised of Macquarie Infrastructure Developments LLC; Shikun & Binui Concessions USA Inc; STV Incorporated (Douglassville); FCC Construccion, S.A.; Shikun & Binui – America, Inc (Pittsburgh); SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc.(Lemoyne); Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. (York); Joseph B. Fay Company (Pittsburgh); and H&K Group Inc. (Skippack), was selected based on pre-set criteria that included experience, financial expertise, qualifications and their overall understanding and approach to the project.
The initiative includes the rehabilitation and/or replacement, including all associated infrastructure investments like roadways and approach work, for a number of select bridges. The bridges will be grouped in packages.
PennDOT is continuing to conduct public involvement and environmental reviews on the nine candidate bridges announced for consideration in February 2021. The first package of bridges is scheduled to be under contract by December 2022, with construction expected to be complete between fall 2023 and spring 2024.