Sunday, June 27, 2004
St. Louis Charges Default, Could Fire Parsons-Brinckerhoff
Big Dig/Light Rail Firm & Associates in Trouble?
Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the local transit agency may fire Parsons Brinckerhoff and companies associated (the "Cross County Collaborative") in building the under-construction light rail extension.
According to the paper...
The region's transit agency is threatening to dump the four engineering companies overseeing construction of its new $550 million light-rail extension because of project delays and management problems.
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Cross County Collaborative is a joint venture of four engineering companies: Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Inc.; STV Inc.; Jacobs Civil Inc.; and Kwame Building Group Inc. They are the prime contractors for the design and construction management work.
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"It has now been eight months since the notice of default for design services and the CCC has not cured the design defaults," Salci said in the letter.
The Metro chief executive said the collaborative "was not satisfactorily managing and coordinating" its tasks and "continued to allow the schedule to slip."
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FYI...
Newspaper stories frequently change URLs and articles are free at www.stltoday.com for 7 days.
Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the local transit agency may fire Parsons Brinckerhoff and companies associated (the "Cross County Collaborative") in building the under-construction light rail extension.
According to the paper...
The region's transit agency is threatening to dump the four engineering companies overseeing construction of its new $550 million light-rail extension because of project delays and management problems.
...
Cross County Collaborative is a joint venture of four engineering companies: Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Inc.; STV Inc.; Jacobs Civil Inc.; and Kwame Building Group Inc. They are the prime contractors for the design and construction management work.
...
"It has now been eight months since the notice of default for design services and the CCC has not cured the design defaults," Salci said in the letter.
The Metro chief executive said the collaborative "was not satisfactorily managing and coordinating" its tasks and "continued to allow the schedule to slip."
...
FYI...
Newspaper stories frequently change URLs and articles are free at www.stltoday.com for 7 days.
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