Following an extensive evaluation process, four qualified teams have been selected to compete for the contract to design and construct a new Missouri River Bridge on I-70 near Rocheport.

A news release says the Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualification from potential design-build teams for the Rocheport Bridge project.

The teams (in no particular order) selected to further develop their proposals on the project include:
· Traylor-Ames Joint Venture Team – Traylor Brothers, Inc.; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; Ames Construction, Inc.
· American Bridge/Garver Team – American Bridge Company; Garver, LLC; Hg Consult, Inc.; Terracon
· Rocheport Bridge Constructors – Massman Construction Company; HNTB Corporation; Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.; and
· Lunda Team – Lunda Construction Co.; Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.; Dan Brown & Associates; Hugh Zeng United.

There still are opportunities for additional consultants and subcontracting firms to be added to each team. A networking opportunity for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be offered this spring.

Design-build projects combine both the design and construction phases into one contract. The selected team completes the design and construction in parallel instead of in succession. MoDOT provides the project goals, budget and schedule, and the contractor team conducts the work. This technique has been known to significantly save time and money.

This $240 million project was made possible by the July 2019 award of a $81.2 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The project will replace the existing I-70 bridge as well as reconstruct the Route BB interchange just east of the bridge.