**Read our letter to the Board** The California High Speed Rail Authority Board is scheduled to approve a Design-Build contract for the civil engineering work for 29 miles (trackwork, stations and electrification will be done later). We are urging the Authority to defer this decision and we are also raising the issue that we believe […]
Archive | June, 2013
How did Tutor Perini make the grade?
Tutor Perini hasn’t made real money (i.e. cash) in years. They have gone from debt-free to highly indebted. According to the Authority rules, they shouldn’t have been eligible to win. Read our analysis of Tutor Perini’s financials here Also check out our new bid process timeline
Changing the bid process: abuse of power and a bad idea
How is the California High Speed Rail Authority different from other agencies like Caltrans? It has a lot, lot more power. The Authority can move highways, build a railroad, move utilities, exercise eminent domain, enter into design-build contracts, issue debt and pretty much do whatever it wants with virtually none of the limitations that other […]