The project is expected to be completed in 2028. The next big project for I-35 is the big one that goes through the core of downtown Austin. It’s still going through environmental approvals and design work. It could start in 2024. TransportationNorth AustinCapital Metro ...
[...] Hall scorned "design-build" contracts as a way to eliminate competitive bidding and to create a system inviting favoritism and other abuses. Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, argued for abolishing the five-member transportation commission — appointed by the governor — and ...
However,D-B can limit competi-tion during the bidding process.With D-B,an owner puts the project out to bid and design-builders may be reluctant to develop proposals without the benefit of complete plans.Compari-son of projects proposals can be difficult because each of the proposers is res...