The contractor behind the bridge that collapsed last year at Florida International University may win a contract extension at Miami-Dade’s Miami International Airport.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez is asking county commissioners to ratify an extension through August 2020 for Munilla Construction Management for its 2011 contract to run various projects at the government-owned airport.
The contract covers about $130 million worth of work, of which roughly $86 million has been completed. An Gimenez memo said the administration granted the extension administratively in March, and that the extra time is needed to seek competitive bids to replace MCM. It’s not known how long it would take Miami-Dade to seek another contractor, or if anything would prevent MCM from pursuing the business again.
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