News Release: from the Katy Freeway Public Information Office
TTC awards 7th Katy Freeway Contract
Friday, Feb 25th, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005
CONTACT:
Raquelle R. Wooten- Katy Freeway Public Information Officer
281-589-5852 / 713-806-3318 or email: WootenR@pbworld.com
THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AWARDS CONTRACT FOR I-10 RECONSTRUCTION BETWEEN CAMPBELL & SILBER
"Lowest Bid Less than 1% Over the Engineer's Estimate"
(Houston) --- On February 24, the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) awarded Williams Brothers (WB) Construction of Houston the seventh of the nine major construction contracts associated with the reconstruction of the Katy Freeway. WB submitted the lowest bid in the amount of $159 million to perform work, which is less than $5,000 over the engineer's estimate. The contract, referred to as Contract E2, consists of the total reconstruction of 2.46 miles of I-10, from east of Campbell to east of Silber. Work is scheduled to begin on the project in March 2005 and is targeted for completion in December 2008.
WHO:
Texas Transportation Commission
Texas Department of Transportation-Houston District
Williams Brothers Construction Company
WHAT:
Award of the 7th Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program contract
WHY:
For the reconstruction of 1-10 from east of Silber to east of Campbell.
WHEN:
February 24, 2005
For more information on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program please visit the Katy Freeway website at www.katyfreeway.org or contact the Katy Freeway Public Information Office at 281-589-5924.
