No More Excuses for Confusion on Design Authority

Abstract

Denver International Airport dismissed the original P3 development team led by Ferrovial Airports, with design-build partners Saunders/JLC Infrastructure. The team was paid a hefty $184-million fee on its way out the door. The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge dispute between the Flatiron/Dragados consortium and the Texas Dept. of Transportation is supercharged with concerns about the cable-stayed span’s safety. The National Transportation Safety Board found. Figg Bridge Engineers, a key team member was partly responsible. TxDOT was partially responsible for the disastrous fatal construction-phase collapse of a Florida pedestrian bridge. The issue is another ball of confusion.