I’m at a loss on this one;
Last Thursday, Sioux Falls Public Work Officials eagerly awaited for bids to flood in for the first flagship project of the New Year. But to their surprise, not a single construction company submitted a bid for work on the 12th Street Bridge Replacement.
“It’s not normal,†said Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works. “Sioux Falls contractors have a lot of capacity. Their workforce is here. And we’re also a good agency to do projects with.”
Damn right it isn’t normal, but IÂ suspect this has to do with the Lien on the Events Center. Construction companies talk, and I have a feeling the bad blood flowing from the EC siding gone awry, by blaming a company that didn’t do the work put a sour taste in their mouths. Nobody wants to be the fall guy holding $500K in unpaid work from the city.
I could be completely wrong, but a (unsaid) boycott with the city construction projects may be in the works.