Maryland transportation officials have extended the process of selecting a new design-build contractor for the $2 billion Purple Line light rail project, pushing the deadline for having a new team in place to February 2022.
The move, approved Sept. 15 by Maryland’s Board of Public Works, provides prospective bidders additional time to complete due diligence activities on the half-finished project, which was already more than two years behind schedule when the previous Fluor Corp.-led team withdrew last fall under a $250 million settlement with the state.
