They cited a scaffolding standard not required by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, and said the district failed to obtain a waiver until this February for the federal requirement to buy the steel needed in the U.S. The contractors claim bridge officials also changed the design of the net when the project was already underway and imposed unnecessary requirements on the contractors that drove costs higher and caused delays. The upgraded platforms are not expected to be completed until January 2026. Adding the net requires the maintenance platforms to be reconfigured. The joint venture has completed about 47% of the net and expects to finish it by December 2023, nearly four years behind schedule. “The District has been transparent about the condition of the Bridge with Shimmick throughout the project.” “We are deeply frustrated by Shimmick’s slow pace of construction and multiple delays building the suicide barrier,” Cosulich-Schwartz said in a written statement. The contractors allege that they toured the bridge before submitting a bid but that they were not allowed to take photographs or record video and had access only to areas chosen by district officials.ĭistrict spokesman Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz said the delays and cost overruns are due in part to Shimmick having had three different owners since beginning work on the suicide barrier. A spokesperson for Shimmick said that was done for security reasons and that it will be up to the judge to make the information public. The alleged problem with the platforms remains unclear because the information was redacted from the court documents.
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