2024-09-19T12:38:46-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150445420/maryland-officials-announce-design-contract-for-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge-reconstruction Josh Niland 2024-09-07T12:00:00-04:00 >2024-09-09T13:44:42-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/faeaa5316a9d2ee5ffd60f7d4582ef87.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Maryland Department of Transportation has awarded the contract to rebuild the collapsed <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2480599/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse" target="_blank">Francis Scott Key Bridge</a> to Kiewit, a national infrastructure development firm with extensive experience in similar projects and a reported $17.1 billion in revenues last year. The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/francis-scott-key-bridge-rebuild-contract-kiewit-b869b0c42fc32579a3f8b98f09b44ff3" target="_blank">AP</a> reports the design contract is worth $73 million. Officials released the RFP in June following the March 26th disaster and will grant "exclusive rights" to the company for its second construction phase, which is expected to stretch into 2028. The total cost of reconstruction is expected to surpass $1.7 billion.<br></p>