2024-12-22T02:55:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150124775/contractor-of-collapsed-fiu-bridge-in-miami-files-for-bankruptcy Alexander Walter 2019-03-04T17:59:00-05:00 >2019-03-04T18:00:26-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/6667c5db103c70db5dfc388552d70de4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Facing lawsuits from a collapsed bridge it helped build, Munilla Construction Management is asking a bankruptcy judge to protect it from creditors while borrowing millions of dollars to make payroll, continue building and not shut its doors after decades as one of South Florida&rsquo;s largest government contractors.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The bankruptcy proceedings come on the eve of the first anniversary of the tragic Florida International University <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1116266/fiu-bridge-collapse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pedestrian bridge collapse</a> on March 15, 2018. Six people were killed in the accident.<br></p>