Originally Posted by
sojourn
I'm thinking you could have a nice bridge, pathway, AND environmentally friendly expenditure for a lot less money EVEN in California.....basically 6,583 feet, sooooo, $1,519 per foot, less environmental stupid stuff, stupid regulation stuff, add a bit for graft and skid greasing, less hiring a council members idiot son, PLUS attorney's fees, back and forth through the courts, sewer, water, school fees......some crap I missed or didn't think of........WELL, I got it down to $190.00 a foot, AND did not go with the lowest bidder GP!
You forgot the art component. I think it's 1% of the total project cost.
I'll bet that a big dollar item was the mobilization and demobilization costs because of the environmental restrictions. It looks from the website that they shut down from May to September because of the nesting season.
Design consultants, environmental restrictions, permitting, SWPPPs, prevailing wage, art, material shortages due to natural disasters, etc., all add up. I guess that it's a good thing that our government is putting money back into local construction companies and their workers but I'm with you, 10 million seems pretty excessive.