Posted Mar 2, 2012, 11:31 PM
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http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2012...n/?mod=WSJBlog
After Delay, Moynihan Station Meets the Bidders
By Ted Mann
March 2, 2012
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High-ranking state and federal officials huddled Thursday with potential bidders for the first phase of construction of Manhattan’s long-planned Moynihan Station.
The meeting at the James A. Farley Post Office came several weeks after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reached an agreement with state officials on scaling back the first phase of construction after bids exceeded projections by millions of dollars.
The initial phase, budgeted at about $267 million, is now largely restricted to improvements to the existing West Side Concourse of Pennsylvania Station and improving street access.
Among the factors bedeviling potential contractors, government officials and Penn Station’s busy railroads is the simple problem of sharing space.
To complete the proposed widening and lengthening of the West Side Concourse on time and without cost overruns, contractors will likely need to close off parts of the tracks that run under Eighth Avenue, Madison Square Garden and the post office. Railroads, struggling to cope with overcrowding while maintaining on-time service, have been loath to agree to significant shutdowns.
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