The lead contractors in charge of building a suicide prevention net on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge say it will cost more than double its original price because of deterioration on the bridge that was concealed and other problems.
FILE - People walk along a seawall with Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background in San Francisco, on Oct. 11, 2020. The lead contractor in charge of building a suicide prevention net on San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule says it will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of deterioration that was concealed and other problems.
The project aims to add 20-foot-wide stainless steel mesh nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile bridge and replace maintenance platforms used by bridge workers that were built in the 1950s. Work on the net began in 2018 and was set to be completed by January 2021 but has been repeatedly delayed. The contractors contend in the latest court documents that the district delayed the completion of the project and damaged their reputations by concealing “significant information ... including extensive deterioration in certain areas of the bridge."
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. The joint venture has completed about 47% of the net and expects to finish it by December 2023, nearly four years behind schedule. Adding the net requires the maintenance platforms to be reconfigured. The upgraded platforms are not expected to be completed until January 2026.
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