The following is the latest from the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission:
The contractor, Stacy and Witbeck Inc., for the railroad bridge rehabilitation project continues its efforts to secure the necessary permits to construct the project. Currently, it is anticipated that all permits will be secured by August and construction would begin then. The contractor has expressed concern that obtaining the permits has taken more time, effort and expense than they anticipated. As a result the contractor communicated that they may file a claim and has requested an extension on the time allowed by the contract to complete the project. Because the required permits are a result of the contractor’s means and methods for construction, the contract documents do specify that securing the permits is the responsibility of the contractor and that was included in the bid documents. The completion date required by the contract remains the same at the middle of December 2014.