The $800-million "signature bridge" that the state of Florida promised the people of Miami is distinguishing itself in another way: as a bitterly contested best-value procurement. Florida transportation officials are aggressively defending the process against Miami-based critics who prefer a runner-up Fluor-led joint venture that has filed a protest after losing the selection process by 0.53 points out of a possible 90. The protest essentially says the Florida Dept. of Transportation gamed the scoring system to steer the award to its preferred choice, a design by an Archer Westernde Moya Group venture that also promised completion one year earlier than its closest rival.
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