CH2M Hill - back in the news (update) ...

Update:

Idaho Transportation Department Board members on Wednesday rescinded a contract to manage Gov. Dirk Kempthorne's proposed $1.6 billion highway program, conceding they made mistakes during an Oct. 27 meeting when they gave a Boise-based engineering company the award after praising its local political ties.

Instead of Washington Group International getting the contract, the board opted to reconsider just who will oversee "Connecting Idaho."

The decision could come at a public meeting planned for Jan. 6.

At that meeting, board members will hear competing proposals from Washington Group and its Denver-based partner, CH2M Hill, as well as the team of New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff and HDR Engineering, of Omaha, Neb. Parsons Brinckerhoff lost out in the original decision.

See - Idaho highway board rescinds contract with WGI; bid still up for grabs.

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Idaho transportation board sued by company that lost highway contract ...

The Idaho Transportation Department has been sued by a New York-based construction company over a controversial highway contract worth at least $15 million. Parsons Brinckerhoff alleges Washington Group International's and CH2M Hill's close political ties to Idaho got them the contract to manage "Connecting Idaho," Governor Dirk Kempthorne's $1.2 billion road-building proposal.

KTVB article

L.A. Department of Water and Power Commissioner Nick Patsaouras has a nickname for Ch2M Hill ...

According to DWP workers, independent subcontractors and even local air-quality regulators in the Owens Valley, the words “quality” and “productivity” contrast sharply with a project they say is plagued by careless design, shoddy workmanship and runaway costs — and which has both the DWP board and City Council calling for an audit.

LA Weekly article

Idaho road project contract on hold after feds question contract award ...

Federal officials have asked the state transportation board to reconsider its decision to give the contract to oversee the $1.2 billion "Connecting Idaho" project to Washington Group International, from Boise, and Denver-based CH2M Hill Incorporated.

KTVB article

Lawmakers must demand answers on road projects ...

Lawmakers need to know why the board picked WGI and CH2M Hill. They need to know why the board went against committee recommendations. They need to know whether political pressure affected the outcome; Mike Journee, a spokesman for Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, said the governor's office did not influence the board.

News Sentinel article