“Bids for extending the Green Line are due Thursday” (Boston Globe)
“…the agency is asking the bidders to revive parts of the project that were unceremoniously dumped in 2016 in the face of a billion-dollar overrun, such as canopies over train stops, and the final 3,000-foot stretch of a bike and walking path to be built alongside the rails. As part of picking the contractor, the T said it will score bidders on their offers to restore up to six optional features that were previously eliminated – so long as they don’t push the value of the contract beyond the T’s maximum rate of $1.3 billion.”