Looks like the contractors had so many overruns and then got hit by the Coronavirus that they want out of the contract unless the state forks over mucho $$$$. It's not clear who's responsible for the overruns or whether the contractor lowballed their bid, nonetheless, they have the state in a bind.
https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/05/latest-problem-for-marylands-purple-line-the-builders-want-out/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...afa372-8af1-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html (behind a paywall)
Apparently the state and the contractors are still in talks, so it hasn't collapsed yet. If it does, the project is only 40% done, and there will be a lot of construction debris littering Montgomery County.
The moral of the story is don't always take the lowest bid!
https://wtop.com/maryland/2020/05/latest-problem-for-marylands-purple-line-the-builders-want-out/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...afa372-8af1-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html (behind a paywall)
Apparently the state and the contractors are still in talks, so it hasn't collapsed yet. If it does, the project is only 40% done, and there will be a lot of construction debris littering Montgomery County.
The moral of the story is don't always take the lowest bid!