Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff Responds To Boston Globe

Bechtel responds to The Boston Globe's 'misrepresentations of key facts, and a flagrant resort to innuendo.'

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February 21, 2003, 8:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


A recent three-part series in the Boston Globe accused the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff joint venture of costing the public more than a billion dollars in unjustified outlays on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston. According to Bechtel: "The series was fundamentally flawed by a profound misunderstanding of the professional role of the management consultant vis-à-vis the state of Massachusetts and other consultants and contractors, ignorance of the immense challenges of underground construction in a historic urban area, misrepresentations of key facts, and a flagrant resort to innuendo. These allegations do a serious disservice to those trying to understand the truth about the largest, most complex urban transportation project in U.S. history." To set the record straight, Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff has developed two documents: (1) An overview of cost, scope, schedule, and management issues related to the "Big Dig" project, which provides critical background and Key Facts; and,(2) A detailed rebuttal to the Boston Globe's series, including a point-by-point refutation of its key allegations.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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