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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
This bridge is a sham. It was shamefully concocted by city hall. It stands for everything I hate in politics so I will never be in support or agreement with it.
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You know, as someone who works in architecture... I'm actually not mad of the way the City handled this. They actually had the BALLS to go out and single-source a QUALITY AND WELL-KNOWN BRIDGE DESIGNER.
This is the same muncipal government that RFP's 99.9999999% of the work it requires. Anyone in the industry knows how complex these RFP's can get.
Props to them.
We didn't get a chance to design the bridge, but you know what? Who cares. Calatrava is a bridge legend, and will likely produce something more discussion-worthy than most others can. Besides, everyone got a chance on the St. Partrick's Island Bridge, which people seem to forget.
I actually give the City of Calgary credit for the way the Peace Bridge bridge was delivered... but I do know that I'm probably in the extreme minority on this one.