The Connecticut Port Authority agreed Friday to pay a construction management firm $11.3 million to both close out the $311 million State Pier reconstruction project and settle additional cost disputes at the New London-based heavy-lift port facility. The agreement, which has not been finalized, calls for the authority to release its final payment of $7.3 million to the Kiewit Infrastructure Co., which oversaw the transformation of State Pier into a staging area currently being used to assemble components for offshore wind farms. The authority argued Kiewit was responsible for the cost of project delays related to retaining-wall alignment, heavy-lift platform installation and work on the pier’s south wall. The settlement, once finalized, will prevent any further claims from being filed by either party related to the State Pier work. The settlement does not cover or affect an ongoing civil suit filed by Kiewit subcontractor Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman against both the authority and Kiewit alleging breach of contract, unfair trade practices and other claims. Under Friday’s agreement, Kiewit is set to receive a total of $278.7 million for its State Pier work.
$11M Connecticut Port Authority settlement will close out State Pier project
