California agencies with tens of billions of dollars of construction joined more than 40 other groups in a movement to drive contracting opportunities for historically underutilized businesses.
As the last of 41 workers trapped for 17 days emerged this week, there are growing calls to reemphasize safety and geology risks as the nation embarks on a rapid infrastructure buildout.
RFQ will be out in January for contractor to build estimated $800M project in British Columbia, with construction to start in mid-year and finish by 2028.
Officials are not estimating how soon rescuers will reach 41 construction workers trapped by a landslide on a $1.7 billion highway project, with equipment failure setbacks delaying progress.