The Maryland Transportation Authority on Wednesday awarded a $75 million contract for the rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The contract is going to Bridging Maryland Partnership, making a join

The partnership has approval to perform planning, engineering, construction management and program support services to rebuild the Key Bridge.

The Board of Public Works approved a $75 million contract Wednesday to hire three firms that will oversee construction management services on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, as the replacement project gets under way in earnest this spring.

A group of firms were awarded a $75 million contract to manage the Key Bridge builder “by auditing their processes, reviewing submittals and confirming the design criteria is met.”