claim: road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era."
author: bob mcdonnell
evidence_1: feb 22, 2011 ... "every day, politifact staffers look for statements that can be checked. ... road  construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era.
evidence_2: the greatest public works project in history produced the greatest decade in the  .... on the interstate system and other federal-aid highway and bridge projects. ...  in sparsely settled rural areas where traffic volumes were low, intersections at ....  the bpr added that planning and construction were "going on at a furious ...
evidence_3: the industry needs to change; here's how to manage it. ... modern survey  technology is more accessible than ever because costs have come down  substantially. ... designed and built and helped to improve sector productivity by  up to ten times. .... of advanced analytics in construction projects can help to  improve efficiency, ...
evidence_4: feb 4, 2016 ... reducing corruption and inefficiency in the construction sector is a ... to meet the  great global challenges of our era are less likely to succeed. ... this is because  lowest price bidding encourages contractors to bid ... there are a growing  number of examples of the efforts of ... modern slavery is a global issue.
evidence_5: aug 10, 2016 ... here are the 7 biggest financial disasters in modern olympic history ... isn't  such that it's encouraging for countries to bid on the games as they once did. ...  the city with $1.5 billion in debt—thanks largely to the construction of the .... the  $10 billion price tag attached to the largest project: a road and railway ...