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OT: I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis

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It is interesting that the contractors apparently submitted their bids base on their own bridge designs.  How can you compare bids when the item being bid is different with each bidder?  In addition to the comparison of the actual price of each bid for the new bridge, the state used a technical score based upon criteria other than price.  Here are the criteria used by the state to score the bids: Evaluation Criteria Utilized (Corresponded to Criteria Contained in the RFP)<ul class="unindentedList"><li>Quality (50 percent)</li><ul><li>Experience and authority of key individuals</li><li>Extent of quality control/quality assurance</li><li>Safety</li><li>Measures to evaluate performance in construction</li></ul><li>Aesthetics/Visual Quality (20 percent)</li><ul><li>Visual enhancements to the structure</li><li>Involvement of the public after letting</li></ul><li>Enhancements (15 percent)</li><ul><li>Geometric and structural enhancements</li></ul><li>Public Outreach/Involvement (15 percent)</li><ul><li>Impacts to the public</li><li>Approach to communications</li></ul></ul>Note the item called, Public Outreach weighted at 15%.  I can understand how experience, quality control, and safety would be needed to build a bridge, but I do not understand why the state needs to pay the bridge builder for public outreach.  Or in other words, how much public outreach does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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