Spanish construction firm tries again on tunnel bid

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A Spanish construction firm has again submitted an offer to build a Metrorail tunnel under Tysons Corner, a proposal received unenthusiastically by state officials who plan to finalize an agreement with the contractors already selected for the rail extension.

Dragados, a division of Madrid-based ACS Infrastructure Development, sent a letter Feb. 1 to Gov. Tim Kaine offering to design and construct a 3.4-mile segment of the rail underneath Tysons for a fixed price of $823 million. The firm submitted a similar proposal last year.

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