 It's interesting, the journal article last week, Wheeler Copperthwaite said, the journal writer said, potential bidders wanted more time. Would-be bidders started agitating for more time and more attention from DOT by mid-May, about halfway to the deadline. This was for the RFP for the new bridge. In a May 17th question, a bidder asked for, quote, one-on-one meetings with Department of Transportation officials.