Aecon will take part in the construction of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge.
The construction company announced today that it has received permission to rejoin Bridging North America, the group selected as the Preferred Proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the new international crossing as part of a private-public partnership.
Aecon's request to rejoin the team was approved after a review by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, the crown corporation responsible for the project.
WDBA spokesperson Mark Butler says "the authority has determined that Aecon is able to rejoin the Bridging North America team. This change has had no impact on the procurement process and Bridging North America remains the Preferred Proponent for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
In May, the company announced it would no longer be part of the group bidding for the project, just weeks before a decision on the winning bid was set to be announced.
It came at a time when a Chinese state-owned company was looking to acquire Aecon.
In October of 2017, the CCCC International Holding Ltd. of China made a $1.5-billion bid to acquire Aecon Group Inc., which has a long history of participation in Canadian construction and engineering projects such as the CN Tower, Vancouver's SkyTrain, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Halifax shipyard.
However, that deal was halted in the spring by the federal government after a national security review.