Gov. Ed Rendell said today that the state will have final lease offers for the Pennsylvania Turnpike in hand by Friday and expects to announce a winning bid by next Monday.

At a mid-morning press conference, Rendell said the “multiple” bid offers the state had received were close enough together to trigger a “best and final bid” process that would last until Friday.

Rendell’s transportation adviser, Roy Kienitz, later told reporters that potential bidders will be given a final chance to up their antes before the state selects a company to manage the mainline turnpike that runs between New Jersey and Ohio, as well as the Northeast Extension.

“The winning bid will be selected over the weekend and we’ll be back on [May 19],” Rendell said. From there, the bid would be presented to state lawmakers, he added. Some lawmakers had pushed to have all the bidders revealed.
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