Industry Pulse

Published: December 1, 2010

Dotted Line

: Bukacek Construction LLC, Racine, builds a two-story addition and interior renovation at Fratt Elementary School in the Racine Unified School District. Bukacek landed a $2.5 million contract to complete the work in June 2011. (Photo submitted by Bukacek Construction LLC)

Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, landed a $21 million contract for general and electrical work at a new residence hall for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, $5 million in contracts for additions and renovation work at Jefferson High School in Jefferson and a $2.4 million contract to upgrade a maintenance complex at the Wisconsin Air National Guard Base in Milwaukee. … Chippewa Concrete Services Inc., Chippewa Falls, won a $6.8 million contract for state highway work in Sauk County. … North American Mechanical Inc., De Forest, won a $5.2 million contract for HVAC work at Jefferson High School in Jefferson. … Michels Corp., Brownsville, landed a $5 million contract for state highway work in Kenosha County. … Super Excavators Inc., Menomonee Falls, received a $4.5 million contract for sanitary sewer main work in Milwaukee. … B & P Mechanical Inc., Appleton, secured a $4.1 million contract for HVAC work at a new residence hall for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. … H & H Industries Inc., Madison, landed a $3.6 million contract for HVAC work and a $1.7 million contract for plumbing work at the Clearview Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. … Pieper Electric Inc., Milwaukee, won a $3 million contract for electrical, communication and electronic safety and security at Jefferson High School in Jefferson. … Altmeyer Electric Inc., Sheboygan, secured a $2.8 million contract for electrical work at the Clearview Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. … Nuvo Construction Co., Milwaukee, won a $2.4 million contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to subcontract all the work for the Renard Island Causeway project in Green Bay. … Appleton Lathing Corp., Neenah, landed a $2.1 million contract for drywall work at the Clearview Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. … Skipper Manufacturing LLC, La Crosse, secured a $1.6 million contract for state highway work in Grant County. … Olympic Builders General Contractors, Holmen, received a $1.5 million contract for work on a new city hall, police department and municipal courts facility in Cumberland. … F.C. Dadson Inc., Greenville, won a $1.5 million contract for millwork at the Clearview Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau. … F.C. Dadson Inc., Greenville, won a $1.5 million contract for millwork at the Clearview Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Juneau.

Top Dollar

Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain, won a $28 million contract for state highway work in Jefferson County.

On the Horizon

: Frisbie Architects Inc., River Falls, in association with The Nelson-Tremain Partnership PA, Minneapolis, is designing a $20 million skilled care facility (left) in Chippewa Falls. (Rendering submitted by Frisbie Architects Inc.)

Plymouth Utilities plans to break ground in April on a new 49,700-square-foot operations center in Plymouth, designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification. … J & C Trucking plans to build a 9,100-square-foot facility in the new I-94 Business Park in Baldwin. … The city of Marshfield is considering construction of a proposed library and senior center project. … Angus-Young Associates Inc., Janesville, is designing the $4.7 million renovation of the Porter Residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. … Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, plans to build a 45,000-square-foot office building in Plymouth. … Unisource Assembly Corp., Amery, is building a 15,000-square-foot light assembly plant in Amery.

: Kahler Slater Inc., Milwaukee, is designing a new $12.7 million YMCA center to be built on an eight-acre site in Mukwonago. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2011, with completion in spring 2012. (Rendering submitted by Kahler Slater Inc.)

Giving Back

Lynnea Katz-Petted, executive director of Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee, speaks at an event recognizing Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., Appleton, and a dozen other Fox Valley contractors who contributed a total of $15,000 to the nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing housing in Milwaukee-area neighborhoods.

Paul Davis Restoring America project coordinators (above, from left) Marva Johnson, YWCA program manager; Allan Degner, marketing director for Paul Davis Restoration of S.E. Wisconsin Inc., Milwaukee; and Meg Boyle, Paul Davis office owner; sit together at the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee. The restoration firm, along with local suppliers and vendors, volunteered time, labor and materials to remodel and furnish a unit for the YWCA’s Transitional Housing Program.

Branching Out

MSA Professional Services Inc., Madison, acquired the engineering and architectural divisions of the Devonshire Group, Champaign, Ill. … Ideal Homes Inc., Hartland, a business specializing in residential home construction, launched a commercial division, Ideal Contractors of Wisconsin, a woman-owned contractor serving southeastern Wisconsin. The new division is a certified Women-owned Business Enterprise.

Milestones

P.T.S. Landscaping Inc., Elkhorn, is certified as a women-owned business enterprise through the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. The firm specializes in landscape design, installation and construction. It also has concrete and excavation capabilities.