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Contractors sound off on bid doc changes

Published: May 28, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., bid documents, Division of State Facilities, Miron Construction Co. Inc., state Building Commission, Wisconsin Department of Administration

Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
A few tweaks to bidding documents for state projects could reduce confusion, but contractors are cautioning the state not to go too far with its changes.
“Whether you like the process or not, or whether you’ve made an error or not — which we all have — the system is very fair,” said David Voss, [...]

Bid errors open door for interpretation

Published: May 18, 2009
Tags: bid documents, C.D. Smith Construction Inc., Division of State Facilities, Fowler & Hammer Inc., Miron Construction Co. Inc., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin Department of Administration

Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Contractors are making more mistakes more often on bid documents, prompting state officials to broach the prickly prospect of giving themselves more discretion in awarding projects.
“I’d say with almost every project, we see one contractor disqualified for a mistake in the documents,” said David Helbach, an administrator in the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division [...]

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