Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: bid, City of Milwaukee, J.P. Cullen & Sons, J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Johnny Thomas, Lipscomb, local hiring, Milwaukee County, preference, public works, Rocole, Tim Russell
Comments: 1
By Sean Ryan
A contractor is warning Milwaukee County that paperwork, oversight and program management are unavoidable costs of a local hiring preference for projects.
“It might not cost bids, but it will cost taxpayers,” said Larry Rocole, vice president of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc.’s Brookfield office, which is in Waukesha County.
Milwaukee County supervisors are considering [...]
Published: February 17, 2010
Tags: Carew Concrete & Supply Co., Centerline Contracting, Chris Johnson, Faulks Bros. Construction, Holman, law, Norkett, prevailing wage, public works, threshold, Todd Orr, Waupaca County, Waupaca County Parks & Recreation Department, Wisnefske, Wisnefske Excavating
By Paul Snyder
The state’s new prevailing wage threshold slipped the minds of Waupaca County planners, leaving them with no choice but to postpone an estimated $151,000 worth of projects.
Roger Holman, director of the Waupaca County Parks & Recreation Department, said he thinks the new threshold is too low, but that’s no excuse for disregarding state [...]
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, appeal, Brian Mitchell, law, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, Palmer, Pocan, public works, Public Works Contract Appeals Committee, Underground Pipeline Construction, Wanta, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
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By Sean Ryan
Contractors trying to win public works contracts in Milwaukee are continuing their attempts on multiple fronts to overturn the city’s local preference law.
American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, and United Sewer and Water Inc., Menomonee Falls, on Wednesday lost the fourth challenge to the city’s decision to award a contract to Milwaukee-based M.J. Construction [...]
Published: November 16, 2009
Tags: 100-year storm, American Public Works Association's Wisconsin Chapter, engineer, G factor, Grisa, Grisa Scale, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, public works, rainfall, storm water, University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Wisconsin Initiative for Climate Change Impacts
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By Sean Ryan
Increased intensity and frequency of rainstorms has researchers in the state considering more storm-water regulations.
The so-called 100-year storms, which dump roughly six inches of rain in 24 hours, are occurring more frequently. That is leading planners, up to their ankles in floods, to wonder if they must design larger systems to handle more [...]
Published: August 6, 2009
Tags: Add new tag, hiring, income level, Milwaukee, public works, requirement, residents, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
Christopher S. Rugaber
AP Economics Writer
Washington — The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, the government reported Thursday, a sign that the job market is making gradual improvement.
Job losses are likely to slow in coming months, a trend that could be reflected in the government’s July unemployment report to be released [...]
Published: August 6, 2009
Tags: hiring, income level, Milwaukee, public works, requirement, residents, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
Comments: 1
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Milwaukee’s new hiring rules might force sewer and water contractors to lay off workers and replace them with city residents.
The city on Friday will replace its longstanding Residents Preference Program with a new system requiring Milwaukeeans work 40 percent of the hours on Milwaukee public works projects. The old program set a 25 percent [...]
