Published: April 2, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bid, bidding, Boullion, Christensen, Division of State Facilities, H & H Industries, Helbach, Hintz, project, Risser, subcontractors, Wisconsin Department of Administration
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Subcontractors searching for state project deliveries perfectly free of bid shopping might have to settle for a good-enough compromise.
“Is trying to stop any bid shopping after the general contractor’s bid better than what there is now? Yeah,” said Jeff Beiriger, executive director of the American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin. “But is that the [...]
Published: March 31, 2010
Tags: bond, Building Commission, dental education, Kaufert, Mark Miller, Marshfield Clinic, nonprofit, Pocan, Risser, Ulrich, Wisconsin Dental Association
By Paul Snyder
A proposal to kick $10 million in state money toward a nonprofit company’s building project is taking hits as a last-minute rush job that sidesteps legislative protocol.
“Why didn’t this come to the Building Commission?” said state Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, a commission member.
State Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, [...]
Published: March 25, 2010
Tags: Assembly Committee on Jobs, bill, green bill, Green Globes, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, LEED, LEED certification, Molepske, Risser, Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, silver, the Economy and Small Business, The Renscler Co., Truelove, Tuschen, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, Wisconsin Department of Administration, Witynski
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By Paul Snyder
A Wisconsin lawmaker is easing some of the requirements in his green building bill making its way through the state Capitol. But the changes may not go far enough to gain some municipal groups’ support.
State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, said his bill still would require all public buildings of at least [...]
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, Joint Examining Board of Architects, landscape architect, Landscape Architect Accreditation Board, Landscape Architects, landscaping, law, license, Professional Engineers, Risser, Shilling
Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday signed a bill into law requiring a license to practice landscape architecture in Wisconsin.
The bill — authored by state Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison — upgrades the definition of a certified landscape architect in the state to a licensed landscape architect.
To gain licensure, a [...]
By RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Alan Lasee, a cowboy-hat wearing Republican who unsuccessfully fought to bring back capital punishment in Wisconsin, said Monday he was retiring after 36 years in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Lasee, 72, of De Pere, said he decided to retire rather than run for re-election this fall after [...]
Published: December 17, 2009
Tags: Building Commission, Decker, Department of Administration, Department of Motor Vehicles, Helbach, Hill Farms, Kreitlow, Nelson, Risser, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
State Building Commission members and Department of Administration staff on Wednesday celebrated the 51 years of commission service by state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison.
With Gov. Jim Doyle in Copenhagen for an international global warming summit, Risser served as chairman of Wednesday’s Building Commission meeting, his final one as a member.
Senate Majority Leader Russ [...]
Published: December 14, 2009
Tags: bill, certification, Elections and Urban Affairs, Kelly, Kelly Design Group, Kelly Design Group LLC, Landscape Architects and Professional Engineers, landscape architecture, license, Risser, Senate Committee on Labor, Wisconsin Joint Examining Board of Architects, Woods
By Paul Snyder
Shawn Kelly’s 20-year-old California landscape architect license gives him a competitive advantage landing jobs in Wisconsin.
But he’s doing everything he can to sacrifice that advantage.
“My focus goes far beyond Wisconsin,” said Kelly, the founder of Williams Bay-based Kelly Design Group LLC and a fellow with the American Society of Landscape Architects. “I’m interested [...]
Published: December 2, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin, Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, Decker, Kaufert, Kreitlow, membership, Mielke, Risser, Sheridan, state Building Commission
By Paul Snyder
A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group’s commitment to checking politics at the door.
“Historically, the Building Commission has stayed out of politics and partisanship — until this year when (Democrats) have steamrolled us on every single issue,” said [...]
