Published: April 26, 2012
Tags: Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, Central Specialties, Dianne Holte, Holte Contracting, Kevin Gutknecht, Mike Leegard, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, O’Malley Construction, shutdown, Tim Worke
Nine months after the state government shutdown ended, highway contractors who suffered losses are frustrated by what they see as the slow pace of resolving claims.
Published: October 28, 2011
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, bid letting, bridge, Dresbach Bridge, Hastings bridge, I-90, Interstate 90, J&L Steel & Electrical, Lafayette Bridge, Minnesota Transportation Alliance, MnDOT, Tim Worke
July’s state government shutdown in Minnesota is slowing the progress of replacing the Interstate 90 Dresbach Bridge — a “fracture critical” span in that links Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Published: October 27, 2011
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, Lunda Construction, MnDOT, shutdown
The 2012 construction season probably will be well under way before any definitive answers emerge regarding the state’s payments of construction claims related to July’s 20-day government shutdown.
Published: July 28, 2011
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, contractors, J&L Steel & Electrical Services, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, Shafer Contracting, shutdown
By Brian Johnson Dolan Newswires Minneapolis — Bridge and highway builders who survived the 20-day state government shutdown face an unusual sort of deadline pressure this week: filing paperwork for claims related to government hiatus. In the aftermath of the shutdown, which stopped work on almost 100 state transportation projects from July 1 to 21, [...]
Published: July 25, 2011
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, shutdown, Tim Worke
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — Minnesota contractors who saw their state highway projects grind to a halt during the 20-day government shutdown have a new concern: getting stiffed by the state for shutdown-related expenses. At issue is a provision buried on the last page of a 42-page Senate finance bill approved last week [...]
Published: June 8, 2011
Tags: Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, MnDOT, Tim Worke
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — Minnesota highway contractors are preparing for a possible July 1 state government shutdown that could idle hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of work on state roads and bridges. A shutdown would come at the worst possible time for contractors who work in a seasonal industry that makes [...]
Published: May 19, 2011
Tags: AASHTO, American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, Arden Hills, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, competitive bidding, I-35W, Interstate 35W bridge, Lunda, Lunda Construction, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, Vikings
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — How much would it really cost to prep roads in Arden Hills for a proposed Vikings stadium? The numbers widely vary depending on who’s talking, which doesn’t exactly come as a surprise to transportation and construction experts. Project estimating is “by no means a scientific exercise,” said Tim [...]
Published: May 13, 2011
Tags: ACEC, AGC, Arden Hills, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, David Oxley, J&L Steel & Electrical Services, Ken Sorensen, Mortenson Construction, stadium, Vikings
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — As Ramsey County and the city of Minneapolis make their pitches for a new Vikings stadium, construction folks are either staying in the middle or leaning toward Arden Hills as their preferred location. But in general, the building industry’s position on the stadium can be summed up [...]
Published: March 22, 2011
Tags: AGC, American Subcontractors Association, American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, Beiriger, KeyBridge, Schmaltz, Skillbred, subcontractors, transparency
By James Briggs When a 12-story condominium development in Milwaukee fell through under the financial stress of now-defunct KeyBridge Development Group, the collapse set off a chain reaction of orphaned projects and unpaid subcontractors. The First Place on the River Milwaukee development, which has been renamed The Point on the River, and Pointe Blue condominiums [...]
Published: October 21, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, DBE, disadvantaged-business enterprise, Highway Division, Holte Contracting, Minnesota Department of Transportation, minority, Office of Civil Rights
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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is preparing to enforce new contracting provisions aimed at boosting participation of minority- and female-owned companies on federally assisted MnDOT projects. Under the new provisions, which take effect Friday, the apparent low bidder faces firm deadlines and more paperwork related to adding [...]
