Editorial cartoon

Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: bid preference, cartoon, D. Wilson Consulting Group, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Jose Perez, Maria Monreal-Cameron, minority, minority contractors, minority preference, preference

Group sues Milwaukee over minority-preference ordinance (UPDATE) 

Published: May 1, 2012
Tags: bid preference, D. Wilson Consulting Group, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Jose Perez, Maria Monreal-Cameron, minority, minority contractors, minority preference, Paul Benson, preference

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin is suing Milwaukee to kill an ordinance that sets race-based preferences and goals for city construction contracts.

Milwaukee’s bid preference questioned 

Published: July 21, 2011
Tags: Ashanti Hamilton, bid preference, Grant Langley, Jim Bohl, Kathryn Block, local preference, Richard Wanta, Robin Vos, Scott Maly, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

A Milwaukee lobbyist is accusing the city of violating the spirit of a new state law that bans local bid preferences.

Local preference alive in Milwaukee market 

Published: July 20, 2011
Tags: Ashanti Hamilton, bid preference, Jim Bohl, Joe Dudzik, Kathy Block, LBE, local preference, Milwaukee, Rhonda Kelsey

Milwaukee officials plan to continue enforcing local bid preferences on some contracts despite a new state law that bans the policy.

Contractors look to Congress to ban bid preferences

Published: June 4, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services Inc., bid preference, Biondich, Briant, Brusky, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, City of Milwaukee, Clean Water Construction Coalition, Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods, Neumann, Residents Preference Program, Rubicon, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Walzak, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

By Sean Ryan A proposed federal ban on bid preferences for local companies could also prevent Milwaukee from forcing contractors to hire local residents on sewer projects. Wisconsin contractors’ concern over Milwaukee’s 5 percent local bid preference spurred the Clean Water Construction Coalition to lobby members of Congress for a law change. The change would [...]

Supervisor revives resident hiring goal in Milwaukee County (UPDATE)

Published: May 7, 2010
Tags: bid preference, Board of Supervisors Committee on Transportation, goal, hiring, jobs, Lemke, Lipscomb, local preference, Milwaukee County, Miron Construction, public project, Public Works and Transit, Sackerson, William Sackerson Construction

By Sean Ryan The piles of paperwork in William Sackerson Construction Co.’s offices grow with every job, and the company president fears a Milwaukee County hiring goal will only add to the stack. If that happens, John Sackerson said, the county ultimately will pay the price. His Cudahy-based company, he said, has only two people [...]

Milwaukee targets contractor for city site

Published: March 30, 2010
Tags: Alex Runner, American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin, Beiriger, bid preference, business, contractor, Department of Public Works, Milwaukee, Penebaker Enterprises, Preston Cole, property, Wanta, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

By Sean Ryan An attempt to use a city property to lure a construction company to Milwaukee must overcome the business trends that push contractors away. A Milwaukee Department of Public Works proposal would free up a 2-acre lot at West Holt Avenue and South 21st Street to be sold to a private company. The [...]