Removing graffiti a true art form

Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: bid, Cota, DNS, graffiti

Armed with spray paint, markers or any number of preferred ways of applying messages or decorations, a graffitist leaves an “I was here” imprint on a street sign, building or parking garage.

JobTrac Alert: Wednesday deadline to submit letter of intent to respond to attend mandatory site walk-through

Published: December 28, 2010
Tags: bid, JobTrac Alert, Portage County Purchasing Department

The Portage County Purchasing Department has issued a request for proposals for an upcoming project to replace and upgrade sound systems in courtrooms. Sound System Replacement/Upgrade in Courtrooms of Circuit Court Branch, 1, 11, 111 and County Board Room in Courthouse, 1516 Church St., Stevens Point, Portage County To be eligible to attend an upcoming [...]

Kraemer & Sons low bidder for Hoan Bridge project (UPDATE)

Published: July 13, 2010
Tags: bid, bridge, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Hoan Bridge, Jones Island treatment plant, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, netting, Plale, Sinicki, Trombino, WisDOT, Zenith Tech

By Joe Yovino One of Milwaukee’s landmark bridges is one step closer to getting a facelift. Hoan Bridge Under Deck Netting, B-40-400, I-794, Pavement Marking and Under Deck Netting (No. 20) Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., Plain, submitted the low bid Tuesday for installation of netting under a portion of the Hoan Bridge over the [...]

Builders want debarment details from state

By Paul Snyder Industry associations are withholding support for proposed contractor debarment rules until the state can prove it will not unfairly prevent companies from bidding on jobs. The threat of debarment is a useful tool for the Wisconsin Department of Administration to make sure contractors play by state rules, said John Mielke, vice president [...]

Milwaukee bid preference cuts city contractor

Published: June 17, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, appeal, bid, Biondich, Department of Public Works, Korban, Maly, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, preference, repeal, United Sewer & Water

By Sean Ryan M.J. Construction Inc. fell $17 short of winning its seventh Milwaukee contract under the city‘s local preference law. The law requires Milwaukee give a 5 percent bid preference to city-based companies, and a sewer project bid by Milwaukee-based M.J. exceeded that amount by $17. That means the city will accept a $143,550 [...]

Overstimulated cities return road money

Published: May 3, 2010
Tags: bid, Herculean, highway, Kenosha County, local road, Michael Lewis, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, road construction, Ruekert & Mielke, Schaejbe, Sipsma, stimulus, surplus, Takerian, West Allis, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT, Wontach

By Sean Ryan Low bids for local road projects are reversing the flow of stimulus payments as cities and counties kick surplus federal money back to the state. “I don’t know what they’re going to be doing with that money this year because I know that there are a lot of projects that are being [...]

Judge upholds local bid preference (UPDATE)

Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bid, Biondich, Clean Water Fund, DNR, Joseph Olson, lawsuit, local preference, Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Pocan, preference, United Sewer and Water
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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee’s local bidder preference Monday withstood legal challenges filed by sewer contractors that lost projects because of the law. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge William Pocan ruled the city of Milwaukee can apply the preference to sewer and water projects that receive low-interest loans from the state’s Clean Water Fund. Contractors that [...]

Local preference hits pavement job (UPDATE)

Published: April 12, 2010
Tags: appeal, bid, Burbach, D.C. Burbach, Department of Public Works, Don Stark, DPW, Korban, law, local preference, Milwaukee General Construction, paving, Payne & Dolan, Piefer, Snorek Construction, Stark Asphalt Service, Zenith Tech

By Sean Ryan D.C. Burbach Inc. could become the first paving contractor to lose a job because of Milwaukee’s preference for city-based bidders. Waukesha-based Burbach submitted a low bid of $497,143 to repave West Tower Avenue. But, based on the city’s local preference law, Milwaukee-based Stark Asphalt Service Inc. is the recommended project winner with [...]

Talgo project sidesteps local preference (VIDEO)

Published: April 7, 2010
Tags: bid, Hunzinger Construction, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Jeff Fleming, Katherine Block, local preference, Milwaukee, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Talgo Inc., Tower Automotive, train

By Sean Ryan The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee eliminated a local bidder preference from the Talgo Inc. project to avoid any chance a lawsuit would delay work. The authority, under a lease agreement with Talgo, has until July 1 to complete renovation of a 300,000-square-foot building at the former Tower Automotive site [...]

Subs want bill to kill bid shopping spree

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 [...]