Published: January 26, 2011
Tags: American Subcontractors Association, Beiriger, C.D. Smith, C.D. Smith Construction, Gary Smith, Mordecai Lee, O'Donnell Park, O'Donnell Park parking garage, Roy Wagner, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates
By Marie Rohde and Joe Lanane As Milwaukee County prepares to spend $6.6 million to repair the O’Donnell Park garage, questions are emerging as to whether the county should — or can — hire contractors involved in the original project. Fifteen-year-old Jared Kellner was killed and others were injured when a 13 1/2-ton decorative concrete [...]
Published: January 20, 2011
Tags: Andringa, Bill Cannon, C.D. Smith Construction, façade, Gary Smith, Joshua Levy, Kellner, lawsuit, O'Donnell Park, O'Donnell Park parking garage, Schoewe, Takarian, Wosinski
Comments: 1
By Marie Rohde A decade after a construction project is completed contractors usually can’t be sued for problems resulting from their work. But the pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday claim the contractors who finished the O’Donnell Park garage in Milwaukee in 1991 lost the immunity because of poor work. “They did a shoddy job, and [...]
Published: December 10, 2010
Tags: Alyssa Macy, C.D. Smith Construction, Fond du Lac, Gary Smith, Grant Langley, Hagopian, Nora Friend, Peg Schmitt, Ray LaHood, Ruben Anthony Jr., Talgo, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 10
By Marie Rohde Federal money to upgrade Milwaukee’s downtown Intermodal Station may be unavailable even though some improvements are needed to comply with federal and state laws requiring access for people with disabilities. C.D. Smith Construction Inc., Fond du Lac, was awarded an $18 million contract Nov. 1 to do work required under federal law. [...]
Published: November 8, 2010
Tags: C.D. Smith Construction, Doyle, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Gary Smith, high-speed rail, Ken Voss, Rail, Scott Walker
Comments: 3
Killing the high-speed rail connection from Milwaukee to Madison is going to cost taxpayers $96 million, according to Gov. Jim Doyle. According to release from Doyle’s office, the state has spent more than $14 million during the past six months preparing for high-speed rail. Cancelling the project also will mean upgrades to the Amtrak Hiawatha [...]
Published: October 20, 2010
Tags: Barrett, C.D. Smith Construction, Frank Moore, Gary Smith, high-speed rail, Howard Immel, J.H. Findorff & Sons, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Miron Construction, Peg Schmidt, Rail, train shed, Walker, William McNary
By Marie Rohde Howard Immel Inc. will not build a new train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the contractor submitted the low $17 million bid for the job. Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed and Platforms (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funds), Milwaukee, Milwaukee County The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is relieving Green [...]
