Published: March 21, 2011
Tags: David Miller, Jeff Plale, Kaufert, Maternowski, Scott Walker, UW System, UW System Board of Regents
By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker is giving the University of Wisconsin System about $100 million less than it requested for construction during the next two years. To help make up for it, though, the state is giving UW System greater control over a portion of its money. “This does represent a decrease, however, there’s [...]
Published: February 16, 2011
Tags: Building Commission, collective bargaining, Dale Schultz, Kaufert, Scott Walker, Tilson, unions, Wanggaard
By James Briggs On the third day of massive protests from union workers and their supporters Wednesday, the demonstrations stole focus from legislative functions unrelated to Gov. Walker’s proposed budget repair bill. Walker and other distracted lawmakers approved several million dollars in state building projects with minimal discussion or questioning, as chants throughout the Capitol [...]
Published: January 3, 2011
Tags: Carol Owens, jobs, Kaufert, Kelda Helen Roys, Kleefisch, Mark Pocan, Scott Walker, state Capitol
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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans promised the next two years would be all about jobs, jobs, jobs. Just not right away. On their first day in complete control of state government Monday, Republicans circulated an initial round of bills that would end Wisconsin’s election-day voter registration, loosen age requirements [...]
Published: November 17, 2010
Tags: Alan Fish, Barry Alvarez, Building Commission, common council, ice arena, Kanavas, Kaufert, Kohl Center, Madison, Madison Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee, Mary Berryman Agard, Plan Commission, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Urban Design Commission, UW-Madison, Verveer
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By James Briggs Kohl Center Addition: Hockey/Swimming Facility for University of Wisconsin, 601 W. Dayton St., Madison, Dane County A pair of Republican state senators expressed concerns Wednesday about the timing of a University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to build a $27.7 million ice arena that would serve as a practice facility for the school’s men’s [...]
Published: October 20, 2010
Tags: Bureau of Portfolio and Operations Management, David Miller, Department of Administration, Hintz, Kaufert, multiple prime, Platteville, single-prime contracting, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin System, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, UW System, Wisconsin Building Commission
By James Briggs The state Building Commission on Wednesday acknowledged it has lacked consistency in overseeing a state contracting law. But any fix to the panel’s review process will be up to the next governor and Legislature. The commission granted a waiver that will let the University of Wisconsin System follow a single-prime contracting system [...]
By Paul Snyder The University of Wisconsin System must follow state contracting laws for UW-Madison’s Gordon Commons project despite arguments that to do so threatens timelines and student safety. Wisconsin law requires state building projects follow a multiple-prime contracting system, under which the state contracts with each major construction discipline and opens all bids at [...]
By Paul Snyder The state Building Commission probably will have the rest of the year to decide whether Wisconsin’s bidding process is as efficient as it could be. The state Legislature is unlikely to vote Thursday on a bill that would expand Wisconsin’s project delivery method to include single-prime and construction manager at risk contracts. [...]
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. [...]
By Paul Snyder A state lawmaker wants to require public buildings be constructed to green standards despite fears by project owners that the law would bust their project budgets. State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, has introduced a bill requiring new public buildings or major building additions of at least 10,000 gross square feet [...]
By Paul Snyder There’s a catch to the state’s request for architectural/engineering firms interested in designing a university building: The project has not been approved. The Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of State Facilities is accepting consultant questionnaires through Feb. 9 for preliminary design work on an estimated $37.6 million nursing school for the University [...]
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