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Milwaukee’s Fond du Lac Avenue to get upgrades

Published: March 29, 2011
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Gov. Scott Walker recently signed a $375,000 contract to improve 1.68 miles of Fond du Lac Avenue between North 19th Street and North 36th Street in Milwaukee. Construction is scheduled to begin in early May. Milwaukee General Construction Co. Inc., Milwaukee, is the prime contractor for the project. Crews will install stamped-colored concrete, decorative benches, [...]

Local preference hits pavement job (UPDATE)

Published: April 12, 2010
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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 [...]