Dorner to connect homes to Mequon utility

Published: April 24, 2013
Tags: Dorner Inc., Globe Contractors, Heartland Construction, MJ Construction

Luxemburg-based Dorner Inc. won a contract to connect roughly 140 Bayside homes to the Mequon water utility.

Milwaukee’s bid preference law ends 

Published: July 11, 2011
Tags: Boullion, budget, DPW, Emerging Business Enterprise Program, Jim Boullion, Kathryn Block, local preference, MJ Construction, Residents Preference Program, Scott Maly, United Sewer & Water, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, WUCA

By James Briggs The Milwaukee attorney’s office Monday reported the state budget bill had rendered unenforceable a two-year-old local bid preference ordinance. The budget, which passed in June, includes language mandating that “except when necessary to secure federal aid, a political subdivision may not use a bidding method that gives preference based on the geographic [...]

Local preference law faces fresh challengers 

Published: December 30, 2010
Tags: ABC, Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, Briant, Clean Water Construction Coalition, local preference, Mielke, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, ordinance, Rawson Contractors, Tomasini, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, WUCA, Zielinski

By Marie Rohde A Milwaukee law favoring city-based contractors is among the targets of state and national construction associations trying to ban local preference ordinances. “If the idea catches on and spreads, you’ll have islands where only a few contractors can bid,” said John Mielke, vice president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin. [...]

Wanna make some cash in Milwaukee? Hire movers

Published: August 9, 2010
Tags: blogs, common council, Hot Topics, local preference, MJ Construction, Public Works Committee, Rohde, Tomasini, United Sewer & Water

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

It would seem that MJ Construction’s owner, Michael Tomasini, made a very smart decision when he moved at least part of his Menomonee Falls business to a building on Kaul Ave. that he owns with his wife.

It would seem that MJ Construction’s owner, Michael Tomasini, made a very smart decision when he moved at least part of his Menomonee Falls business to a building on Kaul Ave. that he owns with his wife.

Contractor group vows to lobby Congress to ban bid preferences 

Published: August 6, 2010
Tags: American Sewer, Department of Natural Resources, DRN, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, local preference, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, Schueller, Scott Maly, Tomasini, United Sewer & Water, Wanta, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association, WUCA

By Marie Rohde The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association will ask Congress to ban bid preferences by amending the Clean Water Act, the association’s top official says. Richard Wanta, WUCA’s executive director, said the Milwaukee city ordinance has cost taxpayers an additional $83,087. “That would fix a lot of potholes or buy some new squad cars,” [...]

Replace the lines

Published: July 8, 2010
Tags: 57th Street, Appleton Avenue, Center Street, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, sewer lines

Contractors lose again in local preference fight

Published: June 30, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bidder, contract, Joe Davis, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, MJ Construction, Pocan, sewer contractors, United Sewer and Water

By Caley Clinton Two sewer contractors lost appeals Wednesday to overturn a project award based on Milwaukee’s local preference law. American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, and United Sewer & Water Inc., Menomonee Falls, filed appeals last week protesting the Milwaukee Public Works Department’s decision to award MJ Construction Inc. a bid for sanitary and storm [...]

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 [...]

Milwaukee invokes local preference on another water contract

Published: June 2, 2010
Tags: American Sewer, Biondich, Circuit Court, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee, MJ Construction
Comments: 2

By Sean Ryan American Sewer Services Inc. is facing the loss of a fifth contract to Milwaukee’s local business preference. American Sewer, Rubicon, on Wednesday morning submitted a low bid of $600,880 for a Milwaukee water main contract. But the Milwaukee Department of Public Works recommended the city accept Milwaukee-based M.J. Construction Inc.’s $602,865 bid [...]

Local preference fight fails again

Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, appeal, Brian Mitchell, law, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, Palmer, Pocan, public works, Public Works Contract Appeals Committee, Underground Pipeline Construction, Wanta, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
Comments: 1

By Sean Ryan Contractors trying to win public works contracts in Milwaukee are continuing their attempts on multiple fronts to overturn the city’s local preference law. American Sewer Services Inc., Rubicon, and United Sewer and Water Inc., Menomonee Falls, on Wednesday lost the fourth challenge to the city’s decision to award a contract to Milwaukee-based [...]