The Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids » O’Donnell Park parking garage http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Milwaukee County eyes legal action over O’Donnell Park  http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/20/milwaukee-county-eyes-legal-action-over-odonnell-park/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/20/milwaukee-county-eyes-legal-action-over-odonnell-park/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:31:31 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=80293 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Feb. 2 on a potential $50,000 contract with a law firm to prosecute the county’s claims against two companies involved in construction and maintenance of the O’Donnell Park parking garage.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/20/milwaukee-county-eyes-legal-action-over-odonnell-park/feed/ 0 Milwaukee County preparing possible O’Donnell lawsuits  http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/18/milwaukee-county-preparing-odonnell-lawsuits/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/18/milwaukee-county-preparing-odonnell-lawsuits/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:28:17 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=80204 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Milwaukee County Board could consider hiring a local law firm to represent the county in preparation of a potential lawsuit against companies involved in construction and maintenance of the O’Donnell Park parking garage.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/18/milwaukee-county-preparing-odonnell-lawsuits/feed/ 0 Trial date set in O’Donnell Park lawsuit (UPDATE)  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/03/trial-date-set-in-odonnell-park-lawsuit/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/03/trial-date-set-in-odonnell-park-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:02:09 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=72345 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> By Jack Zemlicka A civil trial stemming from the fatal accident at the O’Donnell Park parking garage last summer won’t begin for almost two years. At a scheduling conference Wednesday, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Moroney set a May 1, 2013, trial date for a trio of lawsuits consolidated in his court. On June [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/03/trial-date-set-in-odonnell-park-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Milwaukee parking garages deemed safe  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/08/milwaukee-garages-deemed-safe/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/08/milwaukee-garages-deemed-safe/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:42:36 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=71268 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> By James Briggs One year after a panel collapsed from the Milwaukee County-owned O’Donnell Park parking garage, killing a teenager, Milwaukee’s city-owned parking structures pose no threat to the public, officials said. The city has completed a facilities condition assessment of its five parking garages, concluding Milwaukee must spend $40.7 million over the next 20 [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/08/milwaukee-garages-deemed-safe/feed/ 0 Milwaukee’s O’Donnell Park parking garage reopens this week http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/27/milwaukees-odonnell-park-parking-garage-reopens-this-week/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/27/milwaukees-odonnell-park-parking-garage-reopens-this-week/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:52:46 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=70818 MILWAUKEE (AP) — A downtown Milwaukee parking garage is reopening Tuesday, about a year after a concrete panel fell from one of its walls and killed a teen. A 13 1/2-ton facade slab fell off O’Donnell Park parking garage on June 24, 2010, killing 15-year-Jared Kellner and injuring two others. County officials have said they [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/27/milwaukees-odonnell-park-parking-garage-reopens-this-week/feed/ 0 O’Donnell Park garage to reopen year after accident http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/24/odonnell-park-garage-to-reopen-year-after-accident/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/24/odonnell-park-garage-to-reopen-year-after-accident/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:47:39 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=70795 MILWAUKEE (AP) — A downtown Milwaukee parking garage is set to reopen a year after an exterior concrete panel fell and killed a 15-year-old boy. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the O’Donnell Park garage is slated to reopen in time for Wednesday’s start of Summerfest, an annual music festival. Jared Kellner of Greenfield was on [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/06/24/odonnell-park-garage-to-reopen-year-after-accident/feed/ 0 Editorial cartoon http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/29/editorial-cartoon-171/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/29/editorial-cartoon-171/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:18:02 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=68444 ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/29/editorial-cartoon-171/feed/ 0 County picks stucco for O’Donnell facade http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/28/county-picks-cement-for-odonnell-facade/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/28/county-picks-cement-for-odonnell-facade/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:26 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=68421 By Jack Zemlicka Milwaukee County is shedding the metal and glass facade for the O’Donnell Park parking garage and the extra $1.2 million cost of the panels. The decision is in keeping with new County Executive Chris Abele’s veto of the panels, which the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved April 21. Some supervisors, who [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/28/county-picks-cement-for-odonnell-facade/feed/ 0 County picks steel panels for O’Donnell Park (UPDATE) http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/21/board-votes-in-favor-of-metal-paneling-for-odonnell-park-facade/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/21/board-votes-in-favor-of-metal-paneling-for-odonnell-park-facade/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:52:09 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=68140 By Jack Zemlicka Milwaukee County is sticking with steel panels for the facade work on the O’Donnell Park parking garage despite the objections of incoming County Executive Chris Abele. Abele spokesperson Brandon Lorenz confirmed Abele opposed a steel facade replacing defective paneling because it would cost the county more money than simply repairing the cement [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/04/21/board-votes-in-favor-of-metal-paneling-for-odonnell-park-facade/feed/ 0 Companies awarded O’Donnell repair projects  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/17/firms-awarded-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-projects/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/17/firms-awarded-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-projects/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:03:57 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=66933 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> KBS Construction Inc., Madison, and RAM Construction Services of Minnesota LLC, Little Canada, have been awarded repair contracts for Milwaukee’s O’Donnell Park parking garage. KBS Construction bid $1.192 million for a project, which provides new metal panel facades and parking structure refinishing. RAM Construction’s bid of $916,316 will include resealing the entire deck, patching numerous [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/17/firms-awarded-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-projects/feed/ 0 Firms turn in low bids for O’Donnell repair  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/10/firms-turn-in-low-bids-for-odonnell-repair/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/10/firms-turn-in-low-bids-for-odonnell-repair/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:36:16 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=66636 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Bids have been received for structural improvements and repairs to the O’Donnell Park parking garage in Milwaukee. J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, submitted the low bid for structural improvements Wednesday. Cullen & Sons bid $1,598,797 for the project, which includes providing new metal panel facades and parking structure refinishing.  KBS Construction Inc., Madison, turned [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/10/firms-turn-in-low-bids-for-odonnell-repair/feed/ 0 Cudahy proposes offices, hotel for O’Donnell Park (UPDATE) http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/28/cudahy-proposes-offices-hotel-for-odonnell/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/28/cudahy-proposes-offices-hotel-for-odonnell/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:41:18 +0000 Caley Clinton http://dailyreporter.com/?p=66183 By Caley Clinton Milwaukee philanthropist Michael Cudahy introduced a new plan Monday for O’Donnell Park that includes a smaller parking structure, a hotel and a 12-story office building. Cudahy indicated the hotel would likely be high-end, said Harold Mester, county board public information manager. Cudahy also proposed building a second 12-story building at a later [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/28/cudahy-proposes-offices-hotel-for-odonnell/feed/ 0 New facade bids on tap for O’Donnell  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/25/new-facade-bids-on-tap-for-odonnell/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/25/new-facade-bids-on-tap-for-odonnell/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:22:39 +0000 Jack Zemlicka http://dailyreporter.com/?p=66078 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> By Jack Zemlicka • O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Repairs, Project No. O114-11416, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee • O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Improvements, Project No. O114-11415-2, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee • AWARDED: O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Facade Removal, Project No. O114-11415, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee Purely aesthetic panels could cost Milwaukee County an [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/25/new-facade-bids-on-tap-for-odonnell/feed/ 0 Milwaukee County releases O’Donnell repair bid request  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/22/milwaukee-county-releases-odonnell-repair-bid-request/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/22/milwaukee-county-releases-odonnell-repair-bid-request/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:08:26 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65848 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A bid notice has been released for structure repairs to the O’Donnell Park parking garage in Milwaukee. O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Repairs, Project No. O114-11416, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Bids are due at 2 p.m. March 9 to the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation and Public Works for repairs the parking structure. [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/22/milwaukee-county-releases-odonnell-repair-bid-request/feed/ 0 Cullen wins O’Donnell repair job  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/17/cullen-wins-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-job/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/17/cullen-wins-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-job/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:55:23 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65659 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> With a bid of $538,433, the Janesville-based J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. was awarded the contract to do the repair work on the O’Donnell Park garage, according to Jack Takerian, Milwaukee County director of transportation and public works.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/17/cullen-wins-o%e2%80%99donnell-repair-job/feed/ 0 Vista offers low bid for O’Donnell rebuild  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/09/vista-offers-low-bid-for-o%e2%80%99donnell-rebuild/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/09/vista-offers-low-bid-for-o%e2%80%99donnell-rebuild/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:54:27 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65308 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> By Marie Rohde Milwaukee-based Vista Design & Construction LLC’s $345,000 bid is the apparent low offering to rebuild the O’Donnell Park parking garage, said Jack Takerian, Milwaukee County director of transportation and public works. Five other companies bid on the project, but a Minneapolis contractor submitted its bid two minutes late and then withdrew the [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/09/vista-offers-low-bid-for-o%e2%80%99donnell-rebuild/feed/ 0 Statute of repose could play in O’Donnell case http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/statute-of-repose-could-play-in-odonnell-case/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/statute-of-repose-could-play-in-odonnell-case/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:20:14 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64882 By Jack Zemlicka Wisconsin’s builders’ statute of repose is known as a lawsuit slayer. The law, written to insulate contractors, architects and engineers from personal injury claims due to negligent design if an injury occurs 10 years or more after the end of construction, is a major obstacle to overcome in proving liability. Separate lawsuits [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/statute-of-repose-could-play-in-odonnell-case/feed/ 0 Editorial cartoon  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/28/editorial-cartoon-158/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/28/editorial-cartoon-158/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:37:29 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64773 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/28/editorial-cartoon-158/feed/ 0 O’Donnell lawsuits cloud bidding eligibility  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/odonnell-lawsuits-cloud-bidding-eligibility/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/odonnell-lawsuits-cloud-bidding-eligibility/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:55:16 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64685 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> 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 [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/odonnell-lawsuits-cloud-bidding-eligibility/feed/ 0 What to do with O’Donnell Park? http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/what-to-do-with-o%e2%80%99donnell-park/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/what-to-do-with-o%e2%80%99donnell-park/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:47:30 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64650

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Proposals to demolish O’Donnell Park came and went last year. Milwaukee County officials initially praised the suggestion to redevelop the valuable lakefront property, but once budget season came, the focus instead shifted toward $6.6 million repair plans.

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