Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: B.R. Amon & Sons, Capitol Pavers, Chiovatero, J.P. Walker, John Loosen, New Berlin, paving, Payne & Dolan Inc., roadwork, street resurfacing, Tom Amon, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Sean Ryan New Berlin officials wonder why only one bidder pursued a $1.7 million road project at a time when paving company reps say they are hungry for work. The bid the city received from Payne & Dolan Inc., Waukesha, is higher than the amount budgeted for the project, so the city this week [...]
Published: April 12, 2010
Tags: appeal, bid, Burbach, D.C. Burbach, Department of Public Works, Don Stark, DPW, Korban, law, local preference, Milwaukee General Construction, paving, Payne & Dolan, Piefer, Snorek Construction, Stark Asphalt Service, Zenith Tech
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 [...]
By Sean Ryan Shellshocked Wisconsin road builders are avoiding equipment purchases and work force expansions even with the promise of a packed bidding schedule in early 2010. It’s a mistake, said Kevin McMullen, president of the Wisconsin Concrete Pavers Association, but contractors do not want to overcommit by expanding to chase more contracts this winter. [...]
Published: July 31, 2009
Tags: bridge, paving, rebuilding, stimulus
Brett J. Blackledge and Matt Apuzzo AP Writers Washington — Thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are in good shape or on such easier projects as repaving roads, an Associated Press analysis shows. President Barack Obama [...]