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 [...]
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bidder, contract, lawsuit, local preference, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Pocan, sewer contractors, United Sewer and Water
By Caley Clinton Sewer contractors opposing Milwaukee’s local-bidder preference lost Monday in a challenge of the law. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge William Pocan ruled the city of Milwaukee does not have to analyze the construction market to determine if contractors are making an unreasonable profit under the local-bidder preference law. According to Pocan’s ruling, [...]
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bid, Biondich, Clean Water Fund, DNR, Joseph Olson, lawsuit, local preference, Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Pocan, preference, United Sewer and Water
Comments: 2
By Sean Ryan Milwaukee’s local bidder preference Monday withstood legal challenges filed by sewer contractors that lost projects because of the law. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge William Pocan ruled the city of Milwaukee can apply the preference to sewer and water projects that receive low-interest loans from the state’s Clean Water Fund. Contractors that [...]
Published: January 13, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, appeal, bid, contract, local preference, MJ Construction, sewer construction, Underground Pipeline Construction, United Sewer and Water
Comments: 2
By Sean Ryan MJ Construction Inc. owner Michael Tomasini on Wednesday won a third sewer contract under Milwaukee’s local preference law but spent the morning defending his bids. “This is the cheapest we have ever bid,” said Tomasini, whose company is based in Milwaukee. MJ’s operating costs are higher than those for some other construction [...]
Published: January 12, 2010
Tags: American Sewer Services, bid, contract, law, local preference, Maly, Milwaukee, MJ Construction, sewer, Underground Pipeline Construction, United Sewer and Water, Wade
By Sean Ryan Milwaukee has invoked its local bidder preference on three sewer project awards, and contractors have challenged every contract. Builders filing the latest challenge argue the local preference law hurts Milwaukee residents looking for work because, in the long run, fewer people are employed. One contractor, MJ Construction Inc., has received each sewer [...]