Explanations, but no answers, for high bids 

Published: July 5, 2011
Tags: BCF Construction, bidding, Bill Graffin, Buteyn-Peterson Construction, Hartford, John Kleist, Joseph Eberle, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, MMSD, piping, Ruekert & Mielke, William Ripp, Wondra Construction

By James Briggs The city of Hartford indefinitely has postponed a public works project because of the high cost of piping material. Or, the delay could be caused by the unusual bidding climate of a volatile economy. Or, maybe it’s because state and municipal budget cuts have forced public works directors to set artificially low [...]

Prevailing wage reporting change catches heat (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder Construction companies in Wisconsin are not convinced a revised prevailing wage reporting spreadsheet from the state will make their jobs any easier. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has pared down what had been a 50-field spreadsheet to 34 fields, but Roger Thimm, controller of Iron Ridge-based Wondra Construction Inc., said the [...]

Prevailing-wage deadline frays industry’s nerves

By Paul Snyder Acting on industrywide confusion over the state’s new prevailing-wage requirements, the Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc. on Friday requested an injunction to block enforcement of the law. “On the most basic level, it’s a bad law,” said John Mielke, ABC vice president. ABC filed the request in Dane County Circuit [...]