State awards Miron contract for $48M Kohl Center renovation

State officials this week awarded Miron Construction a $33.2 million contract for a planned renovation and expansion of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Kohl Center.

Miron’s offer beat out one from J.H. Findorff by just $2,600. JP Cullen also submitted a $34.5 million bid for the project.

The State Department of Administration awarded Miron the contract on Wednesday. The work is expected to wrap up in 2024.

The project calls for adding 40,000 square feet of space over a loading dock to give the building more space for athletic and academic services and staff offices. The Kohl Center is home to UW-Madison’s basketball, hockey and diving programs.

The project will also add space for media, along with new areas for sports and nutritional medicine. And it will triple the size of the building’s weight room.

The other contractors chosen for the project include: Nickles Electric, of Madison, which has a $6.5 million electrical contract; North American Mechanical, of Windsor, which has a $4.3 million contract for plumbing and HVAC work; and Hooper Corp., of DeForest, which has a $462,649 contract for fire-suppression work.