The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has received bids for more than $140 million worth of work in response to its February bid letting.

Tagged with: American Asphalt of Wisconsin bidding Century Fence Co. Chippewa Concrete Services Concrete Structures D. Glasser Construction Foxconn Michels Corp. Rock Road Cos. Transportation Zignego Co.

A bill introduced last week in the Legislature would set requirements for the use of design-build on Wisconsin road projects roughly half a year the state budget began permitting the use of the delivery method in this state.

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The low bid for a planned $61 million overhaul of Concourse G at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has come in about 10% below the Metropolitan Airports Commission’s estimate.

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Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell steered the city's nearly $524 million contract for a new water plant away from a nationally known design team and toward his political supporters and friends, a local newspaper has reported.

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Camosy Construction of Kenosha has emerged from stiff competition as the low bidder for the construction of a new law-enforcement center in Oconomowoc.

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With his official appointment hanging in the balance, Gov. Tony Evers’ choice to lead WisDOT has released a letter defending the state’s policies on single-bid contracts.

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Zignego Company and Payne & Dolan are the apparent low bidders for two big road projects advertised in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's August letting.

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A lobbying group is considering pushing for changes that would give Wisconsin contractors an edge over out-of-state companies — a policy it says might be needed in response to a recent increase in the number of out-of-state contractors that are winning local projects.

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Alleged bidding improprieties by the construction giant and other contractors are delaying work on a large convention-center project.

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A newly proposed ordinance in Milwaukee would give a bidding edge to city contractors who hire felons, help workers earn high school diplomas, or provide other "socially responsible" employee incentives.

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