Don't blame Wisconsin's roiling labor shortage for the slim inventory of bidders on state road projects let on Tuesday.

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Confusion about the bid specifications may have played a role in the scant response to the Nicollet Mall reconstruction project in downtown Minneapolis — and the sticker shock from the sole bid.

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Plans will be available Monday for a Milwaukee County project to repair and replace deteriorated masonry on the courthouse’s Safety Building.

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A standard environmental remediation project has drawn what could be the highest bid in Milwaukee's history.

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By Jack Zemlicka Contractor John Volkmann scored a bittersweet victory Tuesday against the town of Phelps in a state appeals court. The owner of North Twin Builders LLC, Phelps, won $3,000 and a sense of vindication but spent more than ...

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By Marie Rohde Milwaukee-based Vista Design & Construction LLC’s $345,000 bid is the apparent low offering to rebuild the O’Donnell Park parking garage, said Jack Takerian, Milwaukee County director of transportation and public works. Five other companies bid on the ...

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A request for bids is out for the Hoan Bridge redecking in Milwaukee. State Highway Project-Hoan Bridge Deck Repair Structure B-40-400, Lake Freeway, Interstate Highway 794, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Work for this portion of the 1977-built bridge includes about 41,252 ...

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By Jeff Moore Here’s some more from the bizarre bid file: 1) Faust Company Inc., Milwaukee, entered an ambitious bid of $127,239,500 for a sanitary bypass pump, lift station inspection and bypass pump testing project at various locations. The project estimate ...

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By Jeff Moore Here’s some more from the bizarre bid file: 1) Faust Company Inc., Milwaukee, entered an ambitious bid of $127,239,500 for a sanitary bypass pump, lift station inspection and bypass pump testing project at various locations. The project estimate ...

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By Sean Ryan The state has advanced to July 27 the bid date for the estimated $220 million reconstruction of the Mitchell Interchange. The interchange project, which officially goes out to bid May 25, will be the largest individual contract ...

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