Bids going out for nearly $50M fieldhouse at UW-La Crosse

May 6, 2020 3:11 pm Leave a comment

A nearly $50 million project to build a new fieldhouse at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is going out to bid soon.

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Building commission OKs Lincoln Hills plan, cost overruns on UW-Madison projects

February 28, 2020 3:06 pm Leave a comment

A rendering showing plans for the Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory now being built at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The state Building Commission on Thursday agreed to increase the budget for the project to $57 million, up from $49.5 million. Similarly, the commission approved increasing the budget for the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and Center for Dairy Research to $72.6 million, up from $46.9 million. (Rendering courtesy of Potter Lawson)

The state Building Commission on Thursday signed off on cost increases for two University of Wisconsin-Madison building projects that are running a combined $33 million over budget.

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Building Commission OKs repairs to Capitol dome, $7M worth of work to Waupun prison

August 7, 2019 3:30 pm Leave a comment

FILE - This Oct. 10, 2012, file photo shows a man walking by the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. A bipartisan commission is planning a months-long celebration of the building's 100th anniversary with a kick-off event beginning Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

The State Building Commission on Wednesday approved projects to repair the State Capitol dome, improve a prison in Waupun and install a backup heating system at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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Republicans reject Evers’ spending on state, UW buildings (UPDATE)

March 21, 2019 3:00 pm Leave a comment

A Big Boy statue from the once-popular restaurant chain stands alongside other artifacts in the basement of the Wisconsin Historical Society's headquarters in Madison. In his capital budget, Gov. Tony Evers had proposed setting aside money to pay for a replacement of the museum. Republicans on the state Building Commission rejected that budget on Wednesday, saying it would rely too heavily on borrowing. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Republicans on the Wisconsin Building Commission rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' plan for $2.5 billion worth of construction projects across the state, an unprecedented decision Wednesday that shows the difficulties entailed in divided government and moves the fight over capital building projects to the Legislature.

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Walker open to limiting successor’s power (UPDATE)

November 16, 2018 6:00 am Leave a comment

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has met with Gov. Scott Walker to discuss Republican plans to limit powers of the governor's office before Democrat Tony Evers takes office.

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New STEM Center, park tower among projects OK’d by Building Commission

August 8, 2018 2:52 pm Leave a comment

With state officials' approval on Wednesday, construction is now scheduled to begin this fall on a $15 million specialized instruction center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

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Work on long-delayed UW Madison chemistry overhaul heads to bid soon

June 8, 2018 3:18 pm Leave a comment

Bids are set to open soon on a long-delayed overhaul of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's chemistry building after state officials signed off on the project earlier this week.

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Senate to take up exception to single-prime bidding, wetlands bills

March 19, 2018 1:17 pm Leave a comment

Foliage pokes above the frozen waters of the Northland wetland mitigation bank Dec. 18 in Wood County.

Among the dozens of bills on its plate Wednesday, the Wisconsin Senate will be taking up Legislation that would make approvals of state projects easier.

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Exception to single-prime bidding for state projects advances

March 12, 2018 10:24 am Leave a comment

Legislation that could make approvals of state building projects easier is on its way to becoming law.

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Bill to allow exception to single-prime contracting for certain state projects

January 8, 2018 3:10 pm Leave a comment

With the encouragement of various construction groups and the UW System, state lawmakers could vote as early as this month on a bill meant to ease the way for approvals of state building projects.

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