When voters went to the polls on Tuesday and approved more than $500 million worth of school-construction projects, most no doubt believed school officials would have to let the work out to the lowest bidders.

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A bill that would double the threshold determining when public projects must be put out to bid received the backing of a State Senate committee on Thursday. Specifically, the legislation would raise the state’s bidding threshold for public projects from $25,000 to ...

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As lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would both increase the thresholds that determine when public projects must be put out to bid and subject school districts to the state’s competitive-bidding rules, a school-board association says its opposition to the proposal has ...

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With the state's next budget nearly a month past its original due date, three projects related to the massive Zoo Interchange reconstruction were withdrawn Wednesday from the WisDOT's list of bid lettings for August.

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The backers of a bill that would both increase the threshold for bids needing to go out for competitive bidding and add school districts to the units of government that need to follow competitive-bidding rules for projects say they expect the legislation to move ...

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Although he has risen to an esteemed role in public education, Reed Welsh would be a poor choice to teach students about a government’s responsibility to taxpayers.

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Competitive bidding requirements on a joint county-municipal highway project should not be enforced in a county with a county executive, according to a formal opinion issued by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Wednesday.

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Minneapolis — How much would it really cost to prep roads in Arden Hills for a proposed Vikings stadium? The numbers widely vary depending on who’s talking, which doesn’t exactly come as a surprise to ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com County highway crews could lose a big chunk of their revenue to private road builders if the Legislature approves an amendment in the state Senate’s version of the 2009-11 budget. The Senate’s budget includes a requirement that ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com The state Legislature’s budget conference committee has a long to-do list before striking a compromise between the Senate and Assembly versions of the spending package. The following list breaks down, according to budget topics, construction-related items that ...

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