A state lawmaker said he was concerned Wisconsin wasn’t getting the best possible deal on a new lease for the State Public Defender’s office in Racine. The state has agreed to pay $950,000 over 10 years for a 5,298-square-foot office ...

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By James Briggs The construction-manager-at-risk project delivery method is facing renewed scrutiny after state approval of a waiver for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The state Building Commission granted the waiver Wednesday for a $76.8 million addition to Camp Randall Stadium ...

Tagged with: AGC Associated General Contractors Badger Performance Center Building Commission CG Schmidt CMAR Dale Schultz Dan Davis Division of State Facilities Jeff Plale Jim Boullion McClain Center multiple-prime bidding project delivery single-prime bidding UW-Madison

By Jack Zemlicka President Barack Obama‘s proposed executive order that would require contractors disclose political contributions when bidding on federal projects sets an unneeded precedent, Wisconsin building officials say. But those same people acknowledge that the current competitive bid process ...

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By James Briggs The budget problems affecting governments in Wisconsin could lead to the removal of dozens of publicly owned dams during the next few years, a Department of Natural Resources official said. Bill Sturtevant, the state’s dam safety engineer, ...

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By James Briggs The University of Wisconsin System is pushing for a pair of key projects that were snubbed in Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed capital budget, but state lawmakers are waiting for word from Walker’s office on how to proceed. ...

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By James Briggs The new Division of State Facilities administrator is switching seats at the Building Commission table and says he’s glad to be on the nonpartisan side. Gov. Scott Walker has named former Democratic Sen. Jeff Plale to lead ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker has added a former Democratic lawmaker who voted against new contracts for state workers to his administration. Former Sen. Jeff Plale of South Milwaukee will serve as Division of State Facilities administrator. ...

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By James Briggs A state panel that controls more than $1 billion a year in construction money has fewer than half its members in place. The state Building Commission has neither a secretary nor a full roster, creating uncertainty as ...

Tagged with: Building Commission David Helbach David Miller Dean Kaufert Division of State Facilities Fred Risser Jeff Fitzgerald Joan Ballweg Maternowski Scott Walker UW System

Construction of Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Facility, Camp Douglas, Juneau County Architectural firm Fischer-Fischer-Theis Inc., Waukesha, has been awarded a design contract for a new tactical unmanned aircraft system facility to be located in Camp Douglas in Juneau County. Fischer-Fischer-Theis ...

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By Paul Snyder The University of Wisconsin System must follow state contracting laws for UW-Madison’s Gordon Commons project despite arguments that to do so threatens timelines and student safety. Wisconsin law requires state building projects follow a multiple-prime contracting system, ...

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