In the fallout of a controversial bidding error in which the city wrongly applied a federal minority hiring threshold to a library project, Madison's mayor now wants to make sure the mistake never happens again.

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J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. on Friday submitted an apparent low bid for the Madison Central Public Library project, inching the city closer to the end of a rebid sprinkled with threats of lawsuits.

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Three Madison aldermen want the city to rebid the Central Public Library reconstruction, not because of the threat of a lawsuit, but because, they say, it's the right thing to do.

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Close, apparently, is close enough for the Madison Public Library in its attempt to raise $4 million for the reconstruction of its main branch downtown.

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By Adam Wise The Madison Public Library is a little more than halfway toward its goal to raise $4 million by Labor Day and avoid schedule changes to a major reconstruction project. The $29.5 million reconstruction of the Central Library ...

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By James Briggs A deal struck between Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison Public Library officials provides a map for how Madison will approach major projects. Soglin on April 19, his first day in office, waved a caution flag on the ...

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Madison’s reconstruction of a busy street on the eclectic near east side is striking fear in the business community and turning environmentalists against each other.

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By James Briggs A Madison pedestrian bridge built in 2008 continues to send dominoes of trouble down the avenue it spans. The bridge, part of a $750 million upgrade to East Washington Avenue, initially caused an uproar from a McDonald’s ...

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By Paul Snyder Rooftop gardens on the new Madison Central Library are seeding debate between residents lobbying for the space and city leaders unwilling to pay for it. “We never appropriated money for a rooftop garden,” said Alderman Larry Palm, ...

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By Paul Snyder and Darryl Enriquez Support and questions mingled in the wake of Gov. Jim Doyle’s Thursday announcement that high-speed rail will stop at a station near Monona Terrace in Madison. “We have to engage as a city on ...

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