County picks stucco for O’Donnell facade
By Jack Zemlicka Milwaukee County is shedding the metal and glass facade for the O’Donnell Park parking garage and the extra $1.2 million cost of the panels. The decision is […]
County picks steel panels for O’Donnell Park (UPDATE)
By Jack Zemlicka Milwaukee County is sticking with steel panels for the facade work on the O’Donnell Park parking garage despite the objections of incoming County Executive Chris Abele. Abele […]
Facade fix
[caption id="attachment_67468" align="alignnone" width="635" caption="KBS Construction Inc.'s Reuben Smith uses an air drill Wednesday while working on the O’Donnell Park parking garage in Milwaukee. The Madison-based firm is working on improvements to the structure's facade and plans to have the work completed in mid-June. The structure has been closed since a 13 1/2-ton piece of the fa[...]
Companies awarded O’Donnell repair projects
KBS Construction Inc., Madison, and RAM Construction Services of Minnesota LLC, Little Canada, have been awarded repair contracts for Milwaukee’s O’Donnell Park parking garage. KBS Construction bid $1.192 million for […]
Firms turn in low bids for O’Donnell repair
Bids have been received for structural improvements and repairs to the O’Donnell Park parking garage in Milwaukee. J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, submitted the low bid for structural improvements […]
Cudahy proposes offices, hotel for O’Donnell Park (UPDATE)
By Caley Clinton Milwaukee philanthropist Michael Cudahy introduced a new plan Monday for O’Donnell Park that includes a smaller parking structure, a hotel and a 12-story office building. Cudahy indicated […]
New facade bids on tap for O’Donnell
By Jack Zemlicka • O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Repairs, Project No. O114-11416, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee • O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Improvements, Project No. O114-11415-2, 910 E. Michigan St., […]
Milwaukee County releases O’Donnell repair bid request
A bid notice has been released for structure repairs to the O’Donnell Park parking garage in Milwaukee. O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Repairs, Project No. O114-11416, 910 E. Michigan St., Milwaukee, […]
Statute of repose could play in O’Donnell case
By Jack Zemlicka Wisconsin’s builders’ statute of repose is known as a lawsuit slayer. The law, written to insulate contractors, architects and engineers from personal injury claims due to negligent […]
O’Donnell lawsuits cloud bidding eligibility
By Marie Rohde and Joe Lanane As Milwaukee County prepares to spend $6.6 million to repair the O’Donnell Park garage, questions are emerging as to whether the county should — […]
Today’s News
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
- Interstate 41 work continues with $167M contract
- Sixth Street roundabout in Milwaukee could be reworked (UPDATED)
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)







