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 in keeping with new County Executive Chris Abele’s veto of ...

Tagged with: Department of Transportation and Public Works façade KBS Construction O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage Takerian

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 spokesperson Brandon Lorenz confirmed Abele opposed a steel facade replacing ...

Tagged with: Board of Supervisors Chris Abele Department of Transportation and Public Works façade Gerry Broderick Jursik KBS Construction Milwaukee County O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage Takerian

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 • AWARDED: O’Donnell Park Parking Structure Facade Removal, Project ...

Tagged with: Cullen façade J.P. Cullen & Sons Milwaukee O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage parking Rocole Takerian

By Marie Rohde Milwaukee-based Vista Design & Construction LLC’s $345,000 bid is the apparent low offering to rebuild the O’Donnell Park parking garage, said Jack Takerian, Milwaukee County director of transportation and public works. Five other companies bid on the ...

Tagged with: bids Jack Takerian Kellner O'Donnell Park parking garage O’Donnell Park Takerian

By Joe Lanane Development could trump $5 million in maintenance projects if Milwaukee County agrees to delay payment on a $13.55 million land sale. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Real Estate Foundation is seeking a two-year deadline extension on its second ...

Tagged with: Bruce Block Dave Gilbert Dimitrijevic Economic and Community Development Committee Innovation Park Milwaukee County O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage Takerian

By Joe Lanane The O’Donnell Park garage should be razed and replaced by a new Milwaukee Public Museum and parking structure, according to philanthropist Michael Cudahy. “O’Donnell Park is a piece of garbage, and it’s been trouble ever since it’s ...

Tagged with: Jim Schmitt Kellner Lipscomb Michael Cudahy Milwaukee County Courthouse Milwaukee Public Museum O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage parks Takerian

By Joe Lanane Steve Roloff, expert witness, could trump Steve Roloff, chief operating officer, when weighing whether his engineering firm has a chance to work on the O’Donnell Park parking structure. Roloff, COO of Madison-based Arnold & O’Sheridan Inc., said ...

Tagged with: Arnold & O'Sheridan Department of Public Works Graef-USA Milwaukee County O'Donnell O'Donnell Park O'Donnell Park parking garage Takerian

Three Milwaukee County supervisors on Thursday failed to force a public debate over whether there should be an independent investigation of the O'Donnell Park parking structure collapse.

Tagged with: Chris Larson collapse county board David Clarke Department of Administration Department of Transportation and Public Works Dimitrijevic Graef-USA Jerome Heer Lee Holloway Milwaukee County O'Donnell Park parking garage Scott Walker Takerian Weishan

By Sean Ryan Milwaukee County officials are combing the O’Donnell Park parking structure and its construction records to find out why a 27,000-pound precast concrete panel broke off the building Thursday, killing a boy and injuring two others. A subcontractor ...

Tagged with: David Clarke J.H. Findorff & Son Jared Kellner O'Donnell Park parking garage Summerfest Takerian

By Sean Ryan Low bids for local road projects are reversing the flow of stimulus payments as cities and counties kick surplus federal money back to the state. “I don’t know what they’re going to be doing with that money ...

Tagged with: bid highway Kenosha County Michael Lewis Milwaukee Milwaukee County road construction Ruekert & Mielke stimulus Takerian West Allis Wisconsin Department of Transportation WisDOT