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Bidders sought for $26.4 million residence hall
UW-Whitewater is seeking contractors interested in building a new residence hall, a project estimated to cost about $26.4 million.
After holdup, state seeking A&E firm for new UW-Whitewater dorm
About a year and a half after an official schedule called for construction to start on a new dormitory at the University of Wisconsin’s Whitewater campus, state officials are moving toward hiring a firm to design the project.
Rising construction costs threaten project budgets
A report showing construction costs are rising at the fastest pace in six years is giving weight to criticism that Wisconsin officials’ postponing two dormitory projects will result in steeper prices for taxpayers.
BUILDING BLOCKS: UW-Whitewater dorms
UW-Whitewater is in the midst of renovating most of the residence halls on the west side of campus.
Delayed dorm projects not a threat to debt limit
Officials in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration have said debt concerns are behind the decision to delay two dormitory projects, but the state is not even close to hitting its borrowing limit.
UW-Whitewater dorm project blows budget
Even though all the bids submitted for a renovation of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater residence halls came in over budget, the state Building Commission on Wednesday moved forward with the project.
Project gives college a new home
From the two walls of windows in her fourth-floor office, Mary Pinkerton’s view of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus can stun visitors.
Construction highlights: A look at work in the Fox Valley
Under construction St. Norbert College Michels Commons Additions and Renovations Location: De Pere Architect: Performa Inc., De Pere Contractor: Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah Project cost: $7.3 million Construction start: […]
Lawmakers call for savings plan in wake of low project bids
By Paul Snyder State lawmakers want to try cutting into a maintenance budget deficit that will never be balanced. Four University of Wisconsin System projects this year produced lower-than-expected bids […]
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- Trump announces $19M modernization of coal plant near Portage
- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
- New Berlin residents cold on Rockwell Automations plan
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | June 1
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)