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ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT. A DAILY REPORTER SUBSCRIPTION ALWAYS MAKES A NICE STOCKING STUFFER. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The two most joyous times of the year are Christmas morning and the end of school." – Alice Cooper VOL. 118 — NO. 248 New law might lead to rebids Prevailing-wage changes create uncertainty with Green Bay project Alex Zank [email protected] The coming overhaul of Wiscon- sin’s prevailing-wage laws have Green Bay officials wondering if they could reduce the cost of a multi-million dollar swimming pool project just by waiting a few weeks. The Green Bay Common Coun- cil was scheduled to vote Tuesday Staff photo by Kevin Harnack Staff evening on whether it should accept a $5.8 million low bid for the con- FLASH DANCE struction of a new Olympic-sized J.H. Findorff & Son's Larry Tender cuts flashing on Nov. 29 for a project at 1421-1475 N. Water St. in Milwaukee. Findorff is the swimming pool at the city's Colburn construction manager on the project and will add a 109,231-square-foot, five-story addition to a portion of the former Laacke Park. Since the city had budgeted & Joys building for Wangard Partners. only $4.5 million for the project, accepting the bid would require a greater reliance on borrowing. Some local officials, though, think they might have another option. At a meeting last week of the city's fi- PROMISES, PROMISES nance committee, a couple of Green Bay alderman speculated that com- Will Trump live up to his to rebuild the nation's aging and in- to find common ground with the ing changes to the state's prevailing- infrastructure pledges? adequate infrastructure. He pointed president-elect. The possibility of a wage laws might open the door to a to decaying bridges, potholed roads major infrastructure spending plan better deal for taxpayers. WASHINGTON (AP) — Even and airports like New York's La- is one of several influences behind Because of a budget provision as they maneuver for a share of Guardia, which he said reminded the recent run-up in stock prices. adopted by state lawmakers in 2015, the $1 trillion in spending Donald him of the "third world." But lately lobbyists have begun prevailing-wage requirements will Trump promised to rebuild Amer- Trump or his campaign also to fear that there won't be an infra- cease applying next year to projects ica's roads, bridges and airports, mentioned schools, hospitals, pipe- structure proposal at all, or at least commissioned by local govern- lobbyists for transportation and lines, water-treatment plants and not the grand plan they'd been led ments. In pushing for the change, utility industries are beginning the electrical grid as part of a job- to expect. proponents had said their main to wonder whether Trump really creation strategy that would make The mixed signals on infrastruc- goal was to lower the cost of public meant what he said. the U.S. "second to none." It was ture have lobbyists and lawmakers projects. From the day he formally entered a rare group of priorities in which puzzled. Since the bids for the Colburn the presidential race to the moment House Minority Leader Nancy "We're worried," said Brian Tur- Park pool were received this year, he declared victory, Trump pledged Pelosi and other Democrats hoped Please see INFRASTRUCTURE, page 2 Please see WAGE, page 3 PAVEMENT WHERE'S PERFECTION MAKE MONEY THE WORK? 3 Wisconsin Find out who turned pavement projects JobTrac is always on at www. bring home national dailyreporter.com/jobtrac. in the top bids around the state. awards. PAGE 3 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 THE DAILY REPORTER WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 AGC spokesman: ‘We're worried’ THE DAILY INFRASTRUCTURE, from page 1 REPORTER mail, a spokesman for the Associated General Contractors of America, www.dailyreporter.com which represents more than 26,000 800-508-3800 construction companies and 10,500 fax: 414-276-8057 service providers and suppliers. email: [email protected] "Are we hearing signs that people 225 E. Michigan St., Suite 300, just don't know what the plan is?" Milwaukee WI 53202 he asked. "Or signs that people don't want any kind of plan? We don't Publisher David T. Sherman, 414-225-1815 know the answer." Editor Joe Yovino, 414-225-1829 Lobbyists have responded by JobTrac Manager Rich Holevoet, flooding the Trump transition team 414-225-1822 with briefing memos, lining up Ad Director Susan Quinn, 414-225-1844 meetings and privately pitching their Regional Office Manager Bonnie Porter, 414-225-1804 proposals to what they hope will be To re-deliver a missing or damaged a more receptive Congress. Trade File Photo/Seth Wenig AP newspaper copy, call Betsy Hackett, associations are urging their local Construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York rises above the current 414-225-1834 bridge recently. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to rebuild the nation’s ag- members to seek out their senators ing and inadequate infrastructure, but will he keep his promises? and House members while they're A newspaper of general circulation devoted to the publication of news and intelligence of home for the holidays. a general character, The Daily Reporter is the Trump's campaign pitch for in- have parked overseas to avoid taxes, roads, bridges and transit systems, official publication for the Circuit Courts — First frastructure improvements included in exchange for a lower tax rate. said Bud Wright, executive direc- Judicial District (Milwaukee County). The Daily few details. A paper circulated after But private investors are typically tion of the American Association of Reporter is the official newspaper for the city of the election recommends using interested only in projects that create State Highway and Transportation Milwaukee. Entire contents copyright 2016 $137 billion in federal tax credits to revenue, such as tolls, so that they Officials. "Those aren't necessar- by The Daily Reporter generate $1 trillion in private-sector can recoup their investments. ily projects that lend themselves to Publishing Co. Published daily except Saturdays, infrastructure investment over a de- What states and communities need generating revenue," he said. Sundays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, July cade. To offset the cost of the credits, most is more direct spending, rather Julie Pace, AP White House cor- 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the Friday after respondent, also contributed to this Thanksgiving and Christmas. Periodical postage U.S. corporations would be encour- than tax credits, to help pay for up- paid at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. aged to bring home profits that they keep and replacement of existing report. POSTMASTER: Electronic Address Change Service Requested, “The Daily Reporter”, Subscription Services, 3 projects receive national concrete award PO Box 1667, Minneapolis , MN, 55480-9936 ISSN # 0749-7113 / USPS # 565-720 Alex Zank [email protected] preservation of highways, road- received the Gold Award in the Subscriptions: One year, $225; six months, $140; ways, airports and industrial pave- category of reliever and general three months, $98 Three concrete-pavement proj- ment facilities. aviation airports. Waukesha-based To subscribe: call 800-451-9998 The Daily Reporter is a member of The ects in Wisconsin recently received Roundabout work on County Zignego Co. oversaw work on the Associated Press, National Newspaper national recognition. Highway CE and Eisenhower Drive project. Association, American Court and Commercial The American Concrete Pave- and the Eisenhower and Van Roy Lastly, the reconstruction of Newspapers and Wisconsin Newspaper ment Association recently an- Road Roundabout in Outagamie Ryan Road in Oak Creek received Association. nounced the recipients of its 27th County received the Gold Award the Gold Award in the category of Under no condition will any judgment, decree or other matter of record be withheld from annual Excellence in Concrete in the category of municipal streets urban arterials and collectors. The publication. Advertiser’s sole and exclusive remedy Pavements awards, which recognize and intersections. These intersec- project involved the reconstruc- against The Daily Reporter for claims for loss and quality concrete pavement built in tions were rebuilt as roundabouts tion and expansion of 1.6 miles of damage resulting from any cause, including — the U.S. and Canada. The award- partly because of the high number a six-lane concrete roadway along without limitation — errors, omissions, misruns and winners included a roundabout proj- of traffic crashes that have been re- a heavily traveled corridor in the delays in publication, shall be either the publication of corrected material once without additional ect in Outagamie County, a Wauke- corded at both places. Manitowoc- Milwaukee suburb. Zignego also charge or a refund of the amount paid for the initial sha County Airport project and road based Vinton Construction worked headed up work on this project. publication. In no event shall The Daily Reporter reconstruction work in Oak Creek. with 11 subcontractors on the 80- Officials held an award ceremony be liable for incidental, special or consequential The Excellence in Concrete Pave- day project. on Dec. 2 at the American Concrete damages, or for any other loss, damage or ment awards fall into 13 categories The reconstruction of a runway Pavement Association's annual expense of any kind. dealing with the construction and at the Waukesha County Airport meeting in Austin, Texas. Fleet and leadership beyond compare. You don’t just rent a crane, you rent a crane team, too. 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