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Top Dollar

C.D. Smith Construction Co., Fond du Lac, won a $20.41 million contract to upgrade the blower and engine generator system at the South Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oak Creek.

J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, won a $14.53 million contract to construct Walworth County Lakeland School in Elkhorn. Cullen also won a $1.22 million contract to remodel the Mercy Outpatient Surgery facility in Janesville. … Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, secured a $1.71 million contract to construct a surveillance addition for St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake. Miron also won a $12.92 million contract to build a new elementary school in Madison. … Michels Pipeline Construction Inc., New Berlin, took home a $5.86 million contract to construct a pressure sewer in Milwaukee. … Michels Corp., Brownsville, won a $5.18 million contract for sewer work in Milwaukee. … Capitol Underground Inc., Middleton, will reconstruct several streets in Madison after winning a $1.53 million contract for the job. Capitol Underground also won a $1.28 million contract to reconstruct streets in Madison. … Olympic Builders General Contractors, Holmen, won a $2.42 million contract to construct a wastewater-treatment facility in Lansing, Iowa. … Mann Bros. Inc., Elkhorn, will construct street and utility improvements in Delavan after winning a $1.75 million contract for the job. … Northeast Asphalt Inc., Greenville, landed a $1.65 million contract for a resurfacing project in Sheboygan. … American Sewer Services Inc., Hartford, took home a $1.43 million contract for a combined-sewer and water-main relay project in Milwaukee. … Staab Construction Corp., Marshfield, won a $1.41 million contract to construct a water-treatment facility in Stratford. … Parisi Construction Co. Inc., Verona, secured a $1.31 million contract for road paving work in Madison. … Payne & Dolan Inc., Waukesha, won a $1.10 million contract for street construction work in West Allis. … R.G. Huston Co. Inc., Cottage Grove, took home a $1.08 million contract for a street project in Madison. … Reesman’s Excavating & Grading, Burlington, landed a $1 million contract for water-main work in Racine. … MSI General Corp., Oconomowoc, was selected to design/build a 1,152-square-foot addition to a self-service car wash in Milwaukee. MSI also was chosen by Frontier Development Inc., Oconomowoc, to design and build High Pointe Commons, an 11-acre retail development in Menomonee Falls.

On the Horizon

William Wenzler & Associates Inc., Milwaukee, is designing a 140,000-square-foot new headquarters and work facility in Oak Creek for Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago Inc., Milwaukee. … Isthmus Architecture Inc., Madison, is working with the University of Wisconsin System on an estimated $2.62 million renovation plan for Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. … HGA Architects and Engineers, Milwaukee, is consulting on the estimated $27.13 million renovation and expansion of the Communication Arts Building on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus in Kenosha. … Marquette University, Milwaukee, is targeting a September 2008 construction start for an estimated $5 million soccer stadium in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. … Madison Area Technical College, Fort Atkinson, is planning an estimated $2.35 million renovation and expansion of its Fort Atkinson campus. … Engberg Anderson Design Partnership Inc. in association with Mackey Mitchell Architects, Milwaukee, is working on plans for an estimated $36.5 million development of a residence hall and food-service facility on the UW-Madison campus. … Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., Appleton, is putting together a study for a new building to house Jackson’s Police and Fire departments. … Angus-Young Associates Inc., Janesville, is designing and planning a $6.5 million to $7 million public-works facility in Watertown. … McMahon Associates Inc., Neenah, is serving as the engineer on the construction of an estimated $3.44 million wastewater-treatment plant in Kewaskum. … Venture Architects, Milwaukee, is moving forward with the design of an estimated $21.5 million expansion at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center Correctional Facility in Mauston. Venture also is designing an estimated $59 million county jail and courthouse remodel in Eau Claire. … Workshop Architects Inc., Milwaukee, has state approval to proceed with the estimated $22.06 million Rothwell Student Center replacement project on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus. … Dorschner/Associates Inc., in association with Sasaki Associates Inc., Madison, is consulting on an estimated $35.26 million expansion and renovation of the School of Human Ecology on the UW-Madison campus. … Durrant, Hartland, is designing an estimated $1.04 million remodel of the sixth floor of the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility. … The Racine Zoological Society, Racine, is entering the estimated $2.2 million first phase of a renovation and construction project at the Racine Zoo. … VuePoint Architecture LLC, Marshfield, is working with the town of Cleveland on plans for a new Town Hall. … Ayres Associates Inc, Eau Claire, is working toward an August bid date for its designs of an estimated $16.2 million county administration building, courthouse remodel and county jail expansion in Merrill.

Your Honor

The Boldt Company, Appleton, won a Safety Excellence Award from the Wisconsin Council of Safety and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development for the company’s safe working environment. In 2006, Boldt’s Wisconsin operation reported a lost time incident rate of 0.9 compared to a national rate of 2.6. … Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., Appleton, won an Eagle Award from the national Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. for the company’s work on The Village at Bay Park in Ashwaubenon. … The OAR Group, Elm Grove, won the Best of Show Award from the Milwaukee/National Association of the Remodeling Industry Home Improvement Council for the company’s work on a home on Wind Lake in Norway. The award was presented as part of the association’s Spring Home Improvement Showcase. … Callen Construction Inc., Muskego, won the GAF Master Elite Training Excellence Award from New Jersey-based GAF Materials Corp. for Callen’s dedication to training through the Center for Advancement of Roofing Excellence. … Gary Jorgensen, chairman of Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services, won the Walter A. Nashert Sr. Constructor Award from the American Institute of Constructors for his contributions to the construction industry. … S. Michael Christensen, president of Madison-based H&H Industries Inc. and vice president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Wisconsin Inc., won the Meritorious Service Award from the association for his service to the industry.

ImageBest of the Web

The Minnesota Twins baseball organization plans to break ground on its new ballpark this summer. The $522 million project has a Web site that contains renderings, information on the companies heading up the project and more. The park is scheduled to be completed in spring 2010. — Rick Benedict

Milestones

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin graduated 10 people from its Jobsite Superintendent Academy. The graduates are: Brian Mueller of Seymour; Terry Bauer of Sure Fire Inc., Horicon; Jeff Augustynowicz of D.B. Reetz Inc., Horicon; Jessie LaValle of Pioneer Roofing LLC, Johnson Creek; Scott Broege of Carroll Electric Inc., Beloit; Nate Weitzel of Friede & Associates LLC, Reedsburg; Al Comstock of Town & Country Electric, Appleton; Daniel Abts of A.C.E. Building Service Inc., Manitowoc; Nick DeTroye of DeTroye Electric Service Inc., Oostburg; and John Reesman of Reesman’s Excavating & Grading Inc., Burlington. … Focus on Energy, a Wisconsin-based energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, celebrated the completion of the 8,000th home certified under its Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes Program. The home is owned by Jim and Cindy Madson of Caledonia and was built by Kevin Jones Builders, Racine. … Milwaukee-based Kahler Slater Architects Inc.’s design of the David R. Obey Center for Health Sciences on the Northcentral Technical College campus in Wausau earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver rating. It’s the first newly constructed, higher-education facility in Wisconsin to receive the rating, and it’s the first LEED-certified project for Kahler Slater.

ImageIn Memoriam

Harold D. Robertson, Brookfield, died June 11 of undisclosed causes. Robertson, 79, was the founder and CEO of Venture Electrical Contractors Inc., Waukesha.