Dotted Line

MSI General Corp. is designing and building a 3,400-square-foot addition to Hawks Nursery in Wauwatosa.

Rendering courtesy of MSI General Corp.

TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, La Crosse, won a $10.43 million contract to construct a general-purpose warehouse in Fort McCoy. … J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, secured a $9.24 million contract to expand and renovate the University of Wisconsin-Rock County library in Janesville. … Staab Construction Corp., Marshfield, landed a $1.14 million contract to construct improvements to a water-treatment plant in Rome. Staab also won a $3.29 million contract to construct a sanitary-sewer overflow facility in Duluth, Minn. … Dorner Inc., Luxemburg, took home a $1.56 million contract for utility and street reconstruction work in Cedarburg. Dorner also won a $1.79 million contract for utility reconstruction work in Appleton. … Payne & Dolan Inc., Waukesha, took home a $1.27 million contract for street construction projects in Oconomowoc. Payne & Dolan also won a $2.08 million contract to resurface streets in Madison. … American Asphalt of Wisconsin, Mosinee, secured a $2.35 million contract for road construction work in Marathon County. … Van Straten Construction, Green Bay, landed a $2.27 million contract for utility and street construction work in Fond du Lac. … LaLonde Contractors Inc., Milwaukee, landed a $2.24 million contract for street construction and utility work in West Allis. … R.T. Fox Contractors Inc., Edgerton, won a $2.03 million contract for utility work in Janesville. … Western Contractors Inc., New Berlin, will improve and expand University Ridge Golf Course in Madison after winning a $1.83 million contract for the job. … J&H Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Port Washington, will construct an HVAC replacement at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee after winning a $1.63 million contract for the job. … Mared Mechanical Contractors Corp., Milwaukee, won a $1.59 million contract for an HVAC renovation at the War Memorial in Milwaukee. … Altmann Construction Co. Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, landed a $1.52 million contract to expand and remodel a police station in Waupaca. … Stark Asphalt Service Inc., Milwaukee, took home a $1.49 million contract for road surfacing work in Brookfield. … Rawson Contractors Inc., Sussex, won a $1.42 million contract for sewer and water-main work in Whitefish Bay. … Raymond P. Cattell Inc., Madison, secured a $1.41 million contract to resurface streets in Madison. … Jossart Bros. Construction, De Pere, landed a $1.39 million contract for utility reconstruction work in Appleton. … Ideal Builders Inc., Madison, will convert a building into a new police station in Waunakee after winning a $1.10 million contract for the job. … Kruczek Construction Inc., Green Bay, won a $1.10 million contract for sewer work in Mishicot. … B.R. Amon & Sons Inc., Elkhorn, secured a $1.07 million contract for street and utility improvements in Delavan. … Ptaschinski Construction Inc., Beaver Dam, won a $1.07 million contract for utility and street improvement projects in Juneau. … Reichl Construction Inc., Hales Corners, will construct a salt-storage dome in Milwaukee after winning a $1.07 million contract for the job. … Burkhart Construction Corp., Butler, landed a $1.01 million contract to construct a storage building at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle. … MSI General Corp., Oconomowoc, was selected to design and build a 3,400-square-foot addition to Hawks Nursery in Wauwatosa.

Top Dollar

Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, took home a $14.76 million contract to construct improvements to the Marquette Area Wastewater Treatment facility in Marquette, Mich. Miron also won a $30.39 million
contract to construct the College of Business and Economics building on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.

Giving Back

National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates Inc., Brookfield, is providing pro bono services for a 1,800-square-foot activities and office building at the 64-acre site of Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center in Newburg. National Survey is doing visualization, landscape architecture and surveying work for the Metropolitan Builders Association, which is focusing on Blue Lotus as a 2007 philanthropic project.

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In Memoriam

William E. Stone, Fox Point, died April 27 of cancer. Stone, 59, was the chief purchasing agent for Gilbane Building Company, Milwaukee. He worked for Gilbane and Grunau Project Development for 27 years.

On the Horizon

Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Milwaukee, is consulting on an estimated $22.08 million residence hall on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus in Kenosha. … Marquette University, Milwaukee, is raising money for a new law school building on the campus. … Lien & Peterson Architects Inc., Eau Claire, is designing an estimated $3.08 million second-floor renovation to the Merle M. Price Commons on the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus in Menomonie. … The Kubala Washatko Architects Inc., Cedarburg, is providing architecture and engineering services for an estimated $4.90 million remodel of the Golda Meir Library on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. … Architects Group Ltd., Green Bay, is designing an estimated $4.78 million food service facility at the Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon. … Benz Architecture Ltd., Sun Prairie, is working through the approval process for an estimated $7 million renovation of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in St. Francis into senior housing. … Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates Inc., Milwaukee, is working with Milwaukee County on designs for a new Lincoln Park aquatic center in Glendale. … HGM Architecture Inc., Oshkosh, is designing an estimated $2.30 million central pharmacy facility at the Dodge County Correctional Institution in Waupun.

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ImageTo be located just west of Chicago’s Navy Pier, the Santiago Calatrava-designed Chicago Spire residential skyscraper will be taller than the Sears tower and the future Freedom Tower in New York City, making the Chicago Spire the tallest building in North America. The project’s Web site at chicagospire.net contains beautiful renderings of this unique building as well as information about the architect.

— Rick Benedict

Your Honor

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Rose Morgan (left), president of ACEC WI, presents Rajan Sheth with the 2007 President’s Award.

Photo courtesy of Mead & Hunt Inc.
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Oscar C. Boldt, chairman of the board of Appleton-based The Boldt Company, won the Samuel C. Johnson Award for Distinction in Corporate Leadership from the Wisconsin Historical Society for Boldt’s work over the last 55 years building the business that his grandfather founded in 1889. … Selzer-Ornst Co., Wauwatosa, won the Perfect Safety Award AGC Corporate for 2006 from the Milwaukee Construction Industry Safety Council for the company’s commitment to health and safety. … Rajan Sheth, president and CEO of Mead & Hunt Inc., Madison, won the President’s Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies Wisconsin Chapter for his efforts on behalf of consulting-engineering firms in Wisconsin. … Architect Cherie K. Claussen, Wauwatosa, won the 2007 Golden Award from the American Institute of Architects Wisconsin for her leadership and service advancing the architectural profession. … Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Milwaukee, won the Architect of the Year Award from the American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin. The ASA of Wisconsin also honored VJS Construction Services Inc., Pewaukee, with the General Contractor of the Year Award; Brian Marble of M. A. Mortenson Company, Brookfield, with the Superintendent of the Year Award; and Andie Rodenkirch of Hunzinger Construction Company, Brookfield, with the Project Manager of the Year Award. … Jennifer Bartolotta, director of strategic partnerships for Wauwatosa-based Bartolotta Restaurant Group, was named the winner of the 2007 CG Schmidt Ovation Award for Volunteerism. CG Schmidt Inc., Milwaukee, will make a $2,500 contribution to Meta House, the organization for alcohol and drug-abuse treatment services for women that nominated Bartolotta for the award. … Chris Stamborski, a project engineer for Brookfield-based R.A. Smith & Associates Inc., was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers. … THIEL Design, Milwaukee, took home top honors at the Bell Awards banquet hosted by the Milwaukee chapter of the Business Marketing Association. THIEL won for its work on Milwaukee-based Eppstein Uhen Architects' new corporate identity. … Milwaukee’s Marquette Interchange reconstruction won a PRIDE Award in the Community Relations category from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association for the project’s positive civic involvement. … Richard A. Smith, president of Brookfield-based R.A. Smith and Associates Inc., won the Professional Achievement Award from the College of Engineering at Marquette University. Smith is a 1973 graduate of Marquette’s College of Engineering and earned his graduate degree from Marquette in 1982. … Kerzner Inc., Oconomowoc, won the Contractor of the Year Award in the Home Theater & Media Rooms Under $150,000 category from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. NARI also honored Diane Ausavich, the Milwaukee/NARI vice president with Milwaukee-based Carl Krueger Construction, with the 2007 Harold Hammerman Spirit of Education Award for the training she provides in the industry.