Giving Back

Vierbicher Associates Inc., Reedsburg, donated $5,000 to the Habitat for Humanity of Dane County. The company raised the money through its employees’ participation in the Madison Marathon. The company also is working with Habitat for Humanity to arrange for Vierbicher teams to assist at various sites.

On the Horizon

MSA Professional Services Inc., Baraboo, is working with the city of Nekoosa on an estimated $1.60 million improvement project to a wastewater-treatment plant in the city. … Mead & Hunt Inc., Madison, is consulting on a proposed improvement project at the Middleton Municipal Airport. … WHG Companies LLC, Oshkosh, is planning construction of a $2 million to $4 million Cobblestone Inn & Suites Hotel in Evansville. … Henneman Engineering Inc., Madison, is serving as a consultant on an estimated $4.06 million utility improvement project on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. … Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Milwaukee, is designing an estimated $20 million manufacturing plant renovation and corporate office building construction for Gehl Co. in West Bend. … The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is planning an estimated $11.80 million reconstruction of Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire. … Kueny Architects LLC, Pleasant Prairie, is helping the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha design a new community center in Kenosha. … Bray Associates Architects Inc., Sheboygan, is designing the Sun Prairie Youth Hockey Association’s new hockey facility in Sun Prairie.

In Memoriam

Oscar Druml, Brookfield, died Aug. 3 of natural causes. Druml, 91, founded Milwaukee-based The Druml Co. Inc. in 1947. Druml’s company worked on several high-profile jobs in the Milwaukee area, including the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge and the Moorland Road interchange in Brookfield.

Dotted Line

VJS Construction Services, Pewaukee, took home a $12.88 million contract to build an intermediate school on Oconomowoc Parkway in Oconomowoc. … The Jansen Group Inc., Milwaukee, landed a $12.47 million contract to build an intermediate school at Clark’s Farm in Oconomowoc. … Quasius Construction Co. Inc., Sheboygan, will construct a new police station in Sheboygan after winning a $6.50 million contract for the job. … Zignego Co. Inc., Waukesha, won a $5.96 million contract for terminal and taxiway work at the Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton. … J.F. Ahern Co., Fond du Lac, will replace a lift station and construct improvements to a wastewater-treatment plant in Two Rivers after winning a $5.58 million contract for the job. … Oudenhoven Construction Inc., Kaukauna, won a $4.89 million contract to construct water-treatment facilities at three sites in Fond du Lac. … Miron Construction Co. Inc., Neenah, will build a public-safety building in Bellevue after winning a $3.87 million contract for the job. … Westphal & Co. Inc., Madison, won a $2.29 million contract to replace fire alarms in several buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. … R.J. Jurowski Construction, Whitehall, landed a $2.28 million contract to build a new fire station in Menomonie. … Globe Contractors Inc., Pewaukee, took home a $2.16 million contract to construct a sewer and pump station in Pewaukee. … Absolute Construction Enterprises, Racine, will build a new fire station in Pewaukee after winning a $2.15 million contract for the job. … Magill Construction Co. Inc., Elkhorn, landed a $1.80 million contract to renovate a storage building for NASCO International in Fort Atkinson. … Mann Bros. Inc., Elkhorn, took home a $1.30 million contract for paving reconstruction work on Highway X in Darien. … American Sewer Services Inc., Hartford, won a $1.20 million contract for sewer and water-main work in Milwaukee. … Milwaukee General Construction Co. Inc., Milwaukee, secured a $1.09 million contract for street reconstruction work in Franklin. … Iverson Construction Co., Kieler, won a $1.08 million contract to reconstruct an airport runway at the Iowa County Airport in Mineral Point. … MSI General Corp., Oconomowoc, was selected to remodel a Copp’s grocery store in Shorewood Hills and Pick ‘n Save stores in Hales Corners, Waukesha and Stoughton.

Milestones

Total Team Construction LLC, Brookfield, is celebrating its four-year anniversary. The company, which provides construction management, design/build and property maintenance management services for commercial and retail projects, opened on July 9, 2003. Since then, Total Team grew to 13 members and more than $7.4 million in commercial construction. … Eppstein Uhen Architects, Milwaukee, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To honor the company’s century mark, Eppstein Uhen held a 100-mile, century ride Beyond Design Bike Tour to raise money for the Eppstein Uhen Foundation, a charitable foundation that was established as part of the 100th anniversary celebration. Eppstein Uhen also celebrated the milestone with a Sept. 6 street party in front of its Milwaukee offices. … Tri-North Builders Inc. earned gold certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the U.S. Green Building Council for the contractor’s 55,000-square-foot, three-story headquarters in Fitchburg. It’s the first building in the Madison area to receive gold certification for new construction.

Best of the Web

Perrine is the Australian manufacturer of the Pod, a modular home that can be constructed in one day. The company’s Web site contains many photos and details about this new type of home, which is made entirely of aerated, polished concrete. A great feature of these homes is they can be stacked on top of one another.

— Rick Benedict