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Construction Bids/Contracts
Airport demolition bids come in way under budget
March 15, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTaking down the old passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport could cost half as much as anticipated. The airport
authority board voted Friday to approve all but one of the recommended contracts.
MoreSpeedway agrees to major overhaul in ADA settlement
January 10, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway will make millions of dollars in updates to settle a Department of Justice investigation that
found more than 360 violations of federal disability law.
MoreStrong finish to year giving home builders optimism
December 7, 2012
Scott OlsonThe number of single-family building permits filed in the nine-county area climbed 43 percent in November, the fifth straight
month of year-over-year increases, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
MoreDaniels, Beshear reach agreement on bridges
December 29, 2011
Associated PressConstruction on two new bridges costing $2.6 billion and spanning the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana could begin
in late 2012, with the spans open before the end of the decade, Kentucky and Indiana officials said Thursday.
MoreNew road contracts are built for speed
December 10, 2011
Chris O'MalleyA bidding method being used more often by the state is likely to reduce misery for motorists and merchants in the path of
a highway project. Project completion time is now a major consideration in reviewing road-work bids that were traditionally
evaluated almost entirely on cost.
More'Buy local' law doesn't sting Indy sewer project
August 19, 2011
Francesca JaroszA new state law that could add to the cost of public works projects didn’t impact one of Indianapolis’ most sizable
bids this year.
MoreKeystone Towers implosion set for late August
August 1, 2011
IBJ StaffThe long-vacant Keystone Towers apartment complex will be imploded Aug. 28 at 8 a.m., the Department of Metropolitan Development
announced Monday afternoon.
MoreCity mum on economics of $15M parking garage
July 2, 2011
Cory SchoutenCity officials and the developer of a proposed parking garage in Broad Ripple have refused to share financial projections
for the project, describing the documents as a "trade secret" exempt from public disclosure.
MoreRejected bidder cries foul over demolition of Keystone Towers
June 28, 2011
Scott OlsonTitan Wrecking & Environmental bid about $255,000 less than the winning proposal to demolish Keystone Towers, but was rejected
because of missing paperwork. The company owner says the city could have overlooked the omissions to save taxpayers money.
MoreCity seeks bids for $300M sewage tunnel system
May 9, 2011
Cory SchoutenCity officials are seeking bidders for the first phase of Indianapolis' largest-ever public works project, an underground
tunnel system equipped to store millions of gallons of raw sewage and prevent the excrement from flowing into local waterways.
MoreUIndy to add dorm for upperclassmen
April 5, 2011
IBJ StaffWith enrollment surging in recent years, the University of Indianapolis finds itself needing new dorm space. The private college
will build a $10 million, 200-student residence hall on the south edge of its campus.
MoreConstruction activity falls to near-decade low
March 1, 2011
Associated PressThe current pace of construction activity is just about half of the $1.5 trillion level that economists believe would signal
a healthy construction sector.
MoreHome construction weak both locally, nationally
February 16, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHome building in the Indianapolis area fell by more than 30 percent n January over the same month of 2010.
MoreHome building suffers another bad year, locally and nationally
January 19, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBuilding permits filed for new homes in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose just 2.6 percent in 2010, to 3,720. That’s
just 95 more homes than in 2009—the worst year for local home construction in more than a quarter century.
MoreBuilders of faulty Indiana bridge face state-work ban
December 7, 2010
Associated PressA committee has recommended that the state highway department stop hiring Gary-based Superior Construction Co. and Indianapolis-based
bridge designer RQAW Corp. over a northwestern Indiana highway that has been closed because of safety concerns.
MoreSuper Bowl workshop targets minority, female firms
November 16, 2010
Scott OlsonThe first of three meetings to encourage minority- and women-owned companies to pursue 2012 Super Bowl contracting opportunities
is Tuesday evening at the Madame Walker Theatre Center.
MoreBuilding demolition to begin along Interstate 69
July 19, 2010
Chris O'MalleyBulldozers await an office complex that previously served as headquarters to August Mack Environmental. It'll be the first
building demolished along Interstate 69 to make way for highway expansion.
MoreWishard construction bids starting to flow
July 2, 2010
Scott OlsonAbout $72 million in bids have been awarded so far for the $754 million Wishard Hospital project—ahead of schedule
and under budget, for the time being—including demolition and foundation work.
More$69M U.S. Courthouse modernization a boon for local firms
June 29, 2010
Cory SchoutenMore than a dozen local companies have begun work on a three-year modernization of the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse in the state's largest individual project funded by the federal stimulus.
MoreFailed developer of French Lick casino sues Cook exec
April 15, 2010
Scott OlsonCook Group Chairman Steve Ferguson is target of complaint that charges he and others violated federal racketeering laws by
serving
on an entity that recommended a team that included Bill Cook to develop the French Lick Resort project.
MoreCOPPER: Misunderstandings put Indiana school funding in a bind
February 6, 2010
Mike CopperState government overreacted in its attempts to reign in construction costs, and should seek middle ground
MoreNoblesville offered generous incentives to Simon for mall
April 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives.
MoreLocal contractors looking to sewer project to fill gap left by stadium, terminal
February 16, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLocal contractors will be ready to pounce when bidding on the first parts of the combined overflow project begins in 2011.
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In my opinion the estridge companies are crooks. They filed bankruptcy on their 'track housing' side of the business two weeks before they closed on one of my clients' homes. When my client first interviewed Estridge as a builder 6 months before, they specifically ASKED about the solvency of their business, knowing that some builders were struggling. Estridge truly misrepresented their financial situation at that time. I suppose I am more unhappy with the whole system than I am with the builder because what the heck==you can file bankruptcy on 'track homes' but still keep building and make money off of 'custom built' homes??? How ridiculous! They are all homes. How can a company be allowed to bilk thousands of dollars from their subcontractors but still be allowed to build houses?? they should have been made to pay back all their unpaid contractors before being allowed to profit from building any more houses! This alone makes them and the system crooks in my eyes. I would never build an estridge home and I would not recommend for my clients either. If they were truly 'bankrupt' how could they afford to keep building homes anyway??? The whole system needs fixed.
I live a couple blocks east of the Angie's campus and my house is assessed for ~$160,000. If I could get that amount, let alone $384,000 (a 140% bonus), I'd sell in a minute. Either Angie's stockholders just got fleeced, or Angie's is getting about a 58% discount on their property taxes, if these properties are actually worth what they paid Mr. Oesterle for them. Which do you think is the case?
Perhaps the IMA board is really to blame! They agreed to hire Charles. They can't seemingly find donors among themselves, or bring in new blood that will support the museums operating budget with an expanded museum and money to provide curators with something to do (ie buy art). The headlines of disarray at the museum and mass firings are hurting the reputation of the museum for some time to come. If people on the board had misgivings, perhaps they shpuld have more forcefully opposed efforts that they have seemingly been unable to fund, like expansion and the costs it has created!
See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.