Major Walker contributor got no-bid contract

[Bushfire]

Graef-USA to check county buildings for safety
Posted: July 11, 2010


When staff members for Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker needed to find an engineering firm to inspect county buildings to make sure none poses a safety risk, this is what they did:

They gave a no-bid contract to a major Walker campaign contributor.

Just recently, the county hired Graef-USA, a politically active engineering firm, to conduct emergency inspections of many county buildings to look for any safety hazards. The firm is to be paid up to $300,000 through the end of August.

The move came after last month's accident at O'Donnell Park's garage. A 15-year-old Greenfield boy was killed and two others injured when a 13-ton concrete panel fell from the parking ramp near the Summerfest grounds.

Campaign records show that Graef officials have donated nearly $15,000 to Walker's campaign fund since he was elected county exec in 2002. Any contributions from this year won't be made public until later this month.


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http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/98213539.html

[midnight]

1. Besides looking fishy, is this illegal?

[Archae]

2. Standard GOP...

Big contributor gets no-bid contract.

Bush and Cheney perfected this in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Bushfire]

3. should this be about Gwen Moore or Feingold

they'd be ran out of office for sure by now.