MMSD committee recommends three firms for contract
Source: Pete Millard, Milwaukee Business Journal (WI) (subscription req.), March 19, 2007 Monday
A committee of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District board has overturned a staff recommendation to consider only two of the three national companies vying for the right to win the lucrative MMSD operations and management contract this fall. The MMSD staff recommended only seeking proposals from United Water Services Milwaukee L.L.C. and Veolia Water North America, Houston. The decision was based on the criteria established in the request for qualifications process, said Kevin Shafer, MMSD's executive director.
…… As part of its bid, EMC is forming a partnership with AFSCME Milwaukee District Council 48 that includes a proposal to return rank-and-file MMSD workers to the district-employee ranks like they were 10 years ago. United Water and Veolia propose keeping the employees under private, not public management.