2 French firms vie for MMSD contract / Utility says ratepayers should not expect comparable savings
Source: By DON BEHM, Journal Sentinel (WI), Sept. 23, 2007
The next 10-year contract to operate the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's regional sewers, deep tunnels, wastewater treatment plants and Milorganite production facility - worth several hundred million dollars to the company hired to do the work - is up for grabs.
....... One union representing United Water employees does not expect the next private contract to provide any savings to local ratepayers. For that reason, Local 366 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees forecasts a return to MMSD operations, said Rich Abelson, executive director of AFSCMA [sic] District Council 48.