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Committee to waive apprenticeship bidding rules for crack‑filling project to increase competition, staff says
Summary
Kenosha’s Public Works Committee received notice June 9, 2025 that staff intends to waive parts of the city’s new public-bidding apprenticeship requirements for a crack-filling contract so smaller specialty firms can bid; staff said the move seeks to restore a competitive field after a year when such projects had few qualified bidders.
City staff told the Kenosha Public Works Committee on June 9, 2025 that they intend to waive subsection c and d of section 5.001 — the apprenticeship-related bidding requirements introduced last year — for a crack-filling project so more small specialty contractors can bid.
Staff explained that after the ordinance’s apprenticeship provisions went into effect last year smaller firms that perform crack filling and similar work have been disqualified because many cannot meet the apprenticeship participation rules. Last year the city received just one bid on the crack-filling contract; staff said waiving the requirements for this project is intended to restore a competitive field and typically bring back three to four bidders.
The committee received and filed the informational notice by voice vote. Staff said the waiver is a project-specific measure aimed at competitive procurement and that the city required the committee be informed under the ordinance. The transcript shows staff walking committee members through the bidding-history rationale but does not record a detailed roll-call.
