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Article: Contractor might repay some costs of staircase at I-35W site; The state had been charged for basic tools in the $157,400 project.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 31, 2008
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Byline: Tony Kennedy; Paul McEnroe; Staff Writers
The contractor that was paid $157,400 to build a wooden staircase leading to the ruins of the Interstate 35W bridge is in talks with MnDOT about returning or paying for tools it charged to taxpayers, the firm's president said Wednesday.
Dave Lenss, head of Eagan-based Graham Penn-Co Construction Inc., said in an interview that his company sought and received reimbursement for equipment that shouldn't have been included in billing.
"Some things went through that shouldn't have," said Lenss, whose company derives most of its revenues from state and local public agencies.
He said ...