More claims/lawsuits filed against the City of Racine NSP program
4:50 p.m. – It’s official. A process server has served City Hall with a Notice of Claim and Claim against the City of Racine
NOTICE OF CLAIM AND CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF RACINE
PURSUANT TO WIS. STAT. §893.80
A claim has been filed by the plantiff which would result in another lawsuit against the City of Racine. Additional claims are being drawn up for other companies that were affected by the City of Racine and the NSP program.
1. That Claimant, owns a Heating Company
2. That Respondent, City of Racine, is a Wisconsin municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Wisconsin.
3. That Janice M. Johnson-Martin, is upon information and belief, the Clerk for Racine and shall accept service of this Notice pursuant to Wis. Stat. §893.80(l)(a) & (b).
4. That Racine, through City Development, has adopted a Neighborhood Stabilization Program (“NSP”) designed to purchase and redevelop foreclosed residential properties using federal funds.
5. That the purpose of the program is to stabilize the community by rehabilitating distressed residential properties and providing employment opportunities for contractors.
6. That several properties were purchased by Racine and put into the NSP for rehabilitation.
7. That Racine procured bids on each residential property from contractors to complete the requisite construction work on each residential property.
8. That a general set of qualifications were presented to the contractors to complete in order to be considered for bids.
9. That claimant is qualified pursuant to the qualifications identified by Racine’s Department of City Development.
10. That claimant submitted bids on seventeen properties within the NSP, sixteen of which the plaintiff was the lowest responsible qualified bidder for the heating, ventilating and air conditioning work.
11. That despite the claimant being the lowest responsible qualified bidder, the claimant only received two contracts and did not receive any of the contracts for the work on any of the remaining properties based upon a unilateral decision of City Development.
12. That the claimant, after the work was completed on the projects, learned that the bids he submitted were not considered.
13. That claimant did not receive notice or warning from Racine before the bids were submitted that claimants’ bids were not going to be considered by Racine.
14. That the claimant lost out on the opportunity to perform the work at the properties, despite being the lowest responsible qualified bidder.
15. That the claimant has sustained damage as a result of not receiving the contracts for the identified projects where he was the lowest responsible qualified bidder.
16. That as a result the claimant has been damaged in an amount itemized.
17. That despite repeated requests for the information related to the remaining properties, the plaintiff has not received the information to calculate the lost opportunity; as such the plaintiff reserves the right to amend this Notice of Claim upon receipt of the information previously requested.
18. That the total amount of damages sustained by claimant for the four properties identified and there are undoubtedly additional sums based upon receipt of the information for the remaining properties where the plaintiff submitted bids.
Wherefore, Claimant, seeks the following:
A. Payment of $XXXXXXX for the properties located at 2410 Kinzie Avenue, 3002 Arlington Street, 1324 Center Street and 1017 Augusta Street.
B. Payment of an unknown sum for the remaining properties that claimants submitted bids, but those bids were not considered based upon a unilateral decision by Racine.
C. Order that the information requested be immediately provided to the claimant, including all bids submitted for the remaining properties within the NSP, including a copy of claimants’ bid for each project.
Dated this 15t day of April, 2011.
12 Responses to More claims/lawsuits filed against the City of Racine NSP program
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I think the city is going to need a really big calculator and a big checkbook. First we have the woman city employee who was discriminated against. The lawsuit against candidate John Dickert, this one and I know that there are about 4 other contractors and also a business now that are going to be filing claims against the city. There are going to be lots of 00000000 with this
racineuncovered
04/01/2011 at 5:07 pm
The Mayor had been warned and just let it roll off his back.
CD was told they breached several agreements with various contractors. This is only the beginning so I have been told. There are several other contractors that will also be filing against the CD and the Mayor for there total mis management of the NSP and there total disregard of there own pre – qualification requirements. They stuck there own head up there backside this time it will cost them big.
junior53402
04/01/2011 at 5:17 pm
John Dickert and City Development you have been weighed measured and found wanting
racineuncovered
04/01/2011 at 5:21 pm
Here we go again. Another one of the inner group, another one of our mayors, going to court for misdeeds. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion. We’ve been screaming about it for months, but no at City Hall or the Journal Times pays any attention.
*bowing and shaking head again*
OrbsCorbs
04/01/2011 at 7:36 pm
I think come Monday I’m getting on the phone with HUD and sending all the documentation I have to them, pictures, complaints, dates of complaints, names of contractors that have filed a claim/lawsuit and the names of 4 more that are having their paperwork drawn up.
racineuncovered
04/01/2011 at 8:21 pm
All this going on regarding the NSP Program and they receive 1.3 million more to spend? WTF?????
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_fab6dc5c-5cbd-11e0-a716-001cc4c03286.html
LookingforSolution
04/01/2011 at 8:40 pm
It’s probably part of the program, there were certain phases of the NSP. Wonder how long it will be until the governments makes the City of Racine pay the money back. I checked and the city has had to pay back grants that were yanked from them. That’s why I am sending all the documentation I have to HUD
racineuncovered
04/01/2011 at 8:43 pm
Dickert just anounced that the city got another 1.3 Million for NSP. Are these the funds to cover all the lawsuits?? No Dickert will let the Racine taxpayers take care of that for him.
Mr. I
04/01/2011 at 9:05 pm
Is this a Part 2 crime?
J.Spam
04/01/2011 at 10:26 pm
♫ Hi!
My name is.. (what?)
My name is.. (who?)
My name is.. Dickert Shady ♫
RaScene
04/01/2011 at 10:45 pm
RaScene, that is funny. I’m just waiting for “others” to say we can’t confirm lol…Mr I. I was thinking the same thing, Im calling HUD on Monday
racineuncovered
04/02/2011 at 6:27 am
Our SUPERZERO the I man has done it again. I can just hear him lying to the NSP about how well the program is doing. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII want to tell you that IIIIIIIIIIIIII have personally taken an interest in this program and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII believe that there are no problems at all. CuD and IIIIIIIIIIIII are making sure that all the lead problems are not addressed and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will make sure that it dosen’t stay on schedule and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will lie, steal, and cheat my way through the system. If there are no problems IIIIIIII will create them in my 10 year plan and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII know it will cost the people of the city of Racine a small fortune to straighten this mess that IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII have created. But you know what, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII don’t care because IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII do not have to pay for it mIIIIIIIII self. IIIIIIIIIIIIII have better plans for mIIIIIIIIIself and they do not include Racine at all.
junior53402
04/02/2011 at 6:37 am