Foxconn Awards $34 Million in Contracts to Wisconsin Businesses

RACINE COUNTY, WI -- Foxconn Technology Group and its construction manager, Gilbane have awarded five Wisconsin-based subcontractors nearly $34 million in work toward creating the company's Gen6 advanced manufacturing facility campus located in the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Racine County.

Officials with Foxconn say the contracts, which carry a combined total contract value of close to $34 million, will jump-start the construction of vital utilities and roadways on the site.

“Foxconn is proud to announce these successful Wisconsin based subcontractors who will help make the Gen6 facility a reality,” said Louis Woo, of Foxconn, in a prepared statement.

Subcontractors who have been awarded contracts and will commence work on site utilities, roadways, and associated storm drainage are listed below:

• Giles Engineering Associates Inc – Waukesha
• Staff Electric Company Inc - Menomonee Falls
• Hoffman Construction Company - Black River Falls
• A.W. Oakes & Sons, Inc. - Racine
• Payne & Dolan, Inc. - Waukesha

In addition to today’s announcement, Foxconn will be taking several key steps in the coming months and will also be issuing initial bid packages for the construction of the Gen6 fabrication facility and ancillary buildings in May 2019.

Additional information regarding the project, process and bid packages as well as information about how contractors can participate will be shared at a series of public information sessions, scheduled to be held:

April 3, 2019 at the SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant

April 10, 2019 at the MATC TRUAX Campus in Madison

April 17, 2019 at the Chippewa Valley Technical College/Gateway Campus in Eau Claire

April 18, 2019 at the Northwest Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay

More detailed information about each session and how to register can be found at: https://wisconnvalley.wi.gov/Pages/General-Info-Sessions.aspx. Companies interested in receiving information regarding bid opportunities are encouraged to sign up at https://foxconn-construction.gilbaneco.com/.