Lincoln Avenue school fire, demolition bidding contract challenged

A Milwaukee contractor says Milwaukee Public Schools is not being transparent about the bidding process for the demolition of one of its schools. Fire destroyed the Lincoln Avenue School in June.Bidding transparency questions"We’re very frustrated with the whole process. We want some transparency," said Tom Hervey, Project Manager for The MRD Group.For decades, The MRD Group has been working in demolition and says it has never dealt with anything like this.SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News"We may not win every bid, and we understand that, we just want to make sure the process is followed," Hervey said.After fire destroyed the Lincoln Avenue School, MPS announced it would be demolished. The MRD Group put in a bid for $928,000."Includes asbestos workers, supervision of the site to make sure that it’s all documented correctly," Hervey said.Outbid by $4 millionThey knew other companies were vying for the same contract but did not think they would lose