Foxconn Technology Group on Wednesday announced the award of $13 million in contracts to three firms it described as "outstanding Wisconsin-based companies."

One of the firms, however, has headquarters in Connecticut, while another is part of a 44,000-employee global company headquartered in the United Kingdom.

The contracts announced Wednesday are for work on the foundations of the display panel plant Foxconn has said it will build in Mount Pleasant. The contracts represent the first awards for vertical construction of the building, the company said.

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Foxconn said the contracts are going to C.D. Smith Construction Inc., of Fond du Lac; Otis Elevator Company, Milwaukee; and PSI Intertek, Waukesha.

"We're proud to be delivering on our 'Wisconsin First' commitment by awarding these contracts to outstanding Wisconsin-based companies," the company said in its announcement.

Otis Elevator, with headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut, is part of United Technologies Corp., also of Farmington. United Technologies describes Otis as "the world’s largest elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company."

PSI, with headquarters in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is part of Intertek Group plc, of London.

Asked about Otis and PSI, Foxconn said that under the definitions specified in its "Wisconsin First" program, companies receiving contracts do not have to be headquartered in the state to qualify as "Wisconsin-based." Rather, Foxconn said, the firms must have had a presence in Wisconsin for at least a year, "provide full operational delivery of services with local employees and management" at their Wisconsin locations, and pay sales or other taxes to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Under that definition, it appears that companies such as The Home Depot Inc. (headquarters in Atlanta) or McDonald's Corp. (headquarters in Chicago) could be considered Wisconsin-based.

Foxconn has set a goal of using what it defines as Wisconsin based businesses for 60% of its contracting in developing its manufacturing and research complex in Mount Pleasant.

Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant said it has assessed Foxconn's 850 acres in the village at $57.6 million. A year ago, that land was assessed at $8.4 million. Based on the 2018 tax rate, Foxconn would owe about $1.2 million in property taxes for this year, the village said.

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