Winona OKs CR 250E Changes Salt Storage Facility Contract
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Gary Randle, construction inspection manager and safety director for Bonar Group, provided information on the change order during Tuesday's meeting. Phend & Brown is the contractor for the project and Bonar Group is the engineering firm.
The cost of the change order is $111,301.52, and is between Winona Lake and Indiana Department of Transportation for work Phend & Brown has been conducting over the last two weeks on CR 250E.[[In-content Ad]]The change order covers Phend & Brown getting rid of a failing pipe and rerouting storm sewer flow away from travel lanes, Randle said.
Plans are for Phend & Brown to come back in the spring and do surface work when minimal temporary road closures should be expected, according to Randle. The road will be milled down and additional site work may be involved in the spring.
The damaged pipe was continuing to allow settling on the top of it, but now that it is filled it should subside and will not deform, Randle said. The supplemental agreement is an agreement between the town and Bonar Group for engineering services Bonar Group provided.
The council also approved a $31,736 contract with Winona Lake Restoration LLC and the town for a salt storage facility to be built behind the Winona Lake Street Department, 1631 Chestnut Ave.
The town also received a bid to build the salt storage facility from Tekton Construction, Winona Lake.
The contract with Winona Lake Restoration LLC was approved contingent on town attorney Jim Walmer's approval on electrical and excavating work and his review of the contract.
The town currently is using the street department building to store the salt, but the salt is wearing on the building, according to Public Works Director Pete O'Connell.
Construction on the building is expected to begin in the next few weeks, with plans to finish the project the beginning of December.
Funds have been allocated in the town's general fund budget to cover construction costs, O'Connell said.
The council also approved the town continuing to consider looking into establishing the town as a Tree City USA, establishing a tree board and developing a tree ordinance for the town.
The town previously discussed the issue at its Sept. 21 meeting. Town councilwoman Joy Lohse said the reason for the town becoming a Tree City would be to have trees planted that improve the environment.
There are four steps to be a Tree City, including creating a tree board or department, creating a tree care ordinance, having a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and having an annual Arbor Day observance and a proclamation.
Town Coordinator Craig Allebach said he talked to Syracuse that has been a Tree City since 2000. He said Syracuse budgets $20,000-$25,000 per year for the Tree City to purchase trees to plant, and have had trees donated.
Council President Terry Howie suggested Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District be contacted to see if they would provide trees.
The council approved a request from Winona Lake Clerk-Treasurer Retha Hicks to authorize her to deposit, invest and reinvest funds in local financial institutions designated as depositories.
Allebach said the town is working on updating its Web site to include links for the town hall, shopping and restaurants.
In other business, Mike Skipper, race director for the Lake City Marathon, approached the council with a request to have a marathon in the town on Sept. 11.
The race has been held the last six years in September and he said one-third of the runners qualify for the Boston Marathon during the race in Winona Lake. The course is certified by USA Track and Field.
Lohse said she will get back with Skipper on the possibility of having a race in collaboration with Sept. 11.
Winona Lake resident Jerry Nelson asked for an update on the Winona Lake canal dredging.
Allebach said after the first of November, when the lake drops, the canal dredging will begin. The south end of the canal will be dredged first then to the north with plans to have the dredging completed by Dec. 31.
Upcoming events in the town include trick-or-treat Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Winona Lake Community Dinner at the Winona Lake Senior Center Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Winona Lake town office and reservations are required. A Kringlefest is Nov. 21 at Rodeheaver Auditorium with Santa.
Gary Randle, construction inspection manager and safety director for Bonar Group, provided information on the change order during Tuesday's meeting. Phend & Brown is the contractor for the project and Bonar Group is the engineering firm.
The cost of the change order is $111,301.52, and is between Winona Lake and Indiana Department of Transportation for work Phend & Brown has been conducting over the last two weeks on CR 250E.[[In-content Ad]]The change order covers Phend & Brown getting rid of a failing pipe and rerouting storm sewer flow away from travel lanes, Randle said.
Plans are for Phend & Brown to come back in the spring and do surface work when minimal temporary road closures should be expected, according to Randle. The road will be milled down and additional site work may be involved in the spring.
The damaged pipe was continuing to allow settling on the top of it, but now that it is filled it should subside and will not deform, Randle said. The supplemental agreement is an agreement between the town and Bonar Group for engineering services Bonar Group provided.
The council also approved a $31,736 contract with Winona Lake Restoration LLC and the town for a salt storage facility to be built behind the Winona Lake Street Department, 1631 Chestnut Ave.
The town also received a bid to build the salt storage facility from Tekton Construction, Winona Lake.
The contract with Winona Lake Restoration LLC was approved contingent on town attorney Jim Walmer's approval on electrical and excavating work and his review of the contract.
The town currently is using the street department building to store the salt, but the salt is wearing on the building, according to Public Works Director Pete O'Connell.
Construction on the building is expected to begin in the next few weeks, with plans to finish the project the beginning of December.
Funds have been allocated in the town's general fund budget to cover construction costs, O'Connell said.
The council also approved the town continuing to consider looking into establishing the town as a Tree City USA, establishing a tree board and developing a tree ordinance for the town.
The town previously discussed the issue at its Sept. 21 meeting. Town councilwoman Joy Lohse said the reason for the town becoming a Tree City would be to have trees planted that improve the environment.
There are four steps to be a Tree City, including creating a tree board or department, creating a tree care ordinance, having a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and having an annual Arbor Day observance and a proclamation.
Town Coordinator Craig Allebach said he talked to Syracuse that has been a Tree City since 2000. He said Syracuse budgets $20,000-$25,000 per year for the Tree City to purchase trees to plant, and have had trees donated.
Council President Terry Howie suggested Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District be contacted to see if they would provide trees.
The council approved a request from Winona Lake Clerk-Treasurer Retha Hicks to authorize her to deposit, invest and reinvest funds in local financial institutions designated as depositories.
Allebach said the town is working on updating its Web site to include links for the town hall, shopping and restaurants.
In other business, Mike Skipper, race director for the Lake City Marathon, approached the council with a request to have a marathon in the town on Sept. 11.
The race has been held the last six years in September and he said one-third of the runners qualify for the Boston Marathon during the race in Winona Lake. The course is certified by USA Track and Field.
Lohse said she will get back with Skipper on the possibility of having a race in collaboration with Sept. 11.
Winona Lake resident Jerry Nelson asked for an update on the Winona Lake canal dredging.
Allebach said after the first of November, when the lake drops, the canal dredging will begin. The south end of the canal will be dredged first then to the north with plans to have the dredging completed by Dec. 31.
Upcoming events in the town include trick-or-treat Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Winona Lake Community Dinner at the Winona Lake Senior Center Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Winona Lake town office and reservations are required. A Kringlefest is Nov. 21 at Rodeheaver Auditorium with Santa.
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