BOW Approves Bids
March 6, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.
By Teresa [email protected]
Street Superintendent Dustin Dillon recommended the bid from Hawk Enterprises for $443,414.30 for a traffic signal modernization project. It was approved.
Hawk Enterprises’ bid was the lowest of four bids received at the Feb. 19 Board of Works meeting.
G&G Hauling and Excavating’s bid for $157,998 was awarded for a Pike Lake restoration shoreline project as recommended by Ryan Workman, MS4 coordinator. Workman said G&G presented the lowest bid of five received Feb. 19.
First Friday coordinator Paula Bowman requested road closures for 2021 First Friday events, which included Buffalo Street from Main to Market streets and Center Street from Indiana to Lake streets from 3 to 10 p.m. with events 5 to 9 p.m., which were approved.
This year’s schedule includes interactive art on May 7; veterans’ salute at the courthouse on June 4; a hometown picnic on July 2; First Friday Car Show on Aug. 6; to be determined on Sept. 3; Art-Tober on Oct. 1; Thanks for Giving on Nov. 5; Countdown to Christmas and the Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 28 and Hometown Holly Days on Dec. 3.
The Spooktakular event is set for Oct. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m. with the following street closures: Buffalo Street from Main Street to the tracks at the city parking lot; and Center and Market streets from Indiana to Lake streets.
Fire Chief Mike Wilson presented a contract with Beers Mallers Backs & Salin for Andrew Grossnickle, paid $150 per hour with a $500 retainer, as legal representatives for the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, which was approved.
Wilson also requested development of a WWFT Citizen’s Fire and Rescue Academy for educational purposes to provide a late summer classes with up to 15 civilians, which was approved.
Wilson also presented a generator maintenance agreement with Cummins Inc. Generators are at the three WWFT stations and at the police department. The fire department’s portion is $1,841.07 and the police department’s is $589.38 for a total contract amount of $2,430.45, which was approved.
Wilson also said the WWFT is to act as the host agency for Dive Rescue International training from Aug. 4 to 16. Dive Rescue International will provide the teachers. The seminar will be at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, which was approved.
Assistant to the Mayor Staci Young presented a fiber service agreement for the Center Lake Pavilion at a rate of $250 per month with a 36-month agreement with MetroNet, which was approved. The system will tie into the fiber network with the city.
Thallemer asked if there would be public WiFi around the building, and Young said that was a possibility in the future.
Sheila Wieringa, Parks and Recreation director, was given permission to apply for a grant with the Department of Natural Resources Land and Water Conservation for $250,000 to relocate and renovate Mantis Skate Park. The skate park will move from Boggs Park to Richardson-Dubois Park in mid-2022.
A matching $150,000 has been pledged by the K21 Health Foundation for the skate park move and rebuild, which also was presented and accepted.
Larry Plummer, Parks and Recreation superintendent, presented a contract with Cornerstone Planning and Design Solutions to develop a five-year comprehensive master plan. The plan involves public input, department needs, a 10-year maintenance program, community data and year-by-year guidance.
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said the master plan presented by the parks department is extremely helpful at budget time.
Jonny Latsko, city assistant planner, presented a complete streets policy, which the board tabled for review.
Jeremy Skinner, community and economic development coordinator, presented a contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation acknowledging the 80% match for Anchorage Road project right-of-way procurements. The state’s share will be about $370,000.
American Structurepoint has been hired to complete the right-of-way acquisitions in 2021 and the project will go out for bids in spring 2022. Travel lanes will be added to Anchorage Road from Ind. 15 to Biomet Drive.
INDOT contracts are now forwarded to the mayor to be signed electronically. Thallemer expressed concern about the items not being approved by the board prior to his signature. Skinner said he doesn’t know when INDOT forwards the contracts and city attorney Scott Reust said he isn’t aware of the receipt by the city, either.
Thallemer said they could work on the notification process outside of the meeting.
The board also approved pay application No. 18 from Structurepoint for $4,808.60 for preliminary engineering on the Anchorage Road project.
City Planner Justin Taylor presented an Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant award of up $18,000 to buy and install two electric vehicle charging stations. The charges are free to the public for the first two years, then the city can charge a fee or continue the free service.
Preliminary plans are to install the charging units on the north side of the courthouse and on the west side of Central Park.
A five-year lease agreement with the city and Instrumental Technologies for 37 parking spaces at 615 N. Detroit St. was approved. The contract is for $6,050 and was originally approved in 2016.
Taylor presented pay application No. 2 from the Troyer Group for $11,896.25 for right-of-way services along the Lincoln Neighborhood sidewalk project, and two more Troyer Group invoices for preliminary engineering on the project: pay application Nos. 21 and 22, for $1,340 each, which were approved.
Warsaw Police Department Capt. Joel Beam received permission to apply for two grants that would cover personnel overtime.
The first grant is to enforce school bus stop arm laws in 2021. Warsaw Police Department's portion will be approximately $12,000.
The second grant application also is for overtime pay during the 2022 Operation Pull Over – Driving Under the Influence campaign. Now called CHIRP, the money would pay officers overtime to enforce Indiana law for people not wearing safety belts, impaired driving and child restraint violations.
The WPD could receive about $20,000, if the grant is approved.
Dillon received permission to buy a side load garbage truck through Sourcewell for $306,500. The cost is part of the department’s budget.
Dillon said the city could have the truck by the end of March. The city’s current side-load garbage truck is five-years-old and will be used on a rotation schedule.
Workman presented a contract with Cardno for $16,175 to design and oversee restoration of 900 linear feet of Center Lake shoreline.
Taylor announced Latsko has resigned, and said he appreciated his assistance during his work with the city.
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Street Superintendent Dustin Dillon recommended the bid from Hawk Enterprises for $443,414.30 for a traffic signal modernization project. It was approved.
Hawk Enterprises’ bid was the lowest of four bids received at the Feb. 19 Board of Works meeting.
G&G Hauling and Excavating’s bid for $157,998 was awarded for a Pike Lake restoration shoreline project as recommended by Ryan Workman, MS4 coordinator. Workman said G&G presented the lowest bid of five received Feb. 19.
First Friday coordinator Paula Bowman requested road closures for 2021 First Friday events, which included Buffalo Street from Main to Market streets and Center Street from Indiana to Lake streets from 3 to 10 p.m. with events 5 to 9 p.m., which were approved.
This year’s schedule includes interactive art on May 7; veterans’ salute at the courthouse on June 4; a hometown picnic on July 2; First Friday Car Show on Aug. 6; to be determined on Sept. 3; Art-Tober on Oct. 1; Thanks for Giving on Nov. 5; Countdown to Christmas and the Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 28 and Hometown Holly Days on Dec. 3.
The Spooktakular event is set for Oct. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m. with the following street closures: Buffalo Street from Main Street to the tracks at the city parking lot; and Center and Market streets from Indiana to Lake streets.
Fire Chief Mike Wilson presented a contract with Beers Mallers Backs & Salin for Andrew Grossnickle, paid $150 per hour with a $500 retainer, as legal representatives for the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, which was approved.
Wilson also requested development of a WWFT Citizen’s Fire and Rescue Academy for educational purposes to provide a late summer classes with up to 15 civilians, which was approved.
Wilson also presented a generator maintenance agreement with Cummins Inc. Generators are at the three WWFT stations and at the police department. The fire department’s portion is $1,841.07 and the police department’s is $589.38 for a total contract amount of $2,430.45, which was approved.
Wilson also said the WWFT is to act as the host agency for Dive Rescue International training from Aug. 4 to 16. Dive Rescue International will provide the teachers. The seminar will be at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, which was approved.
Assistant to the Mayor Staci Young presented a fiber service agreement for the Center Lake Pavilion at a rate of $250 per month with a 36-month agreement with MetroNet, which was approved. The system will tie into the fiber network with the city.
Thallemer asked if there would be public WiFi around the building, and Young said that was a possibility in the future.
Sheila Wieringa, Parks and Recreation director, was given permission to apply for a grant with the Department of Natural Resources Land and Water Conservation for $250,000 to relocate and renovate Mantis Skate Park. The skate park will move from Boggs Park to Richardson-Dubois Park in mid-2022.
A matching $150,000 has been pledged by the K21 Health Foundation for the skate park move and rebuild, which also was presented and accepted.
Larry Plummer, Parks and Recreation superintendent, presented a contract with Cornerstone Planning and Design Solutions to develop a five-year comprehensive master plan. The plan involves public input, department needs, a 10-year maintenance program, community data and year-by-year guidance.
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said the master plan presented by the parks department is extremely helpful at budget time.
Jonny Latsko, city assistant planner, presented a complete streets policy, which the board tabled for review.
Jeremy Skinner, community and economic development coordinator, presented a contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation acknowledging the 80% match for Anchorage Road project right-of-way procurements. The state’s share will be about $370,000.
American Structurepoint has been hired to complete the right-of-way acquisitions in 2021 and the project will go out for bids in spring 2022. Travel lanes will be added to Anchorage Road from Ind. 15 to Biomet Drive.
INDOT contracts are now forwarded to the mayor to be signed electronically. Thallemer expressed concern about the items not being approved by the board prior to his signature. Skinner said he doesn’t know when INDOT forwards the contracts and city attorney Scott Reust said he isn’t aware of the receipt by the city, either.
Thallemer said they could work on the notification process outside of the meeting.
The board also approved pay application No. 18 from Structurepoint for $4,808.60 for preliminary engineering on the Anchorage Road project.
City Planner Justin Taylor presented an Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant award of up $18,000 to buy and install two electric vehicle charging stations. The charges are free to the public for the first two years, then the city can charge a fee or continue the free service.
Preliminary plans are to install the charging units on the north side of the courthouse and on the west side of Central Park.
A five-year lease agreement with the city and Instrumental Technologies for 37 parking spaces at 615 N. Detroit St. was approved. The contract is for $6,050 and was originally approved in 2016.
Taylor presented pay application No. 2 from the Troyer Group for $11,896.25 for right-of-way services along the Lincoln Neighborhood sidewalk project, and two more Troyer Group invoices for preliminary engineering on the project: pay application Nos. 21 and 22, for $1,340 each, which were approved.
Warsaw Police Department Capt. Joel Beam received permission to apply for two grants that would cover personnel overtime.
The first grant is to enforce school bus stop arm laws in 2021. Warsaw Police Department's portion will be approximately $12,000.
The second grant application also is for overtime pay during the 2022 Operation Pull Over – Driving Under the Influence campaign. Now called CHIRP, the money would pay officers overtime to enforce Indiana law for people not wearing safety belts, impaired driving and child restraint violations.
The WPD could receive about $20,000, if the grant is approved.
Dillon received permission to buy a side load garbage truck through Sourcewell for $306,500. The cost is part of the department’s budget.
Dillon said the city could have the truck by the end of March. The city’s current side-load garbage truck is five-years-old and will be used on a rotation schedule.
Workman presented a contract with Cardno for $16,175 to design and oversee restoration of 900 linear feet of Center Lake shoreline.
Taylor announced Latsko has resigned, and said he appreciated his assistance during his work with the city.
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