BOW Awards Road Projects Bid; 2 Firefighters Take Oath Of Office
June 17, 2023 at 12:20 a.m.
BOW Awards Road Projects Bid; 2 Firefighters Take Oath Of Office
By David [email protected]
At the June 2 Board of Works meeting, the bid from Phend & Brown - who was the only bidder on the project - was opened and taken under advisement. The total base bid was for $824,729.73.
On behalf of the Warsaw Street Department Friday, city engineer Aaron Ott said the bid was complete, accurate and properly submitted. He said the amount is “very close” to what the original Community Crossings grant application was and is under the final engineer’s estimate. He recommended the board award the bid to Phend & Brown for that amount.
There are six roadways being improved under the contract: Center Street from Lake to Indiana streets, Buffalo Street from Market to Main streets, County Farm Road from Salmon Drive to CR 200S, Ranch Road from the railroad tracks to Salmon Drive, Country Club Road from the bridge out to the city limits and Jefferson Street from Bronson Street to Argonne Road.
Mayor Joe Thallemer told Ott he was appreciative of the work Ott and Street Superintendent Dustin Dillon did to get to this point. “The state’s desire to help is obviously appreciated and we’re ready to roll,” he said.
Ott said the state was contributing over $400,000 toward the road projects.
Board member George Clemens made the motion to approve the bid, Thallemer seconded it and it was approved 2-0. Board member and Councilman Jeff Grose was absent.
Thallemer asked Dillon to provide an overview and timeline for the projects.
“We’re super excited. These are some highly traveled roads throughout our community, so this is a huge advancement, a huge step for Warsaw to have these roads taken care of,” Dillon said.
He said he’s had some preliminary conversations with Phend & Brown, but the city is hoping to get on Phend & Brown’s schedule for early fall.
“Hopefully, it’s a lot sooner than that, but this is the first step. Once we have the award, then we can go to a notice to proceed and get involved with the pre-construction meeting and find out exactly what their timeline looks like,” Dillon said.
Phend & Brown has always done great work for Warsaw, he said, and he’s excited to work with them again. “It should be a very nice project.”
Earlier in the meeting, Thallemer gave firefighters Chad Bassett and Matt Koldyke the oath of office during the meeting, with the firefighters’ families in attendance, as well as many of the men from the department.
“This is always an honor and pleasure for me to be able to welcome two members in with the oaths of office. The support from your department is overwhelming and I’m sure is appreciated. Your families are here,” Thallemer said before giving the oaths individually.
Chad Bassett’s wife Jordie and Matt Koldyke’s wife Shelby placed the pins on their husband’s shirts.
In other business, the board approved:
• A roads closure request by the Kosciusko County Community Fair for the 21st annual fair parade July 9, rain or shine. The road closure will start at 3:15, with the parade starting at 3:30 p.m., and will go until 5 p.m. or when the parade is finished.
The parade will stage in the lot by the Warsaw Police Department, leave at 3:30 p.m. to Fort Wayne Street, turning onto McKinley Street then to Center Street and then Bronson Street to the main entrance of the fairgrounds.
Opening ceremonies for the fair will be after the parade, which has a theme of “Out of this World.” Fair rides open at 6 p.m. July 10.
• The closure of Market Street between Tamarack and Wood streets from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 21 for the Warsaw Third Friday, as requested by Main Street Warsaw. The event is 5 to 8 p.m.
Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Member Relations Manager Scott Wiley said, “It’s kind of an All-Star weekend. We’re going to revive like a punt, pass and kick type of thing - basketball. We’re going to have the preliminaries for Warsaw’s Got Talent.”
He mentioned that it’s the same night as the Lonestar concert at Central Park, so by moving First Friday to Market Street that will open up a lot of the downtown parking.
• The closure of the alley west of Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church that intersects with Market Street from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 5 for the LifeTouch Ministries Unsale, as requested by LifeTouch Ministries and Counseling Center.
• Extending and expanding the contract with First Due that the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is already using, as requested by Chief Brian Mayo. The fire department will no longer use Emergency Reporting. The additional amount for added services is $6,500 for June 30, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023, with the new total contract amount for 2024 being $22,500. With the elimination of Emergency Reporting, a cost of $6,500 per year will be applied to the First Due contract.
First Due additional programming will include Incident Reporting of National Fire Incident Reporting System and ePCR (Personal Care Report), training records and assets and inventory. First Due will provide a training package and implementation/configuration services.
• Approved pay application No. 1 in the amount of $56,049.05 to G & G Hauling & Excavating for the CR 200S sewer expansion (lift station/force main) project.
At the June 2 Board of Works meeting, the bid from Phend & Brown - who was the only bidder on the project - was opened and taken under advisement. The total base bid was for $824,729.73.
On behalf of the Warsaw Street Department Friday, city engineer Aaron Ott said the bid was complete, accurate and properly submitted. He said the amount is “very close” to what the original Community Crossings grant application was and is under the final engineer’s estimate. He recommended the board award the bid to Phend & Brown for that amount.
There are six roadways being improved under the contract: Center Street from Lake to Indiana streets, Buffalo Street from Market to Main streets, County Farm Road from Salmon Drive to CR 200S, Ranch Road from the railroad tracks to Salmon Drive, Country Club Road from the bridge out to the city limits and Jefferson Street from Bronson Street to Argonne Road.
Mayor Joe Thallemer told Ott he was appreciative of the work Ott and Street Superintendent Dustin Dillon did to get to this point. “The state’s desire to help is obviously appreciated and we’re ready to roll,” he said.
Ott said the state was contributing over $400,000 toward the road projects.
Board member George Clemens made the motion to approve the bid, Thallemer seconded it and it was approved 2-0. Board member and Councilman Jeff Grose was absent.
Thallemer asked Dillon to provide an overview and timeline for the projects.
“We’re super excited. These are some highly traveled roads throughout our community, so this is a huge advancement, a huge step for Warsaw to have these roads taken care of,” Dillon said.
He said he’s had some preliminary conversations with Phend & Brown, but the city is hoping to get on Phend & Brown’s schedule for early fall.
“Hopefully, it’s a lot sooner than that, but this is the first step. Once we have the award, then we can go to a notice to proceed and get involved with the pre-construction meeting and find out exactly what their timeline looks like,” Dillon said.
Phend & Brown has always done great work for Warsaw, he said, and he’s excited to work with them again. “It should be a very nice project.”
Earlier in the meeting, Thallemer gave firefighters Chad Bassett and Matt Koldyke the oath of office during the meeting, with the firefighters’ families in attendance, as well as many of the men from the department.
“This is always an honor and pleasure for me to be able to welcome two members in with the oaths of office. The support from your department is overwhelming and I’m sure is appreciated. Your families are here,” Thallemer said before giving the oaths individually.
Chad Bassett’s wife Jordie and Matt Koldyke’s wife Shelby placed the pins on their husband’s shirts.
In other business, the board approved:
• A roads closure request by the Kosciusko County Community Fair for the 21st annual fair parade July 9, rain or shine. The road closure will start at 3:15, with the parade starting at 3:30 p.m., and will go until 5 p.m. or when the parade is finished.
The parade will stage in the lot by the Warsaw Police Department, leave at 3:30 p.m. to Fort Wayne Street, turning onto McKinley Street then to Center Street and then Bronson Street to the main entrance of the fairgrounds.
Opening ceremonies for the fair will be after the parade, which has a theme of “Out of this World.” Fair rides open at 6 p.m. July 10.
• The closure of Market Street between Tamarack and Wood streets from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 21 for the Warsaw Third Friday, as requested by Main Street Warsaw. The event is 5 to 8 p.m.
Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Member Relations Manager Scott Wiley said, “It’s kind of an All-Star weekend. We’re going to revive like a punt, pass and kick type of thing - basketball. We’re going to have the preliminaries for Warsaw’s Got Talent.”
He mentioned that it’s the same night as the Lonestar concert at Central Park, so by moving First Friday to Market Street that will open up a lot of the downtown parking.
• The closure of the alley west of Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church that intersects with Market Street from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 5 for the LifeTouch Ministries Unsale, as requested by LifeTouch Ministries and Counseling Center.
• Extending and expanding the contract with First Due that the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is already using, as requested by Chief Brian Mayo. The fire department will no longer use Emergency Reporting. The additional amount for added services is $6,500 for June 30, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023, with the new total contract amount for 2024 being $22,500. With the elimination of Emergency Reporting, a cost of $6,500 per year will be applied to the First Due contract.
First Due additional programming will include Incident Reporting of National Fire Incident Reporting System and ePCR (Personal Care Report), training records and assets and inventory. First Due will provide a training package and implementation/configuration services.
• Approved pay application No. 1 in the amount of $56,049.05 to G & G Hauling & Excavating for the CR 200S sewer expansion (lift station/force main) project.
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092