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Hammond approves multiple CIB allocations and change orders for street, bridge and plaza work
Summary
At a city commission meeting, members approved a series of CIB funding allocations and change orders covering the Home & Avenue reconstruction, street resurfacing, bridge work, guardrail installation and electrical evaluation at the Dan Raven Plaza.
Hammond City commissioners approved several Community Improvement Board (CIB) funding allocations and change orders for local infrastructure projects, including construction engineering for the Home and Avenue reconstruction phase 2 and work on the Little Calumet River Bridge.
The approvals covered an engineering contract, multiple change orders and smaller project allocations that CIB had approved earlier in the week. Dean Button submitted the funding requests on behalf of the administration; board members recommended approval and concurred in each case.
The largest single allocation approved was $493,685.37 in CIB funding for construction engineering on the Home and Avenue reconstruction phase 2, with a local match of $98,737.07 and the contract handled through American StructurePoint. Commissioners also approved a $3,210 local-match change order with American StructurePoint tied to that same reconstruction project.
Other approved items included $36,833.58 to close out change order No. 2 on the Little Calumet River Bridge project (Aegis), $33,366 for a Columbia Avenue resurfacing change order (United Consulting), and $20,284.65 for 165th Street and State Line improvements (First World Engineering) to balance actual quantities and correct bid amounts. The commission also approved $17,925 for an asphalt patch on 121st Street between Lincoln and Atchison and $6,643.14 to evaluate electrical system needs at the Dan Raven Plaza with Hawk Enterprises.
A separate approval awarded a $18,500 guardrail contract for Ridge Street at Howard Avenue to Specialist Company LLC as the lowest responsible bidder; the board voted to accept the quotation and funding allocation. The commission likewise approved a $1,806 local-share allocation for a road safety audit at Hohman Avenue and Gosling Street and a $10,780 change order for curb work on Fayette prepared by Neece Engineering (record corrected from $10,789 to $10,780 during the meeting).
All of these items were presented as correspondence from Dean Button and were described as having been approved by CIB at its meeting earlier that week; commissioners moved, seconded and recorded concurrence on the motions in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance - Home and Avenue reconstruction phase 2 — $493,685.37 CIB for construction engineering; local match $98,737.07; contractor: American StructurePoint; outcome: approved. - Home and Avenue reconstruction phase 2 — change order No. 1 — $3,210 (local match); contractor: American StructurePoint; outcome: approved. - 121st Street asphalt patch (Lincoln–Atchison) — $17,925; outcome: approved. - Dan Raven Plaza electrical evaluation — $6,643.14; vendor: Hawk Enterprises; outcome: approved. - Hohman Ave at Gosling St. road safety audit — $1,806; outcome: approved. - 165th and State Line improvements — $20,284.65 (change orders 1 & 2); engineer: First World Engineering; outcome: approved. - Columbia Avenue resurfacing — $33,366 (change order No. 1); consultant: United Consulting; outcome: approved. - Little Calumet River Bridge — $36,833.58 (change order No. 2); contractor: Aegis; outcome: approved. - Fayette curb change order — $10,780; consultant: Neece Engineering; outcome: approved. - Ridge Street & Howard Ave guardrail — award to Specialist Company LLC — $18,500; outcome: approved.
Commissioners and staff noted that most items were balancing change orders or the local-match portion of larger, state-managed projects; presenters said CIB had already approved the allocations and the board’s votes were to accept the local funding and contract actions. No separate dissent or roll-call vote breakdown was recorded in the transcript; motions were presented and concurred by board members on the record.
Ending Staff said the majority of these allocations were to close out projects or to fund local matches so federally or state-funded work could proceed. Several presenters noted coordination with state agencies and railroad flagging where applicable, and staff requested the votes to allow contractors to be paid and projects to move forward.
