Council approves contractor final pay application for CCMJ project

The Town of Newburgh approved final payment authority for contractor Dike Brothers on pay application No. 11 for the 2024 CCMJ project after engineering and sewer staff found the work acceptable. Drew Flamian, town engineer, said the contractor requested release of retainage in the amount of $60,846.21 and that engineering, working with sewer department staff, found the work “to be acceptable.” Flamian recommended the town accept the work and approve the contractor’s final payment request. Council members noted remaining punch-list items but were told the contractor planned to complete the remaining work by Friday and that the town would begin the INDOT closeout process. Flamian said once the contractor completes the final punch-list work and closeout steps with INDOT, the clerk-treasurer will issue payment. Formal action: The council approved pay application No. 11 by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded. Why it matters: Final payment and retainage release conclude the town’s financial obligations for the phase of the CCMJ project and allow INDOT closeout activities to proceed.