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Elkhart Board of Public Works approves multiple bids, contracts and purchases; several payments ratified
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting the Elkhart Board of Public Works assigned multiple paving and curb-ramp bids to staff for review, approved a large claims docket and awarded a paving contract to Reith Riley, among other actions.
The Elkhart City Board of Public Works on Feb. 18 approved a package of bids, contracts, change orders and equipment purchases, including awarding a paving contract to Reith Riley and approving a claims docket that totaled $16,368,851.12.
The board voted to assign several bid packages to staff for review and report back at the next meeting, including: bid 25-06 (ADA curb ramp replacement), bid 25-07 (street department resurfacing/curb ramp) and bid 25-08 (Contract Paving Project 1). Later in the meeting the board awarded bid 25-08 (Contract Paving Project 1) to Reith Riley, the lowest responsive bidder, at a contract price of $637,313.17.
The board approved the claims and allowance docket in the amount of $16,368,851.12. Deputy Controller Erin, who reviewed the docket for the board, highlighted two larger line items: a Reith Riley payment of $2,145,443.68 for 2024 grant-funded contract paving projects and an INDOT-approved payment of $3,066,350.87 for Bristol Street construction. She also noted $191,595.65 in American Rescue…
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