Kokomo Board approves subdivision plat, construction pay estimates, $100,000 retainage release and stadium RFP

The Kokomo Board of Public Works and Safety on April 16 approved a series of routine land-use and construction items, released $100,000 in retained funds for a city bus storage project, set a request-for-proposals deadline for Kokomo Municipal Stadium and approved transfers for the wastewater treatment plant and city claims.

The actions, taken by voice vote with no roll call recorded, included approval of the Circle L Minor Subdivision plat; pay estimates to contractors on two street and utility projects; release of $100,000.40 in retainage for work on the Kokomo bus storage facility; an RFP for operation of Kokomo Municipal Stadium with a May 21 submission deadline; budget transfers for the wastewater plant; and approval of city claims totaling $2,389,859.66.

Board approval moves routine public-works work toward final payment and lets the city seek proposals for a stadium operator. Several of the items authorize contractor payments or release of previously held funds; another sets a public procurement timeline for prospective stadium operators.

The board approved the Circle L Minor Subdivision plat after staff…