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Kokomo Board approves six police vehicles, awards street and engineering contracts and clears conference center payments
Summary
The Board of Public Works and Safety in Kokomo City met April 2 and approved a series of routine procurement and construction items, including the purchase of six 2023 Dodge Charger police-package vehicles, awards for street work, preliminary engineering contracts for two reconstruction projects and payment applications for the Kokomo Conference Center.
The Board of Public Works and Safety in Kokomo City met April 2 and approved a series of routine procurement and construction items, including the purchase of six new police vehicles, awards for street work, preliminary engineering contracts for two reconstruction projects and payment applications for the Kokomo Conference Center.
The board approved the Kokomo Police Department's request to buy six 2023 Dodge Charger police-package vehicles from John Jones Auto Group at a discounted price of $35,428.50 per vehicle for a combined purchase price of $212,571. The department explained the purchase is "needed to maintain the current fleet replacement of older marked vehicles," and board members approved the purchase by motion and second. An alternate dealer, Andy Moore of Indianapolis, had quoted $36,680 per vehicle but was not selected.
The board received no bids for the Jefferson Street sanitary sewer project and noted there were no bidders. Separately, the board received a single bid for the Elizabeth Street project from E and B Paving for $460,930.25 and voted to accept and award that bid.
John Piker, director of engineering, presented two preliminary engineering consultant contracts for road reconstruction. The board approved an LPA construction preliminary engineering agreement with RQAW for the Alta Road reconstruction and approved a consultant contract with BFS Engineering for preliminary engineering on Center Road. Piker said both projects are funded by Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds with an 80% federal share and a 20% local match.
The board also approved proceeding with the City—s Community Crossing (CCMG) street-resurfacing program for 2025. The board approved specifications and set 10 a.m. on April 23, 2025, as the time to receive construction bids for the CCMG Street Resurfacing Project (project number E2502-1A).
On the Kokomo Conference Center construction, the board approved payment application number 6 dated March 10, 2025, from Hagerman Inc. in the amount of $444,971.80. The owner's representative (listed in the meeting materials as Veritas Group Inc.) recommended payment of $400,474.63 to the contractor and placing $44,497.18 into a retainage account as required by the construction contract. The board moved and seconded the motion and approved the payment recommendation.
The board also approved an invoice from SMR for construction administration and structural engineering services for the conference center. The SMR invoice dated Feb. 10, 2025, totaled $3,213.75; the owner's representative recommended payment of $3,002.13, and the board approved that recommendation.
Finally, the board approved claims in the amount of $2,205,807.24 and adjourned.
Votes at a glance: the board voted unanimously (voice vote recorded as "Aye. Motion carries.") on all motions taken at the meeting. Where motions were recorded, the maker and seconder were the two board members who alternated making motions and seconding throughout the meeting; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript.
