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Kokomo board approves engineering contract, splash pad resurfacing, stadium security work and conference-center payments
Summary
The Kokomo Board of Public Works and Safety on March 26 approved a professional services agreement for a bus maintenance facility, chose a low bid to resurface the Kokomo Beach splash pad, approved stadium security upgrades, accepted two invoices for the conference center project and approved $1,351,007.50 in claims.
The Kokomo Board of Public Works and Safety approved multiple contracts and payment requests March 26, including a design contract for a bus maintenance facility, a splash-pad resurfacing contract for Kokomo Beach, security upgrades at Kokomo Municipal Stadium and two invoices tied to the conference center project.
John Piker, director of engineering, recommended the board approve a professional services agreement with RQAW for design, permitting and bidding documents for a proposed bus maintenance facility ($161,000) and a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) investigation and submittal for a proposed wash bay ($75,300). The board approved the agreement by motion; the transcript records no roll-call vote.
Tori Rowe (listed in the transcript also as Tori Rowe Richardson), superintendent of parks, presented bids to resurface the Kokomo Beach splash pad. Three vendors submitted quotes: Safety Flooring Solutions at $69,835; Vulcan Servicing at $82,350; and AquaSeal Safety Servicing at $92,970. The board approved the Safety Flooring Solutions quote for $69,835 and authorized a 50% down payment on contract signing.
Rowe also asked the board to approve security upgrades at Kokomo Municipal Stadium. The board approved a quote from Security Pros for security cameras in the amount of $30,055.84 and a separate quote for an electronic door-deployment system in the amount of $184,126.22 as a continuation of services with the same vendor.
On the Conference Center project, meeting materials included an invoice from SMR (Stephen Roberts Architectural) dated Feb. 10, 2025, for $25,766.87 for construction administration and structural engineering services and a payment recommendation dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the owner’s representative, Verdis Group Inc. The Verdis recommendation, as read into the record, was to pay SMR $25,007.66. Separately, the board approved payment of invoice number 204149 from Verdis Group Inc. dated Feb. 1, 2025, in the amount of $9,155.80 for professional services on the conference center project; the transcript records members of the CVB reviewed both invoices at its March 13 meeting and accepted the payment recommendations.
Finally, the board approved claims in the total amount of $1,351,007.50. For each item the transcript records a motion, a second and the presiding officer saying, “All in favor? Aye. Motion carries.” The transcript does not include a roll-call or individual vote tally for these approvals.
The items approved on March 26 cover planning and procurement steps; the transcript did not include contract start dates, funding source line items in the city budget, or bid documents beyond the quoted amounts.
