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Kokomo board approves purchase of four ADA wheelchair buses using Section 5310 funds
Summary
The Board of Public Works and Safety approved purchasing four ADA-compliant wheelchair-accessible buses from Midwest Transit using Section 5310 grant funds and a city match of $87,488; total cost is $546,488, the board record shows.
KOKOMO, Ind. — The Board of Public Works and Safety on July 30 approved a request to purchase four ADA-compliant, wheelchair-equipped buses from Midwest Transit using Section 5310 grant funding and a city match, the record shows.
The memo presented to the board was identified as coming from Tammy Korn, described in the record as executive director of the KHC GCC. The purchase will be made through the state QPA procurement vehicle, which the memo said removes the need for a separate city bid process.
The total purchase price is listed as $546,488. The memo breaks the funding as $459,000 from Section 5310 funds and $87,488 from the City of Kokomo as a local match; the record states the local match was approved in the city budget. The board approved the purchase by motion and voice vote; members answered “Aye.”
The meeting record does not provide further details such as expected delivery timeline, vehicle specifications beyond ADA-compliant and wheelchair-equipped, or the exact city budget line used for the match. The board did not attach additional conditions at the meeting.
