Council approves change order for Highway 60 force main relocation tied to Buy American compliance

Sellersburg Town Council approved a change order for the Highway 60 force-main relocation project after staff said certain piping materials had to meet Build America/Buy American compliance rules. Town staff member Charlie (staff member) told the council the change order exists because the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) dictated Buy American/Build American compliant materials after the town already had project quotes. Charlie said, “the dollar amount change for the, fabric compliance is $18.34 51,” and earlier staff presented a change-order figure read as "$1,834.51" in the meeting packet (the two readings in the transcript were formatted inconsistently). Council member Matt (council member) moved to approve the change order; Randy (council member) seconded the motion, and the council approved it. Staff said the extraordinary-cost agreement covering the project means the town will seek reimbursement from INDOT for the added compliant-material cost. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the motion was announced approved and staff said they will submit an invoice to INDOT for reimbursement.