Kokomo board approves first pay estimate for Jackson–Morrow water extension, $46,312.50

The Board of Public Works and Safety approved pay estimate No. 1 for the Jackson–Morrow Water Extension project on July 16, authorizing payment totaling $46,312.50 to cover construction quantities or stored materials placed through July 9. The board record includes the engineering department’s recommendation that the estimate — $48,750 less 5% retainage of $2,437.50 — be approved, reflecting quantities recorded from June 16 through July 9. The original contract amount listed on the agenda was $712,795. The staff summary identified the item as coming from John Piker, director of engineering. The board approved the recommendation by motion and unanimous voice vote. The engineering summary names the contractor in two different forms in the agenda text; the transcript alternately references “E. S. Wagner Company” and “ES Whitener Company.” The board record at the meeting did not resolve that discrepancy; the board approved the pay estimate as presented by the engineering department but did not read a clarified contractor name into the record.