The Kokomo City Board of Public Works and Safety on May 28 approved payment of invoices from the project owner's representative and legal counsel and approved pay application No. 8 for the Kokomo Conference Center project.

The board accepted invoice No. 204266 from Veritas Group (owner's representative) and invoice No. 204332 from Veritas Group as presented in the packet; amounts and invoice numbers were discussed during the meeting and recorded as accepted by the Greater Kokomo Visitors Bureau (CVB) at its May 21, 2025 meeting. The board also approved SKO (Stoll Keenan Ogden LLC) invoice No. 1076117 for $2,532.50 for legal services.

For the construction payment, the board considered pay application and certificate of payment No. 8 dated May 8, 2025, in the amount of $1,881,419.47 issued by Hagerman, Inc. The board noted the owner's representative, Veritas Group, recommended payment of $1,693,277.52 to the contractor and placing $188,141.95 into a retainage account “as required by section 11.10.8 of the construction contract.” CVB members reviewed the construction payment materials on May 21, 2025, and the board approved the pay application following that recommendation.

Board members made and seconded motions to approve each invoice and the pay application; each motion carried with recorded “aye” votes. No public comment on the invoices or pay application was recorded at the meeting.