Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Water Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Speedway council approves $33,492 insertion-valve installation on town water main at IMS
Summary
Council approved a $33,492 quote from Cooley Contracting to install an insertion valve and related vaults on an 8-inch town water main that serves a hydrant located on Indianapolis Motor Speedway property; town and IMS staff will discuss long-term ownership of the line.
The Speedway Town Council on April 14 approved a $33,492 contract quote from Cooley Contracting to install an insertion valve and associated vaults on an 8-inch Town of Speedway water main that serves a fire hydrant located inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway property.
Town Manager Grant Kleinheins told the council IMS discovered a historic hydrant that likely had not operated in years. The hydrant’s supply line crosses IMS property but is owned by the town and lacked a valve; Kleinheins said that condition is problematic for fire protection and for maintenance.
“Once they started looking into that, we found out that the town water main that went to it, which supplies it, runs onto their property. It's owned by us. It doesn't have a check valve, anything on it, so they are not going to be able to replace that hydrant,” Kleinheins said.
The approved work includes installation of an insertion valve, construction of vaults and trenching and is funded from the water fund, the town said. Kleinheins said IMS will pay for replacing the hydrant itself and that Cooley will coordinate the work; the town's share is $33,492.
Councilors discussed whether the town should seek to have IMS adopt the line beyond the right-of-way in the future; Kleinheins said staff will discuss having IMS adopt the line so the town could stop the line at the right-of-way. He also said the work will bring the hydrant up to code and make it functional.
Councilor Jason Delisle moved approval; the motion passed 5-0.
