Board of Public Works approves multiple contracts, easements and policy resolutions

The City of Westfield Board of Public Works and Safety voted on a set of procurement, easement and policy items during its regular meeting on Feb. 26, 2025. The board approved a public-private selection for a new fire station, several infrastructure contracts and professional-service agreements, accepted donated property and trail easements, and adopted an electronic-participation policy and a resolution declaring surplus property for disposal.

The approvals included selection of the respondent to the board of public works (BOT) procurement for Fire Station 85, termination of a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for Options Charter School, release of temporary easements acquired for the East Street extension project, a corrected motion to approve the INDOT local roads and bridges matching grant agreement, and a reimbursement agreement with Citizens Energy Group for a water-main relocation tied to the Monon Tunnel project. The board also adopted a proposed request for proposals (RFP) for residential solid-waste and yard-waste services, awarded on-call and not-to-exceed stormwater professional-services agreements, approved an annual statement of work for CRM/311 support, approved a road restriping contract, and authorized signing authority for a concrete-street patching contract.

Several administrative resolutions were adopted: a written policy allowing a member to participate electronically under limited circumstances (Resolution No. 25-104), a resolution accepting a…