Tippecanoe County commissioners approve contracts, personnel changes and ratify $25 million RAISE grant

Tippecanoe County commissioners on Jan. 21 approved a series of procurement actions, personnel changes and contracts, and ratified a $25,000,000 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The board voted to take four bids for the Kenny Road (County Road 500 East Phase 2) project under advisement, approved three right-of-way warranty deeds tied to that project, authorized personnel changes in the sheriff’s and health departments, approved an addendum to the county’s animal-sheltering contract and an administrative addendum to an owner-engineering agreement, and ratified the federal RAISE grant agreement. The board also approved a Youth Services contract noted in the meeting packet.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (Jan. 6, 2025): approved (voice vote) - Accounts payable (claims dated Jan. 8–Jan. 21, 2025): approved (voice vote) - Payroll (Jan. 17, 2025): approved (voice vote) - Kenny Road bids (Milestone Contractors $3,682,900; William Charles Company $4,060,000; Atlas Excavating $4,167,708; Reef Riley $4,090,000): taken under advisement (motion approved) - Right-of-way warranty deeds for County Road 500 East project (parcels): approved (voice votes) - Parcel 23/23a (Gary Allen Shirley): $33,200 - Parcel 29 (Paramjit and…