Carmel board opens bids for 130 Sixth Street path and approves contracts, easements and event permits

The Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety opened bids for the 130 Sixth Street multiuse path and approved a package of contracts, change orders, dedications and event permits at its Aug. 20 meeting.

The board heard nine bids for the 130 Sixth Street Multiuse Path construction, led by Brad Pease, director of engineering, who read the submissions aloud. The lowest bid reported was $980,000 from Morphy Construction Inc.; other bids ranged up to $1,742,470 from Millennium Contractors LLC. No award was made at the meeting; the board recorded the bids for later consideration.

Benjamin Lake, an attorney who spoke during the meeting, asked the board to add to the agenda a request for quotes for Carmel Police Department towing services after the public notice used language more typical of the sealed-bid process. "The request for quotes shouldn't have said that it comes here to be opened," he said. The board voted to add the matter and the meeting recorded five towing quotes; the police department will review the submissions and select the lowest, most responsible and responsive quote for each required service.

The board…