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Council approves series of equipment purchases, grant submission and airport hangar contract
Summary
At the May 27 meeting the council approved multiple procurement and capital items including jail camera replacement, portable radios, a 50-radio purchase (partly grant funded), a historic-preservation grant application match, and authorization to award airport hangar construction pending state concurrence.
The Hammond City Council on May 27 approved several procurement and capital items presented by city staff.
Key items authorized include:
- Purchase and installation of replacement cameras for the city jail from American Integration Contractors for $36,169.83 under state contract 4400029433. Staff said several jail cameras were very old and the funds come from the police department budget.
- Purchase of 50 portable radios for Hammond Police officers from L3 Harris for $112,050 under state contract 4400028992. The city's two Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) projects will contribute $31,890; the Police Department will fund the remaining $80,160. The radios will complete a multiyear replacement program for officer portable radios.
- Authorization to ratify bids and award a contract for Phase 1 construction of corporate hangars at the airport (RFB 25-13) in the amount of $686,376.40 to the lowest responsive bidder, Harper Meadow Building Services, pending concurrence from the state capital outlay section. Staff said the project is supported by prior state appropriations.
- A resolution supporting submission of a Historic Preservation Fund grant application to move the historic-district review and application process online. The proposed grant is $27,050 with a $10,820 cash match (split between the historic district and a grant match fund), and would fund website upgrades and online permitting improvements.
City staff said the contracts are under state pricing where applicable and that funding sources include departmental budgets, grants and state appropriations. Each item passed on council roll-call votes after brief staff presentations; no extended public debate was recorded on these items.
The council approved the purchases and directed staff to proceed with contract execution and grant submission, with the airport hangar award contingent on state concurrence for capital outlay funds.
