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Council approves multiple utility, public-works and finance contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
The Fort Wayne Common Council unanimously approved several City Utilities and Public Works contracts and multiple finance purchase-order increases on Nov. 25, 2025, including a $756,000 contract renewal for mailing services, water-system equipment purchases and a $1.19 million directional-boring contract for a force main. Several fleet PO increases and fire-equipment purchases also passed.
At its Nov. 25 regular session the Fort Wayne Common Council approved a slate of ordinances and contracts across committees. Votes were unanimous in committee and on the floor where recorded; most items passed by 6-0.
Key approvals included:
- S25-1105: Renewal of a professional services agreement with Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center (doing business as Tandem Solutions) for bill printing and mailing services for City Utilities, renewed through Dec. 31, 2027, not to exceed $756,000. Abigail Welch (City Utilities) said the renewal maintains previously authorized funding levels and had Board of Public Works approval.
- S25-1111: Purchase of nine elliptical aeration-control valves for the Water Pollution Control Plant (Bender North America) for $212,029, funded through the Sewer State Revolving Fund. Eric Rupert (City Utilities) said the valves replace equipment at the end of useful life and match Phase 1 selections.
- S25-1112: Service agreement with Underwater Construction Corporation for St. Joe Dam improvement services, $587,640; the contractor was the lowest of three submittals and the project includes specialized underwater work expected to complete by March 2026.
- S25-1113: Construction contract with S and S Directional Boring Limited for the St. Joe Center Road lift-station force main, $1,190,082; the nearly 8,000 linear-foot HDPE sewer force main is intended to reduce wet-weather overflows in the Somerset Acres area.
- Public Works passage: Street-lighting and sidewalk contracts (work orders listed by chair Raleigh Booker) totaling approximately $432,625.90 were approved.
- Finance committee passage: Multiple purchase-order increases and procurements were approved, including increases for fleet tires ($70,000), OEM and non‑OEM truck-parts POs ($45,000 and $55,000), and several fire-department equipment purchases and services. Todd Brookmeyer, Fleet Director, said the increases are funded in existing budgets and support internalization of repairs and internship-driven capacity increases.
Votes and outcome: The council recorded 6 in favor and unanimous committee recommendations for the items listed. Individual roll-call vote names were not printed in the meeting transcript; the clerk recorded the tallies and outcomes.
