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Votes at a glance: commissioners approve contracts for courthouse cleaning, chiller, bridge inspections and bridge replacement
Summary
Vigo County commissioners approved multiple procurement and maintenance items, including a $37,350 courthouse cleaning contract, a $322,458 chiller replacement (subject to negotiated contract language), an INDOT-funded bridge-inspection amendment with a county share of $24,932.40, and a $1,236,329.11 award for Bridge 133 to CLR; the board also set a commissioner sale for March 25.
The Vigo County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of procurement and maintenance actions during its meeting.
Key approvals and outcomes:
- Courthouse cleaning and window washing: the board approved a soft-wash/window-washing contract using a drone-delivery system, quoted at $37,350.
- Courthouse chiller replacement: commissioners approved awarding the low bid from Sycamore Engineering for $322,458 for a Carrier packaged air-cooled scroll chiller, subject to staff negotiating changes to the contract language as requested by county counsel.
- Countywide bridge-inspection amendment: an amendment to the LPA consulting contract adds 21 bridges to an annual inspection schedule per recent INDOT guidance. The total amendment cost is $124,662 (an 80/20 split), with the county's share listed as $24,932.40; commissioners approved the amendment.
- Bridge 133 replacement: after a bid opening, the board approved awarding the low responsive and responsible bid for Morris Place over Honey Creek to CLR for $1,236,329.11.
- Tax-sale "commissioner sale": the board approved a resolution to hold a commissioner sale for unsold tax-sale properties; the sale is scheduled for March 25, location to be announced.
Motions were made and approved by voice vote on each item. Specific mover/second pairs were recorded in the transcript as motions to approve and seconding comments; the meeting record shows affirmative "Aye" voice responses following each motion.
