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Kokomo Board of Public Works approves service agreement, vehicle purchase, paving payment and $3.07M in claims
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Kokomo Board of Public Works approved a service agreement for vapor-intrusion monitoring at Fire Station No. 6, purchased a used 2023 Ram 1500 for the wastewater plant, authorized a surplus-vehicle auction, approved a Reclamite pavement preservation contract and payment #3 for Elizabeth Street, and approved $3,072,316.36 in claims.
The Kokomo Board of Public Works on April 8 approved a series of routine procurement and payment items that together address maintenance, fleet and capital project needs.
The board approved a service agreement with SME for construction and commissioning monitoring and ongoing vapor-intrusion monitoring at Fire Station No. 6. The board was told the request came from Carrie Stranahan, acting city engineer, who recommended approving $29,950 for construction and commissioning monitoring plus $12,870 for the first year of ongoing monitoring. A board member moved to approve the service agreement and the motion carried by voice vote.
For the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the board authorized purchase of a used 2023 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Tradesman from Fastenal Fleet in Lake Zurich, Illinois, for $28,000. The recommendation was presented as coming from Jensen Pickett, director of central equipment; the board voted to approve the purchase after a motion and second.
The board also authorized the sale of retired and inoperable city fleet equipment via GovDeals.com in April 2026. Items listed for auction included a 2009 Dodge Charger, a 2007 GMC Sierra and two 2018 refuse packers; the board approved proceeding with the online auction by motion and voice vote.
Clint Banter, superintendent of public maintenance and refuse, asked the board to approve a Rejuve-Tech Inc. quote to apply Reclamite preservation sealant to 158,280 square yards at $1.21 per square yard, a total of $193,029.69. The quote extends a 2025 contract into 2026 because the work was not completed in 2025 due to excessive rainfall. The board approved the contract and the work was authorized to proceed.
On capital project payments, Darren Metz, traffic systems manager, presented payment number three for the Elizabeth Street reconstruction project (project E2502-1B). Payment #3 covers construction quantities completed between Jan. 21 and Apr. 6, 2026, and requests $120,419.69 (including $3,615.56 in retainage). The original contract amount is $460,930.25. The board approved payment number three by motion and voice vote.
Finally, the board approved claims in the amount of $3,072,316.36 and adjourned. Most approvals were handled by motion with voice votes recorded as "Aye"; the transcript does not record individual vote tallies or the names of members who made motions and seconds for every item.
Records and memos presented to the board identified the primary internal contacts for each item: Carrie Stranahan (acting city engineer) for the SME agreement; Jensen Pickett (director of central equipment) for the vehicle purchase and GovDeals listing; Clint Banter (superintendent, public maintenance and refuse) for the Reclamite contract; and Darren Metz (traffic systems manager) for the Elizabeth Street payment.
