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Votes at a glance: Lafayette council approves bids, change orders, surplus declarations, Ready 2.0 allocation and claims
Summary
At its meeting the council approved a set of routine motions: taking bridge bids under advisement; approving an HSIP MOU amendment with West Lafayette; final change orders for small concrete and court concrete projects; permission to advertise CDBG ramps; Ready 2.0 allocation of $200,000 for the Jeff Center; multiple surplus declarations; certificate of substantial completion for lead replacements; and approval of claims totaling $812,778.14.
The Lafayette City Council approved a slate of routine actions by voice vote.
Key outcomes:
- Minutes: Approved without correction. - Bids: Staff opened and read five sealed bids for the John T. Meers pedestrian bridge and the council moved to take the bids under advisement for evaluation. - MOU Amendment: Approved Amendment No. 2 with West Lafayette for the HSIP emergency vehicle preemption project (West Lafayette to pay an additional $135,000 match). - Change orders: Approved final Change Order No. 1 for the 2025 small concrete projects (deduct $9,528, new contract amount $78,426) and approved final Change Order No. 1 for the professional court concrete project (increase $13,749.70, new contract amount $18,183.70). - Colombian Park ramps: Granted permission to advertise a CDBG-funded project to remove and replace more than 80 curb ramps; advertisement dates listed and bids to be opened June 2. - Ready 2.0 allocation: Approved $200,000 to support rehabilitation of affordable units at the historic Jeff Center. - Surplus property: Declared nine trucks, one car, three snow plows, two salt boxes, one paint striping machine, a two-piece drag machine for Lafayette Renew, and 15 iPhones plus one iPad as surplus (trade-ins or scrap as specified). - Lead service lines: Approved a substantial-completion certificate for phase one of lead service replacements and held retainage of $126,000 pending punch-list completion. - Claims: Approved weekly claims totaling $812,778.14.
Most motions passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the transcript. Staff will return with procurement recommendations, punch-list verifications, and any required contract award documents.
