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Hobart sanitary board approves multiple equipment purchases, contracts and settlement
Summary
On Jan. 27 the Hobart Sanitary District approved multiple routine purchases and consultant contracts — including a Case 590SN backhoe for $149,843, Task Order #10 for $40,000, Robinson Engineering for lift-station work for $35,000 — and authorized a settlement for repairs at 250 Hawthorne Court; all recorded votes were 5–0.
President Bob Fulton presided over a series of routine approvals at the Hobart Sanitary District meeting on Jan. 27, where the board approved equipment purchases, consultant contracts, and a legal settlement.
The board voted 5–0 to buy a new Case 590SN backhoe for $149,843 (motion by Larry Gutierrez, seconded by Joe Broadaway) after staff reported a November transmission failure on the district’s 2011 backhoe. The board also approved up to $9,150 to purchase missing accessories for the new Vac-Con unit (motion: Jim Mandon; second: Larry Gutierrez) and authorized a not-to-exceed $2,000 purchase for four iPads for Public Works staff to support the city’s new OpenGov asset-management system (motion: Joe Broadaway; second: Larry Gutierrez).
On consultant and project work, the board approved Task Order #10 to flag incorrect RedZone GIS data using existing video footage (not to exceed $40,000; motion: Mr. Mandon; second: Mr. Broadaway). The board authorized Robinson Engineering for lift-station improvements at Lift Stations #15 and #18 with a not-to-exceed agreement of $35,000 (motion: Mr. Broadaway; second: Mr. Mandon). The board also approved an asbestos survey for the planned wastewater treatment plant demolition (Amereco Engineering, $1,550; motion: Mr. Gutierrez; second: Mr. Mandon) and renewed the NearMap subscription for $7,128.60 (motion: Mr. Broadaway; second: Mr. Mandon).
In legal and financial actions, Attorney James Meyers presented a settlement to resolve a claim related to repair work at 250 Hawthorne Court; staff found documentation confirming a permitted French drain and the board approved payment of the outstanding portion of the repair cost (motion: Mr. Gutierrez; second: Mr. Broadaway). The board approved SRF bond claims and disbursements totaling $257,131 and authorized invoice claims for January in the amount of $118,817.10; both motions passed 5–0.
The approvals were recorded in the meeting minutes as unanimous ("All aye, motion carried"). The items approved will move forward to procurement, contract execution or payment processing as appropriate; staff will report back on implementation as projects proceed.
