Hobart RDC approves a series of payments, change order and claims in March meeting

The Hobart Redevelopment Commission approved several spending and contract items at its March 16 meeting, including a change order for ongoing construction work, a roundabout payment application and the register of claims tied to lease-rental bond projects.

A presenter described Change Order No. 9 for the Colorado tracking/lighting project, explaining that a NIPSCO pole relocation required directional boring to reach a junction box. The change order amount was read in the transcript as "$6688.0.2" (format unclear in the record); staff said the project remains roughly $64,000 under budget and recommended approval so the contractor can proceed. The commission approved the change order by voice vote.

The commission then considered a payment application for roundabout improvements, with the payment amount discussed as $253,350. Members emphasized keeping landscaping minimal to avoid transferring maintenance obligations to the parks department; the payment application was approved by voice vote.

Finally, staff reviewed the register of claims (the agenda listed invoices totaling about $280,409.46) and specific lease-rental bond requisitions (Nos. 76 and 77). Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the register of claims and the requisitions; both were approved by voice vote. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally for these motions.

In each case the commission used a voice vote recorded in the meeting transcript; the meeting record does not include a named roll-call for the tally. Staff noted that the city or project inspector continues to monitor project costs and that no additional charges beyond the approved budgets were expected at that time.