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Council accepts $18,000 drainage bid, sets contractor start/finish windows and approves related staffing change
Summary
Council accepted a single bid of $18,000 for a drainage project on Beachwood Avenue and Veterans Way, assigned a 30-day completion window tied to the contractor's start date, and approved a small hourly increase for a street-department shift worker. The award and timeline were passed by voice vote.
The French Lick Town Council awarded a drainage contract for Beachwood Avenue and Veterans Way after staff reported a single responsive bid of $18,000 from a contractor identified as Dave Watt. Council members discussed start and completion timing and set a completion window tied to the contractor’s stated start date (end of July), with the council resolving to give 30 days from the contractor’s stated start to finish the work.
Council members voted to accept the bid and to require a completion date 30 days after the contractor’s start date; the motion passed by voice vote. Members said the schedule language is intended to keep contractors on track and provide clarity for enforcement if deadlines are missed.
Separately, the council approved a $1-per-hour pay increase for a street-department worker (to cover a shift change to second shift hours) so the town can staff a second shift; that personnel action also passed by motion and voice vote.
What happens next: staff will finalize the contract with the bidder, confirm the contractor’s exact start date, and monitor progress under the 30-day completion expectation tied to that start date.
