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French Lick council opens rehab bids and authorizes contingent awards to homeowners
Summary
The council opened bids for an 18-home owner-occupied rehabilitation program, asked staff to verify bid scopes, and approved a motion to award contracts contingent on homeowner priorities and contractor confirmations.
The French Lick Town Council opened and reviewed competitive bids for an owner-occupied rehabilitation program covering roughly 17–18 qualified homeowners and authorized staff to award contracts once homeowners confirmed priorities and staff reconciled bid scopes with contractors.
Jenny, who manages the program, told the council all qualified homeowners were placed on a list and that an inspector has been contacting owners in the order provided. She said staff found some contractors submitted differing prices for what appeared to be the same scope and that follow-up calls would be made before any award. "All of these homes are all qualified. Everybody is going to be taken care of," Jenny said, adding that staff had been unable to reach one homeowner after multiple attempts.
The council read dozens of bid lines aloud for heating, HVAC, roofing, electrical and water-heater work. Examples cited during the meeting include a $7,807 HVAC bid from Heat Pump Design for 574 South Washington and multiple bids from JK Forever Homes for electrical and HVAC items across several addresses. Council members noted substantial variation between some bids and asked staff to confirm which scope each contractor had priced.
After discussion, the council approved a motion by Tony Watts, seconded by Dave Wolford, directing staff to work with homeowners on priorities and to award work contingent on homeowner direction and verified contractor scopes. The chair recorded a voice vote in favor; the transcript records a single voice 'I' for approval and does not list a roll-call tally. The council also instructed staff that if homeowner priorities meant fewer tasks could be accomplished, staff should contact homeowners directly to determine next steps.
The awards are contingent on contractors meeting insurance and other town requirements and on staff confirmation that bids match the scope of work. Staff will return to the record with a written breakdown and with any cases where the low responsive bidder is not selected. The council did not set a new vote date; staff said they would proceed with homeowner coordination and then finalize awards.
