Kenosha Water Commission approves March disbursements, awards two contracts

The Kenosha Water Commission on April 13 approved March disbursements and awarded two contracts after staff recommended the lowest bidders.

A member moved to approve items 1, 2 and 3 on the agenda and the motion was seconded. The commission then read Item 2 and Item 3 aloud before taking a voice vote; all present responded "aye," and the chair recorded the ayes.

Item 2 was announced as award of Contract 202606Prod for a flocculation mechanism replacement at the old Bridal Nelson auto production plant to the lowest bidder, JF Adorn Company, in the amount of $1,869,000. Staff recommended the award, saying they had worked with those contractors previously and identified no issues.

Item 3 was announced as award of Contract 202607Prod for an industrial park elevated storage tank interior painting to LC United Painting Company. The transcript records an initial reading of $211,100,000 that was immediately restated as $211,000; the commission proceeded after the corrected $211,000 figure was read.

A staff member summarized the recommendation: "We've worked with both these, contractors before, so we recommend awarding, no issues," and the commission approved the items by voice vote.

The meeting concluded after brief commissioner remarks of thanks to utility staff and partners, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed by voice vote.

Next steps: the approved contracts will proceed to contracting and execution per staff direction; no further timeline for implementation was provided in the meeting record.