Elkhart Board approves pump-station and bridge contracts, greenlights municipal purchases

The Elkhart City Board of Public Works voted June 2 to award a series of procurement contracts and to approve vehicle and equipment purchases for city operations.

The board awarded quote 26-10 for the 2916 East Jackson pump-station project to Niblock Excavating, the lowest responsive bidder, for $42,995. The board previously opened four quotes for the pump station earlier in the meeting, with other bids ranging higher; staff were directed to assign the quotes to staff to prepare for the award.

The board also awarded bid 26-09 for restoration of the Napony Street pedestrian bridge to Leaport Construction for $291,210. Staff told the board that the common council had approved project funding on June 1 and that work is expected to begin in about two weeks.

Vehicle and equipment purchases approved included authorization to purchase two dump-bed outfits (cooperative procurement) and a quote to restock roughly 300 snow-plow blades; staff said the blade purchase was $53,500 to the low quoter, Westside Tractor, and was timed to capture lower seasonal prices.

A motion to advertise and request quotes for Prairie Street cemetery fencing (RFQ 26-15) also passed, sending that procurement to staff for solicitation.

The board approved all recommendations by voice vote. The meeting record shows standard motions, seconds and voice roll calls; where transcript figures were unclear for some noncritical line items, the board’s recorded action (award or approval) is reported rather than an estimated numeric correction.

The board closed public participation, completed the listed awards and adjourned.