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Fremont Utility and Infrastructure Board recommends contracts, ordinance update and hangar lease to City Council
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Fremont Utility and Infrastructure Board unanimously recommended to City Council a series of contracts and approvals including a hangar lease for Unit #16, Ordinance 5731 updating snow routes, a three-year CityLogix contract ($117,370), a ChemTreat agreement ($271,489.59) and several equipment contracts.
The Fremont Utility and Infrastructure Board met Jan. 13, 2026, in the Fremont Municipal Building and unanimously recommended that the City Council authorize a series of routine contracts, an airport hangar lease and an ordinance updating emergency snow routes.
Cari Hoffart, Street Superintendent, summarized proposed items related to the municipal airport and street services. The board voted 5-0 to recommend approval of a hangar lease for Hangar Unit #16 at the Fremont Municipal Airport to Brad Krumel. The board also voted 5-0 to recommend adoption of Ordinance 5731 to amend Chapter 5 of the Fremont Municipal Code to update emergency snow routes.
The board recommended approval of a three-year contract with CityLogix for street scan services and software totaling $117,370 over the contract term; the recommendation was recorded as Resolution 2026-009. At the Lon D. Wright Power Plant, the board recommended awarding a contract to Brimhall Industrial for a U6-3 feedwater heater retube and recommended an agreement with ChemTreat for chemical supply at a cost of $271,489.59 plus taxes. The Wastewater Treatment Plant boiler replacement was recommended to be awarded to Grunwald Mechanical in the amount of $147,098.
Dan Gillis, Director of Public Works, presented an overview of the annual renewal of Maintenance Agreement No. 11 with the Nebraska Department of Transportation; the board voted 5-0 to recommend the mayor sign the renewal. The minutes also record a general utilities update listed under the general manager’s report; no formal action was taken on that update.
Votes at a glance: the board recorded unanimous 5-0 votes to approve the consent agenda (minutes and payments), recommend the hangar lease for Unit #16, recommend adoption of Ordinance 5731, recommend Resolution 2026-009 (CityLogix contract), recommend awarding the Brimhall Industrial contract for the feedwater heater retube, recommend the ChemTreat agreement ($271,489.59 plus taxes), recommend the WWTP boiler replacement to Grunwald Mechanical ($147,098), and recommend renewal of NDOT Maintenance Agreement No. 11. All recorded motions passed by a 5-0 vote.
The board’s recommendations will proceed to the Fremont City Council for final approval. The meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
