Redevelopment commission approves change order, roundabout payment and claims including $253,350 payment

The Hobart Redevelopment Commission approved several infrastructure and payment items, including change order No. 9 for the Colorado tracking project, payment application 1 for a roundabout improvement project and the register of claims that included multiple invoices and bond requisitions.

Project manager (speaker 3) described change order No. 9 as work to access the junction box where electricity connects (necessitating a directional bore to a relocated utility pole Nipsco had moved). The meeting record contained a change-order figure as discussed during the presentation; staff told commissioners the overall project remained approximately $64,000 under budget even after the pending change orders. The commission voted to approve change order No. 9 so the contractor could continue work.

On the roundabout project, staff presented payment application 1 for $253,350 reflecting work largely complete with some minor remaining items. A motion to approve that payment application passed.

The commission then reviewed and approved the register of claims and invoices (a total sum presented in the meeting was about $280,409.46) and approved bond requisitions noted as numbers 76 and 77 following motions and seconds.

"This project's still not closed out, but it's moving along," project staff said of the Colorado tracking project, noting the change-order need came from utility relocation and site conditions. Commissioners emphasized keeping landscaping and maintenance minimal at roundabouts to avoid shifting long-term upkeep to public works.

What’s next: Normal project closeout procedures will continue; staff will process payments and monitor any further change-order requests.