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Kearney approves on-call engineering agreements and selects Midwest Public Risk for 2025 insurance
Summary
The Board approved Resolution No. 60-2024 to establish on-call professional consulting agreements and accepted Midwest Public Risk for property, casualty, liability, vehicle and workers' compensation coverage for 2025.
The Board of Aldermen on Dec. 16 approved a package of administrative items including on-call consultant agreements and the city’s insurance selection for 2025.
Public Works Director Shelie Daniel explained that the city issued a request for qualifications across 11 technical areas and received statements from 24 consulting firms; staff recommended selecting more than one firm per area to ensure capacity. The board approved Resolution No. 60-2024 to enter agreements with the selected firms for three-year terms with optional one-year extensions.
City Administrator Sheila Ernzen and Paul Long of Ollis/Akers/Arney summarized two insurance-proposal options for property, casualty, liability, vehicle and workers' compensation coverage: Midwest Public Risk (MPR) and Travelers. The board voted to accept the MPR proposal for calendar year 2025 and authorized the City Administrator to sign necessary documents.
The minutes record unanimous board approval for both the on-call agreements and the insurance selection. The resolution allows staff to assign funded scopes of work to the agreed consultants; details about specific contracts, hourly rates, and project budgets were not recorded in the minutes excerpt.
Next steps: Departments will assign funded project work under the on-call agreements as needs arise. The City Administrator will execute insurance documents to secure coverage for calendar year 2025.
