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Chair: Board approves awarding multiple residential bids to Hughes
Summary
The board voted to accept contractor Hughes on a set of residential demolition/repair bids covering multiple South Michigan and South Hancock addresses; a separate purchase agreement for 953 South Indiana Avenue was also approved.
The board voted to accept bids from Hughes for a set of residential addresses after a brief review of competing bids. Chair said the meeting covered multiple addresses and asked for a motion to accept Hughes; a Committee member moved to accept Hughes and the Chair seconded. "We'll take a motion to accept Hughes," the Chair said before the vote.
The decision followed staff reporting multiple line items and low-bid tallies. Members recorded Hughes-related amounts including a Hughes Earthwork entry of $15,700 for a 793 listing and $24,500 for a 982 listing; participants also noted other contractors (Ellis Development, H and M, W W) submitted competing bids. The motion passed by voice vote with the Chair calling "all in favor."
Why it matters: accepting a single contractor across multiple addresses consolidates work and sets contract expectations and costs for each listed property. The board did not record individual roll-call tallies in the transcript; it adopted the motion by unanimous voice vote as stated on the record.
