Preliminary design for the new three-bay Wayne-Warsaw Fire Station (Photo provided)

WARSAW — The construction bid for Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory’s Station 3 was awarded to Mosaic Building Solutions, Fort Wayne, during the Board of Works meeting held this morning, Sept. 15.

Six bidders, including two local companies, submitted bids for the work. Out of all the bidders, Mosaic Building Solutions provided the lowest base bid of $2,295,000. They provided the lowest bid even after a 1 percent local match was accounted for with the two local bidders.

On top of the base bid, the construction board opted for two alternatives including a third apparatus bay and fiber cement board siding. The total cost of the project with the alternatives is $2,488,300.The third apparatus bay was a large topic of discussion during the planning portion of this project. In the end, the board decided to pay for the work to be done now versus waiting for a later date.

“The fact that we had six bidders and our bids came in low, to our advantage, we sat and discussed the importance and needs for that third bay,” explained Warsaw Mayor Joseph Thallemer. “There’s a less expensive cost to do it at this time, having the funds available and still having funds left over to handle any potential overages.”

The Warsaw Council previously approved a do not exceed limit for the project. Even with the alternatives, the project will have around $150,000 left to spend for contingencies and change orders before reaching the project limit.

The board approved awarding the bid to Mosaic Building Solutions.

An amendment was then presented for the Market Street mitigation study contract. This amendment will allow the city to explore mitigation options for the flooding in front of Paws and Claws on Market Street. The original study merely provided a draft that showed the water flow in the area.

By approving the amendment, the study will further look at the cost and effectiveness of various solutions. Possible solutions include green infrastructure, parking lot excavation and/or storage, construction of an earth embankment around Paws and Claws, reprofiling of the intersection of East Market and Johnson streets and localized storm sewer upgrades.

The amendment will cost an additional $41,064 for the research of these solution. The board approved the amendment.

In other news:

• Two pay applications were approved for the Husky Trail and Market Street projects.
• A quitclaim deed was approved to transfer the ownership of a basin in the Eisenhower neighborhood to the city. The ownership of this basin is necessary to complete the ongoing southside stormwater project.