Warsaw Attorney Mike Valentine, left, and Warsaw Mayor Joseph Thallemer open bids for the Airport Industrial Park sanitary sewer project.

WARSAW — Sealed bids were opened for the Airport Industrial Park sanitary sewer project during the Warsaw Board of Works meeting held today, Nov. 2.

Three bids were received and are as follows:

• Atlas Excavating, West Lafayette – $10,077,548
• Dunigan Bros, Jackson, Mich. – $6,619,992.20
• HRP Construction, South Bend – $6,090,000

The bids were taken under advisement and will be awarded at a future meeting.

A change order reduction was approved for the Clark and Colfax streets reconstruction. The project was a complete reconstruction, including sidewalks near Lincoln Elementary School. The project came in around $45,000 under budget. A recommendation of payment was also approved.

“I greatly appreciate looking out my window at times and seeing all the students and staff on sidewalks,” said Board Member Jeff Grose. Board members thanked the street and the building and planning departments for all their work on the project.

City Attorney Mike Valentine requested the board amend the contract for Hearing Officer Tom Earhart. Currently, his contract does not include the title of an administrative law judge. The added title would tie up his job description. The board approved this amendment.

With the contract amended, the Warsaw Common Council has the ability to approve a proposed ordinance that would allow Earhart to rule on items including other aspects such as city codes or building codes. Currently, Earhart only has the authority over zoning laws.

In other news:

• A street closing was approved for 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. A GOP Rally will be taking place.
• The Warsaw Police Department was approved for the annual inter-local agreement between the city of Warsaw and Kosciusko County. The police department and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory was also approved for an annual contract with Pro Air Midwest for air tank maintenance.
• An agreement with H.J. Umbaugh was approved for the 2018 bond asset plan and report.
• Pay applications were approved for the Center Lake Outfall construction and phase two of the Eisenhower Basin project.