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Board of Public Works Meeting – September 10, 2025

Other Meetings (A-H) — Wednesday, September 10, 2025
BodyIndianapolis, Indiana
SessionOther Meetings (A-H)
DateWednesday, September 10, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:54

I think I can facilitate with not consent to either though.

1:13

It's great.

1:28

Services.

1:31

Right.

1:36

I think it's going to just be called.

1:38

Okay.

2:18

Good afternoon.

2:19

I'd like to call the September 10th Board of Public Works meeting to order.

2:23

I'm Todd Wilson, Director and Chairman of the Board.

2:26

Uh have the board members uh introduce themselves.

2:28

Start on my left.

2:29

Robert Perrin.

2:30

CZ Corti.

2:31

Leslie Schulte.

2:33

Thank you.

2:34

And uh I also like to uh introduce our board counsel, Benjamin Moracle, and our board coordinator, Jennifer Dominguez.

2:41

Uh we are expecting other board members to arrive.

2:44

Uh but uh we'll start with the first item on the agenda, uh, the adoption of the September tenth agenda.

2:50

Do I have a motion to adopt the agenda?

2:52

So move.

2:53

So moved by Bob Perrin.

2:54

Do I have a second?

2:56

Seconded by Susie Corti.

2:57

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

3:00

Aye.

3:00

Any opposed?

3:01

Seeing none the motion carries.

3:03

The next item on the agenda.

3:05

Approval of the minutes.

3:06

So do I have a motion to approve the August 27th minutes.

3:13

So moved by Bob Perrin.

3:15

Do I have a second?

3:16

Seconded by Leslie Schulte.

3:18

All in favor, please signify by saying I.

3:20

Aye.

3:21

Any opposed?

3:22

That motion carries.

3:24

Next item on the agenda.

3:26

This is a public hearing uh for resolutions and contracts.

3:29

Uh I'll ask uh board counsel Ben Moracle to read the rules governing public comments.

3:36

Thank you, Mr.

3:37

Chairman.

3:37

Before we open the floor to public comments, we would like to remind board members and the public of a few ground rules so that everyone can have a fair chance to speak and be heard is important that we each observe the following rules.

3:47

First, each speaker will be limited to two minutes.

3:50

Second, public comments must reasonably relate to the agenda item under consideration.

3:54

Third, speakers who stray from the item under consideration or become unduly repetitious may be asked to move on to their next point or conclude their comments.

4:02

And finally, attendees who cause disruptions that prevent the board from proceeding through tonight's agenda reasonably efficiently will be removed.

4:22

Thank you, Mr.

4:23

Moracle.

4:23

Do I have a motion to adopt the rules as read?

4:27

So moved by Susie Corti.

4:28

Do I have a second?

4:30

Seconded by Bob Perrin.

4:31

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

4:33

Aye.

4:34

Any opposed?

4:35

That motion carries.

4:36

I'd like to also introduce uh board member Daniel Haight.

4:40

Welcome.

4:42

Um we'll open up to Joe Glass, please.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Works█████████████████████████████████████████████65%
Procedural██████████14%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████7%
Budget███5%
Transportation Safety███5%
Parks and Recreation███4%
Summary of Proceedings

Board of Public Works Meeting – September 10, 2025

The Indianapolis Board of Public Works convened on September 10, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Public Assembly Room of the City-County Building. Chairman Todd Wilson presided, with board members Robert Perrin, Susie Corti, Leslie Schulte, Daniel Haight, and Sebeka Jawanza present. Board counsel Benjamin Moracle and coordinator Jennifer Dominguez also attended. The meeting covered bond resolutions, contract awards, change orders, professional services agreements, and a final acceptance, all approved unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public testified during the public hearing portions of the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Bond Issuance Resolutions (No. 18 & No. 19): Joe Glass, Executive Director of the Indianapolis Bond Bank, presented a $4 million bond issuance for snow plows, paving, and line-stripping equipment, secured by the Metropolitan Thoroughfare District. He noted the full City Council unanimously approved the bonds on September 8, 2025. The confirmatory resolution (No. 18) and the resolution authorizing sale and appropriation (No. 19) were presented. A board member asked whether all projects funded by the bonds would still undergo the appropriations process; Glass confirmed they would.
  • Infrastructure Preservation Contracts (ST-25-600): Jason Watt, DPW Construction Administrator, presented three public-private partnership contracts for milling, resurfacing, patching, and related improvements in various townships. Contractors E&B Paving, Milestone Contractors, and Rieth-Riley Construction were selected via RFP based on experience, financial capacity, project approach, and XBE participation. A board member asked about compliance with the city's Complete Streets and Vision Zero policies. Mark St. John, Chief Engineer, explained that DPW staff would review designs and could require a Complete Streets checklist, and the project management team would coordinate. No public comments were received.
  • Change Orders: Jason Watt presented four change orders (non-final and one final):
    • South County Line Road (ST-45-067), Renascent, Inc.: C/O No. 2 for $30,888 (added demolition and mobilization/eacalation due to extended property acquisition).
    • Dr. AJ Brown/30th/Keystone Drainage (SD-19-073), Eagle Valley, Inc.: C/O No. 3 for $35,680.59 (additional resurfacing and ADA curb paint).
    • Rosedale Hills Drainage Phase 2 (SD-39-062), Calumet Civil Contractors: C/O No. 1 for $343,245.53 (pavement condition worse than expected; added asphalt).
    • Madison Ave Road Diet (ST-32-128), Calumet Civil Contractors: C/O No. 1 for $925,543.09 (full-depth replacement of roadway after concrete base assessment showed overlay cost-ineffective).
    • Residential Street Reconstruction Sector 3 (ST-23-079), Howard Asphalt (Final C/O): C/O No. 2 for $104,409.46 (additional paving on 86th Street/Center Run and Aqueduct Street; project underrun allowed extra work).
  • Professional Services Agreement: Jason Watt presented the Eagle Creek Greenway Phase 2B & 2C inspection agreement with GAI Consultants for $958,700, extending through December 31, 2027. Phase 2B adds 1.29 miles from US 136 to B&O Trail; Phase 2C adds 3.42 miles from B&O Trail to Washington Street. XBE participation includes 15% CTL Engineering, 8% Resolution Group, 3% Veterans Engineering, 1% Redemption Engineering.
  • Professional Services Amendments:
    • Nathan Sheets presented Amendment No. 4 to the on-call small structure culvert design contract (ENG-20-018) with BLA, Inc. ($0 increase) to adjust 2025 rates and extend the contract to year-end for finishing design work at 7655 Westfield Boulevard.
    • Mark St. John presented Amendment No. 3 to the on-call land acquisition services contract (ENG-22-001) with Crossroad Engineers, PC, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $1 million to $5 million, with no time extension. Funding will support land acquisition for the Monon Trail project, Sedlier & Hartman Drainage (SD-20-047), Fountain Square Drainage (SD-32-014), Fleming Gardens (SD-30-069), and Indianapolis Cultural Trail White River Connection 3.0 (GT-31-002). Rates remain unchanged, following INDOT fee schedules.
  • Final Acceptance: Jason Watt presented final acceptance for CL-20-045, Miscellaneous Small Culvert Replacement by Morphey Construction, Inc., with a final contract amount of $493,583.38.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Unanimously: All agenda items were approved by voice vote with no opposition. Specific motions and votes:
    • Adoption of the September 10 agenda (motion Perrin, second Corti).
    • Approval of August 27 minutes (motion Perrin, second Schulte).
    • Adoption of public hearing rules (motion Corti, second Perrin).
    • Resolution No. 18 (motion Schulte, second Perrin).
    • Resolution No. 19 (motion Corti, second Haight).
    • Contract award to E&B Paving (motion Schulte, second Perrin).
    • Contract award to Milestone Contractors (motion Haight, second Corti).
    • Contract award to Rieth-Riley Construction (motion Schulte, second Corti).
    • Change orders and final change order (motions by Jawanza, Schulte, Perrin, Corti; various seconds).
    • Professional services agreement with GAI Consultants (motion Haight, second Jawanza).
    • Amendment No. 4 to BLA (motion Perrin, second Corti).
    • Amendment No. 3 to Crossroad Engineers (motion Perrin, second Jawanza).
    • Final acceptance for Morphey Construction (motion Schulte, second Jawanza).
  • Adjourned: Motion by Susie Corti, second by Sebeka Jawanza.

Meeting Transcript

I think I can facilitate with not consent to either though. It's great. Services. Right. I think it's going to just be called. Okay. Good afternoon. I'd like to call the September 10th Board of Public Works meeting to order. I'm Todd Wilson, Director and Chairman of the Board. Uh have the board members uh introduce themselves. Start on my left. Robert Perrin. CZ Corti. Leslie Schulte. Thank you. And uh I also like to uh introduce our board counsel, Benjamin Moracle, and our board coordinator, Jennifer Dominguez. Uh we are expecting other board members to arrive. Uh but uh we'll start with the first item on the agenda, uh, the adoption of the September tenth agenda. Do I have a motion to adopt the agenda? So move. So moved by Bob Perrin. Do I have a second? Seconded by Susie Corti. All in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none the motion carries. The next item on the agenda. Approval of the minutes. So do I have a motion to approve the August 27th minutes. So moved by Bob Perrin. Do I have a second? Seconded by Leslie Schulte. All in favor, please signify by saying I. Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. Next item on the agenda. This is a public hearing uh for resolutions and contracts. Uh I'll ask uh board counsel Ben Moracle to read the rules governing public comments. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before we open the floor to public comments, we would like to remind board members and the public of a few ground rules so that everyone can have a fair chance to speak and be heard is important that we each observe the following rules. First, each speaker will be limited to two minutes. Second, public comments must reasonably relate to the agenda item under consideration. Third, speakers who stray from the item under consideration or become unduly repetitious may be asked to move on to their next point or conclude their comments. And finally, attendees who cause disruptions that prevent the board from proceeding through tonight's agenda reasonably efficiently will be removed. Thank you, Mr. Moracle. Do I have a motion to adopt the rules as read?

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