July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Industrial Park study slated (12/3/04)
City hires firm to do study for $12,000
By By Rachelle Haughn-
The Portland Board of Works selected a company to conduct a traffic study of Industrial Park Drive — to determine what changes, if any, need to be made to the street.
The Schneider Corporation of Indianapolis was chosen Thursday to study traffic on the street at a cost of $12,000. VS Engineering Inc. of Indianapolis also submitted a bid of $15,617. Board members selected Schneider because it was the lower bid.
This expense will be paid out of the city’s 2005 budget.
As part of the study, traffic volumes during peak hours will be monitored and future traffic volumes will be predicted. The findings of the study could indicate if the street needs to be widened to three or four lanes, Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier said.
The intersection of Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive, adjacent to where the Super Wal-Mart will be located, will also be studied to determine if a traffic signal is needed there.
“I think this is an important project for future development (on Industrial Park Drive),” Hosier said.
The best way to fund the changes to Industrial Park Drive would be through an Indiana Department of Transportation matching grant, said Hosier. He added the project to widen the road and add lanes could cost about $800,000.
Industrial Park Drive runs west from North Meridian Street, near Bandido’s restaurant, curves to the south, then ends at West Votaw Street, near the Portland Forge Employees Federal Credit Union.
Schneider Corporation estimated the study would take 40 days to complete. The study is slated to begin early next year, city clerk-treasurer Barbara Blackford said this morning.
Also Thursday, the board voted to have Bonar Group of Fort Wayne provide engineering services for a water main project at Portland Country Club Inc., 124 West 200 South, at a cost of $8,500.
Portland Water Department superintendent Doug Jackson said installing the 2,500-foot water line before the business is sold would save the city money.
The plan is for the line to run from the pressure water main, which is just east of U.S. 27, west across the Salamonie River, then end just north of the clubhouse.
The city already has verbal permission from the current PCC owner to run the line through the course. If the city didn’t have the OK, the line would have to run a much longer and more costly route, Jackson said. He added it is better to install the water line now, then gamble on gaining similar permission from the new owner.
Jackson said the city has most of the materials needed for the work. The plan is for the line to eventually be extended farther west, all the way to NanDel Lane, he said.
In other business, board members accepted a bid by Meshberger Bros. Stone Corp. and LICA Construction Corp. of Berne to provide service and materials for improvements to city streets and alleys in 2005.
Hosier recommended the board select LICA because the city has a long history with the company, and it works well with the city. The company was the only bidder.
The road construction business will charge $34.50 per hour for labor. Rental of the paving equipment will range from $65 to $125 per hour. All asphalt will be based on a cost of $190.50 per ton, to be delivered to the Portland plant.
Board members also opened bids from Jackson Oil & Solvents Inc. of Indianapolis and G&G Oil Co. of Indiana, Muncie, for oil, lube and tire products for city-owned vehicles in 2005. Proposals by Marsh Supermarkets Inc. of Indianapolis, which owns Village Pantry, and Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., Waterloo, Ill., which owns Circle K, also were opened. These bids were for gasoline and diesel fuel for city vehicles.
The board voted not to accept any of those bids until they could be reviewed by street and park department superintendent Jeff Harker.[[In-content Ad]]
The Schneider Corporation of Indianapolis was chosen Thursday to study traffic on the street at a cost of $12,000. VS Engineering Inc. of Indianapolis also submitted a bid of $15,617. Board members selected Schneider because it was the lower bid.
This expense will be paid out of the city’s 2005 budget.
As part of the study, traffic volumes during peak hours will be monitored and future traffic volumes will be predicted. The findings of the study could indicate if the street needs to be widened to three or four lanes, Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier said.
The intersection of Votaw Street and Industrial Park Drive, adjacent to where the Super Wal-Mart will be located, will also be studied to determine if a traffic signal is needed there.
“I think this is an important project for future development (on Industrial Park Drive),” Hosier said.
The best way to fund the changes to Industrial Park Drive would be through an Indiana Department of Transportation matching grant, said Hosier. He added the project to widen the road and add lanes could cost about $800,000.
Industrial Park Drive runs west from North Meridian Street, near Bandido’s restaurant, curves to the south, then ends at West Votaw Street, near the Portland Forge Employees Federal Credit Union.
Schneider Corporation estimated the study would take 40 days to complete. The study is slated to begin early next year, city clerk-treasurer Barbara Blackford said this morning.
Also Thursday, the board voted to have Bonar Group of Fort Wayne provide engineering services for a water main project at Portland Country Club Inc., 124 West 200 South, at a cost of $8,500.
Portland Water Department superintendent Doug Jackson said installing the 2,500-foot water line before the business is sold would save the city money.
The plan is for the line to run from the pressure water main, which is just east of U.S. 27, west across the Salamonie River, then end just north of the clubhouse.
The city already has verbal permission from the current PCC owner to run the line through the course. If the city didn’t have the OK, the line would have to run a much longer and more costly route, Jackson said. He added it is better to install the water line now, then gamble on gaining similar permission from the new owner.
Jackson said the city has most of the materials needed for the work. The plan is for the line to eventually be extended farther west, all the way to NanDel Lane, he said.
In other business, board members accepted a bid by Meshberger Bros. Stone Corp. and LICA Construction Corp. of Berne to provide service and materials for improvements to city streets and alleys in 2005.
Hosier recommended the board select LICA because the city has a long history with the company, and it works well with the city. The company was the only bidder.
The road construction business will charge $34.50 per hour for labor. Rental of the paving equipment will range from $65 to $125 per hour. All asphalt will be based on a cost of $190.50 per ton, to be delivered to the Portland plant.
Board members also opened bids from Jackson Oil & Solvents Inc. of Indianapolis and G&G Oil Co. of Indiana, Muncie, for oil, lube and tire products for city-owned vehicles in 2005. Proposals by Marsh Supermarkets Inc. of Indianapolis, which owns Village Pantry, and Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., Waterloo, Ill., which owns Circle K, also were opened. These bids were for gasoline and diesel fuel for city vehicles.
The board voted not to accept any of those bids until they could be reviewed by street and park department superintendent Jeff Harker.[[In-content Ad]]
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