December 2, 2016 at 6:12 p.m.
Board OKs payment for sewer work
Portland Board of Works
Board OKs payment for sewer work
The replacement of a sewer line along the Salamonie River is complete.
Portland Board of Public Works and Safety approved payment Thursday to Jutte Excavating for its work to replace an 18-inch sewer line with a new 42-inch line on the bank of the Salamonie River.
The board also opened bids for gas and petroleum products, approved the hiring of a new part-time firefighter and adjusted a resident’s sewage bill.
Board members Bill Gibson, Jerry Leonhard and Mayor Randy Geesaman approved payment of $300,337 to Jutte Excavating for its work replacing a 460-foot stretch of sewer line along the north bank of the Salamonie River east of Blaine Pike.
The total payment is $9,633 less than the original contract awarded to Jutte in August. The larger line is expected to better handle draining water from multiple 24-inch lines that feed into it, and help alleviate flooding in the western parts of Portland’s downtown.
Jutte Excavating will start Monday on work to replace a collapsed 24-inch line underneath the property at 509 W. High Street. The home on the lot was demolished earlier this year as a part of the grant-funded Blight Elimination Program.
Portland Board of Public Works and Safety approved payment Thursday to Jutte Excavating for its work to replace an 18-inch sewer line with a new 42-inch line on the bank of the Salamonie River.
The board also opened bids for gas and petroleum products, approved the hiring of a new part-time firefighter and adjusted a resident’s sewage bill.
Board members Bill Gibson, Jerry Leonhard and Mayor Randy Geesaman approved payment of $300,337 to Jutte Excavating for its work replacing a 460-foot stretch of sewer line along the north bank of the Salamonie River east of Blaine Pike.
The total payment is $9,633 less than the original contract awarded to Jutte in August. The larger line is expected to better handle draining water from multiple 24-inch lines that feed into it, and help alleviate flooding in the western parts of Portland’s downtown.
Jutte Excavating will start Monday on work to replace a collapsed 24-inch line underneath the property at 509 W. High Street. The home on the lot was demolished earlier this year as a part of the grant-funded Blight Elimination Program.
The board also opened bids from four companies for gas and petroleum products, including diesel fuel, unleaded gasoline and a variety of lubricants and greases. Portland Motor Parts and G and G Oil Muncie offered bids for antifreeze, lubricating products, hydraulic fluid and other products.
Ag Best of Muncie entered a bid for wholesale diesel, biodiesel and unleaded fuel for use in the city’s non-licensed vehicles and Village Pantry of Portland bid for gasoline and diesel fuel for all of the city’s licensed vehicles. Village Pantry offered a graduated rebate system for the city’s gasoline, which would top out at a 7-cent rebate per gallon in months that the city purchased more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel.
Fire Chief Mike Weitzel recommended to the board that it approve the hiring of Dustin Huftel as a part-time firefighter. Weitzel said Huftel lives and works in Portland and has already received the certifications necessary to work with the department. The board approved the proposal.
Board of works also approved a sewage adjustment for Martha Harris, who had a leak in her home. The adjustment of $66.64 covers the sewage charges in her water bill, as the leaking water didn’t enter the city’s sewer system.
In other business, the board was informed that police officer Steve Schlechty will be taking family medical leave.
Ag Best of Muncie entered a bid for wholesale diesel, biodiesel and unleaded fuel for use in the city’s non-licensed vehicles and Village Pantry of Portland bid for gasoline and diesel fuel for all of the city’s licensed vehicles. Village Pantry offered a graduated rebate system for the city’s gasoline, which would top out at a 7-cent rebate per gallon in months that the city purchased more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel.
Fire Chief Mike Weitzel recommended to the board that it approve the hiring of Dustin Huftel as a part-time firefighter. Weitzel said Huftel lives and works in Portland and has already received the certifications necessary to work with the department. The board approved the proposal.
Board of works also approved a sewage adjustment for Martha Harris, who had a leak in her home. The adjustment of $66.64 covers the sewage charges in her water bill, as the leaking water didn’t enter the city’s sewer system.
In other business, the board was informed that police officer Steve Schlechty will be taking family medical leave.
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