2026 October 13 Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety

The City of Lafayette, Indiana Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on October 13, 2026, approved several infrastructure and purchasing actions. The board awarded American Paving a $78,125 contract for Torchwood Subdivision street repairs and issued a notice to proceed. It approved change orders for the Columbia Park neighborhood ramp project ($27,960, bringing the contract to $225,280) and the 2025 Small Concrete Projects Phase Two ($15,492, bringing the contract to $157,233). A supplemental construction-inspection agreement for South 9th Street Phase Two was approved for $830,000, bringing the overall contract to $2,113,000; one member abstained. The board also approved a $94,500 Brand Electric contract to replace switchgear and a panel at the Public Works Campus, and a $10,677 Dixon Construction contract for the McAllister Recreation Center sidewalk project, with notices to proceed for both.

The board accepted a FEMA grant of $2,984,558.45 to support 12 additional firefighters over three years. It approved surplus declarations for fleet parts, parking equipment, and a street sweeper to be traded toward a 2026 replacement. The board authorized advertising for sealed bids for the citywide 2027 landscape maintenance contract, with bids scheduled to open November 3. Lafayette Renew change orders included deductions of $14,725 for the Prairie Oak permanent bypass project and $2,394 for the 2025 sanitary sewer rehabilitation project; completion certificates were also approved. Claims totaling $749,257.17 were approved. The McAllister Center roof replacement bid remained under advisement, and the Habitat-related item remained tabled.