10/15/26 - Hammond Board of Works Meeting

The City of Hammond Board of Works meeting on October 15, 2026, included no bid openings and no new contract award with a stated value. The board approved engineering permits for NIPSCO gas work, including a gas-main removal and replacement near Grand Avenue and 173rd Street, and sidewalk work at 1050 119th Street. The work near Grand Avenue is expected to take about three weeks and will use traffic flagging; NIPSCO was expected to complete it by year-end. The board also heard that Milestone was beginning plantings for the Homan Avenue Phase II project, requiring a temporary parking restriction. A city contract with an unnamed traffic-management company will support lane restriping and reconfiguration at Chicago Avenue west of Toll and at 173rd Street and Homan Avenue; the work was expected to take about one day, weather permitting. No contract amounts or vendor award decisions were stated.

The board approved the dedication and assignment of an easement near the northwest corner of Goslin and Sheffield Avenue. It also considered demolition liens for two unsafe properties, based on work that had been bid out and completed, though the transcript does not clearly capture the vote on that item. Other actions included approval of meeting minutes and personnel recommendations, acceptance of Popeyes’ compliance report, and setting a property status matter for October 29 with follow-up to the contractor and inspections. No procurement-related dollar amounts were provided.