Board of Public Works - October 21, 2026

The City of Carmel Board of Public Works met on October 21, 2026. The Board rejected all bids for the Carmel Fire Department stations remodel because the bids exceeded budget; staff will review the plans with the designers and legal team before rebidding. It awarded Yarberry Companies’ $410,475 bid for a six-inch water main serving the wastewater treatment plant, damaged in the flood, and approved the corresponding contract. The Board also approved the Merchant Square Phase Two sewer and water-main project with Avenue Roads, Inc., amending the total authorization to $15,607,150, including owner contingency.

Other approved spending included a $195,003.64 Cityworks subscription renewal with Astecca Systems; $169,200 for Carter Green ice-rink management with SG Carmel; up to $125,000 for Arcadis emergency engineering related to the 106th Street pump station and force mains; $962,500 for 2027 water-treatment rock salt from Compass Minerals; and $135,512 for 2027–2028 mowing and landscaping by Full Care of Indianapolis. The Board also approved change orders reducing costs by $1,610 for the fire training facility and $50,362 for Well 29. Staff reported that the 116th and Hoover roundabout paving would be deferred until spring because late-season paving presented weather and schedule risks.