# Board of Works 10 20 26 Meeting Recording 2


**Body:** CityOfElkhartIN
**Date:** October 28, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology, Physical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity


The City of Elkhart Board of Public Works meeting, held October 20, 2026, approved several purchasing and contracting actions. The board awarded Bid 26-13 for selective demolition at the Public Safety and Services Building to Green Demolition Contractors, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for $1,858,000. It also approved Hartman Electric’s $59,335 contract for electrical service consolidation and rewiring at the National New York Central Railroad Museum, contingent on legal approval; a three-year ESRI GIS subscription at $60,300 annually; a two-year Lumu Defender agreement for $29,197.50; and a one-year Check Point email-security agreement for $20,272.50. Other approved services included a $40,000 strategic and business planning agreement for the Lerner Theatre and Baker Tilly assistance with the city’s annual financial report, with fees not specified in the transcript. The board also considered a Riverwalk development-parcel analysis proposal that appeared to be capped at $130,000, though the transcript does not clearly capture its fee or vote. It approved a courthouse-demolition scope adjustment resulting in a contract price of $127,810 and ratified the city’s annual Time Matters software-license renewal; the renewal cost was not stated.

The board approved solicitation of proposals from receivers to rehabilitate 816 Cristiana Street and issued or modified industrial wastewater discharge permits, including a new five-year permit for Emergency Vehicle Seating LLC. It also appointed a review committee for the Public Safety and Services Building build-operate-transfer selection process, removing one official from the committee because of prior close working relationships with potential respondents, while retaining that official in a management role. The board approved transfer of a 2017 Ford F750 between departments and declared vehicle EM-920 surplus for disposal. Claims and allowances were approved, but the transcript’s total is garbled. No amounts were stated for the wastewater permits or the surplus disposal.

**Source:** CityOfElkhartIN