Board Of Works (11-12-26)

The City of Gary Board of Works special meeting on November 12, 2026 approved claims totaling $1,547,910.72 for payment on November 13. The board approved a request to advertise for bids for the fourth-floor interior demolition and waste-disposal project, with a planned award by December 31 and work anticipated to begin in January 2027. A proposed emergency roof-tarping contract with Load and Go was tabled after members questioned the funding and reimbursement plan. The board approved a professional survey agreement for two lots for $1,600 and a roofing change order for Gary Fire Department buildings, increasing the contract from $56,475 to $59,525.

The board also approved several purchases and contracts: Amazon IT equipment (not to exceed $11,737.26), Imperial Alarm door access ($7,870.34), Complex Networks Wi-Fi equipment ($12,520.80) and City Hall network equipment ($18,493.10), and a Power & Sons fire-alarm change order ($48,848.19). An Insight computer purchase was approved, but its amount is unclear in the transcript. Other approvals included Atlas Strategy Group ($15,000), ESP professional services ($9,000), an amendment adding $35,000 to Com Capital Group’s contract for a total of $145,000, and a $35,000 contract with FAC CDC for Thanksgiving food packages. A $7,000 window-film contract was tabled amid questions about prior approval and whether the work was already completed. The board approved storm-recovery-related agreements with the Center for Workforce Innovations and Legacy Foundation, plus grants to Community Health Net ($500,000) and Edgewater Health (the transcript references $250,000, though the motion’s stated amount is garbled). Votes on recorded approvals were generally 3–0.