# SJC Board of Commissioners Meeting - Tuesday November 10th, 2026 11am


**Body:** SJCIndiana Commissioners
**Date:** November 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting, identified in the title as November 10, 2026, approved the accounts payable docket and several procurement and project items. Commissioners awarded demolition work at five properties to the lowest bidder, Jerry Reed Excavating LLC, and approved a $12,500 award to the same firm for culvert and pipe repairs on Culver on New Road; the other responding quote was $49,750. They also approved a $7,975 Spruce Road patching change order, an amendment to the Lochmueller Group bridge-design agreement that reallocates existing funds without changing the total, and agreements with Troyer Group and DLZ for design and contract documents for Vaness Street and Twyckenham Drive improvements, including pedestrian-safety work and traffic-signal design. The county said it was discussing a partnership with Notre Dame, initially around a 50/50 cost share, but the arrangement was not yet finalized.

The board approved the annual highway ice-control materials award to low bidder Great Lakes Chloride, separated the highway oils, lubricants, and miscellaneous-materials bid from the fleet fuel bid, and authorized advertising for 2027 fleet fuel bids. It tabled proposed CrewSense scheduling software and PowerPolicy subscription agreements pending more information. Commissioners approved an amendment to the Summit Food Service contract allowing a different food vendor after a Salmonella outbreak was linked to the prior vendor. They also approved an application for an Indiana Department of Homeland Security grant to obtain heavy-lifting and shoring equipment for a regional technical rescue team; no grant amount was stated. The transcript records votes approving these items, though some individual roll-call details are garbled.

**Source:** SJCIndiana Commissioners