SJC Board of Commissioners Meeting - Tuesday September 29th, 2026 11am

At the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on September 29, 2026, commissioners received one bid of $992,800 from the contractor identified in the transcript as Rereath Riley Construction Company for Alexander Drive reconstruction (Project R-92604) and sent it to Engineering for review; this was not an award. They approved the Northwood drainage improvement bid (SW92602) to the low bidder, identified in the transcript as Rereath Riley Construction Company, for $355,400, below the engineer’s estimate of $588,951, with work expected this year. Commissioners also approved a $36,693.75 change order and schedule extension for TRG Services’ New Highway Garage project, citing state review delays and increased material and subcontractor costs. For the SJC water treatment plant Phase 2, they approved a time extension to October 14, 2026, and a $267,313.96 credit for unused allowance. They approved a Phase 3 change order with HRP Construction, including an extension to October 31 and a cost increase stated unclearly in the transcript as approximately $925,000; the presenter said Amazon would pay the change-order cost.

The board ratified a 30-day extension of JWF Specialty’s claims-administration agreement and approved a two-year renewal for county property, casualty, and workers’ compensation claims: a minimum annual administration fee of $120,000, capped at $150,000, plus stated charges for account administration, claims-fund administration, and nurse triage. Commissioners also approved Motorola Solutions’ public-safety radio resiliency upgrade, with a stated total of $2,991,432 and discounts of $29,870 through the state and a further $200,000 for ordering by October 1. Other approved technology renewals included a 36-month cybersecurity phishing-training platform (the total was described as just under $6,000) and annual dispatch-alerting software; no price for the latter was stated. Discussion of the help-desk portal began, but the transcript does not show an approval. Votes carried on the recorded contract and purchasing items.