# SJC Board of Commissioners Meeting - Tuesday October 27, 2026 11am

The October 27, 2026, St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting included several procurement actions. Commissioners opened bids for demolition at five properties; reported bids from UES Underground, Beaver Excavating, SBE Elite LLC, and Jerry Reed Excavating ranged from $8,500 to $31,150. After noting substantial price differences, the board voted to accept the bids for Building Department review and a later recommendation; no demolition awards were made at this meeting. Commissioners also approved a final change order for the Mayflower Road Bridge over Ardmore Trail project, reported at $45,433.99, with the project finishing about 1.5% under its bid price. A separate final change order was approved with a $473,499.55 credit, bringing the final contract amount to $6,371,546.59; the project name is incomplete in the transcript. The board approved a 36-month renewal of Thomson Reuters CLEAR for child-support investigations, with a first-year rate reported as $1,809 per month and 5% increases in years two and three; the transcript gives conflicting annual-cost figures. Commissioners requested available data on the service’s effectiveness. They also approved two HP forensic computers for the High-Tech Crime Unit through an existing competitively solicited contract, and a $4,800 contract with Web Consulting Services for juvenile-facility PREA audits, payable from contractual services fund 1112.

The board approved the accounts-payable docket and county-council bills, including the balanced 2027 county budget, which council had passed unanimously; no budget total was stated. It also approved an all-way stop at Pine and Edison Roads following a traffic study. In public comment, speakers raised concerns about the number and price spread of demolition bids, public budget participation, a proposed tax-increment financing area, and a proposed expansion of diesel generators in New Carlisle; no related procurement action was taken on those comments. The Penn Township financial-assistance denial appeal was affirmed, and the meeting adjourned.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Sources
- [SJC Board of Commissioners Meeting - Tuesday October 27, 2026 11am](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUq4Fu0_T4I) - SJCIndiana Commissioners