City reviews two bids for sewer inlet realignment, refers proposal to consultant

Hammond City officials opened two bids for a proposed sewer inlet realignment intended to reduce basement backups near 173rd Street and Lyman. The bids read into the record were $94,000 from Grimmer Construction and $95,784 from Dyer Construction.

A city staff member told the board the problem predates the Aug. 11 storm and involves an inlet that currently feeds a combined sewer and can overwhelm the system; staff proposed redirecting that inlet about a block south to tie into a storm sewer and asked that the board refer the proposal to the city's consultant for a recommendation. The board voted to refer the proposal. No award was made during the meeting; the consultant review will inform any future contracting decision.