Pulaski County drainage board directs staff to compile three ditch‑maintenance bids for January review

The Pulaski County Drainage Board on date not specified discussed three bids for spray and ditch maintenance and voted to direct staff to compile them into a single spreadsheet for review in January.

Unidentified Speaker 3 summarized the submittals, naming a bid totaling $177,166.07 from a bidder described as "Harry Jerome Service 2026, Finch Brand" and noting separate submissions from Right of Way Management (Chad Baker of Saint Joe, Indiana) and Prairie Marsh Incorporated of Rochester, Indiana. "So Jenny will go through those and provide those to us, correct?" Unidentified Speaker 3 asked, prompting the motion directing staff to prepare an aggregated spreadsheet.

Why it matters: the spreadsheet is intended to standardize per‑ditch pricing and performance detail so the board can compare contractors on the same terms at its January meeting. The transcript records itemized breakdowns attached to some bids but does not list complete line‑item totals for every submission.

The board considered and approved a motion by Unidentified Speaker 2 to have Jenny put all bids into a spreadsheet and present the results in January; Unidentified Speaker 3 indicated a second and the motion passed by voice vote with unanimous "aye" responses recorded in the transcript. The board did not record a roll‑call vote or attach named vote tallies in the transcript.

Next steps: staff (Jenny) will aggregate the bid materials and present the compiled spreadsheet at the board's January meeting for further evaluation.