Hammond City board forwards street-lighting and ditch bids to engineering, approves permits and licenses
February 06, 2026 | Hammond City, Lake County, Indiana
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The Hammond City board on a routine agenda vote forwarded two competitive quotes for the Lawndale Lighting Project to the city engineering department for review and recommendation and likewise referred three bids for JF Mahoney ditch improvements for engineering tabulation.
Presiding official Unidentified Speaker 1 said the two Lawndale quotes included a $157,309.25 bid from Midwestern Electric and a second bid from Hawk Enterprises. Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to forward the matter to engineering; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
For the JF Mahoney ditch work, Unidentified Speaker 1 read three sealed bids: Reeth Riley at $139,915, H3 Concrete at $120,490 and Milestone Contractors at $207,146. Unidentified Speaker 4, a city staff member, recommended referral to engineering; the board approved the referral after a motion and second.
On related business the board approved right-of-way permits submitted by engineering for sewer contractors and two NIPSCO gas connections, and it voted to renew an amusement-device license for Game Time 3 Bar after a controller's-office recommendation.
Board members recorded these routine approvals by voice vote. No final contracts were awarded at the meeting; staff were directed to complete engineering reviews and bring recommendations back to the board.
Presiding official Unidentified Speaker 1 said the two Lawndale quotes included a $157,309.25 bid from Midwestern Electric and a second bid from Hawk Enterprises. Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to forward the matter to engineering; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
For the JF Mahoney ditch work, Unidentified Speaker 1 read three sealed bids: Reeth Riley at $139,915, H3 Concrete at $120,490 and Milestone Contractors at $207,146. Unidentified Speaker 4, a city staff member, recommended referral to engineering; the board approved the referral after a motion and second.
On related business the board approved right-of-way permits submitted by engineering for sewer contractors and two NIPSCO gas connections, and it voted to renew an amusement-device license for Game Time 3 Bar after a controller's-office recommendation.
Board members recorded these routine approvals by voice vote. No final contracts were awarded at the meeting; staff were directed to complete engineering reviews and bring recommendations back to the board.
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