City awards $1.3 million Community Crossings project to Feutz

Feutz Construction Co. -- the Paris, Ill., firm that completed the most recent Indianapolis Road upgrade and the Perry Julian Drive reconstruction project -- has been selected for the City of Greencastle’s Community Crossings work.

In a special meeting Wednesday, the Board of Works picked Feutz, the lowest complete bidder on the project at $1,344,123 for its base bid and $25,085 for the alternate additional sidewalk work along 10th Street.

Also bidding was Midwest Paving, Noblesville, with a $1,568.963 bid. McCullough Excavating, Bainbridge, submitted the lowest overall bid, city officials said, but was disqualified for failing to include an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) required form.

The Feutz bid was still lower than engineering estimates on the project, Mayor Bill Dory pointed out.

The Board of Works -- comprised of Mayor Dory and members Trudy Selvia and Craig Tuggle -- also approved motions allowing the mayor to sign the contract with Feutz and any other related documents as well as allowing the mayor to sign change orders up to $50,000 “to help keep the project moving.”

Mayor Dory said the special meeting was called to facilitate the contract with INDOT.

“INDOT wanted us to have our contract in place and get the money spent,” he said.

Earlier this year, the board approved a $761,186 INDOT grant agreement to help fund improvements to 10th Street/Round Barn Road and the Wood and Tennessee street sides of Robe-Ann Park.

The grant requires a 50-50 match, which obligates the city to $761,186 as well.

That money, Mayor Dory said, will come from the Street Department MVH (Motor Vehicle Highway) budget as well as from EDIT funds and the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission, which has agreed to match the Round Barn Road portion of the project.

A late spring construction start is expected on the project with the city having 18 months to complete the work.

Utility relocation will also be involved, particularly along Wood and Tennessee streets.

The project also will add sidewalks along the east and south sides of Robe-Ann Park.

The street segments involved are:

• 10th Street/Round Barn Road – from Indianapolis Road north to the city limits.

• Wood Street – from Washington Street to Tennessee Street.

• Tennessee Street – from Bloomington Street to Wood Street.

The Wood and Tennessee street portions of the work will serve to upgrade those areas in anticipation of local traffic diverting around road work scheduled during the major U.S. 231 project that INDOT is planning in either 2022 or 2023.

Overall, these projects will include pavement rehabilitation to improve the pavement condition and extend the roadway’s life, including some areas of mill/overlay with patching and some areas of full-depth pavement replacement.

Each segment also includes improvements to drainage (curbing, storm drainage, underdrains) and sidewalk connectivity.

The 10th Street (Round Barn Road) project will include pavement rehabilitation (some areas of milling and overlay with spot patching and some areas of full-depth pavement replacement). Sidewalk and curb gaps along the west side of the corridor will be connected with new curbing and sidewalk. Sidewalk ramps will be added or modified as needed to be ADA compliant.

The Wood Street project will include pavement rehabilitation, some areas of milling and overlay with spot patching and some areas of full-depth pavement replacement. Sidewalk and curb gaps along the corridor will be connected with new curbing and sidewalk, including new sidewalk along the Robe-Ann Park property. Sidewalk ramps will be added or modified as needed to be ADA compliant.

The Tennessee Street project will include pavement rehabilitation, the majority of which will be full-depth pavement replacement. New curb and gutter will be constructed along both sides. Sidewalk connection will be added on the north side of Tennessee Street along Robe-Ann Park property. Sidewalk ramps will be added or modified as needed to be ADA compliant. Curbing along the south side will also serve to improve access control to the roadway corridor, transforming a continuous paved access to defined driveway approach locations.

The Board of Works will next meet in regular session at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21.