The invoices received for the engineering work for the upcoming Starke County Courthouse elevator project will be going to K-IRPC representative Shawn Cain for review. Commissioner Kathy Norem stated last week that the invoices are going to her as K-IRPC is the overseeing agency over the $500,000 grant the county received for the project. Cain will review the bills from DLZ to make sure they are acceptable according to the grant standards. Those invoices will return to the commissioners for payment. The county paid 10 percent as a match and the engineering costs will be paid for out of that match money.
The project failed to get any bids by the May 31 deadline, but the county will still be within the perimeters of the grant if they advertise for bids again. The commissioners hope to get bids by the bid opening date of July 12 at 2 p.m.
A general contractor will bid on the exterior part of the elevator project while the interior cart is expected to be bid by another company.
The elevator will be constructed to be more handicapped accessible.
