Hartford City Opens Bids for Final CSO Phase — Low Bid at $6.28 Million

From the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on June 1, 2026

Hartford City opened bids for the fourth and final phase of its Combined Sewer Overflow project, a major infrastructure effort that must be completed by May 2028 under state environmental compliance requirements from IDEM.

Four contractors submitted bids. Cobalt Civil of Winchester came in lowest at $6,279,558.12 — below the city engineer's estimate of approximately $6.7 million. The highest bid, from Yardberry Companies of Anderson, was $8,244,576.00. Morthy Construction of Indianapolis bid $7,244,000.00, and VTF Excavation of Salina, Ohio, bid $7,058,531.12.

All bids were taken under advisement. The city engineer will verify statutory requirements and confirm scope understanding with Cobalt Civil before returning with a formal recommendation.

Completion of this phase will close out Hartford City's long-running IDEM compliance obligation.

Source: Meeting transcript — Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting - June 1, 2026

Some information may be inaccurate due to video audio quality.