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KENDALLVILLE â Itâs going to cost a little more now, but Kendallville is hoping a solar field designed and installed by a local green energy firm will reap bigger savings later. Itâll cost about $800,000 more up front, but Kendallville has selected Renewable Energy Systems out of Avilla to build its new solar field on the former McCray Refrigerator factory site, despite that company submitting a higher bid among two received for the project. Local governments are tasked with selecting the lowest most responsible and responsive bidder, not just the lowest price, and in this case, they felt that Renewable fit that bill better than Solar Energy Systems out of Nappanee. ....
KENDALLVILLE â A bid opening for Kendallvilleâs proposed solar field has been delayed two weeks as the city researches a potential legal snag with the project specifications. The delay came after a Rochester-based solar company raised some issues with the cityâs bid specifications, leading to City Attorney Doug Atz to recommend a brief delay. Kendallville had been hoping to open bids from contractors on the estimated $2.35 million project on Tuesday, then award bids in a special meeting on April 20 in order to get the project rolling as soon as possible. Kendallville is hoping to build a 1-megawatt solar field on the former McCray Refrigerator factory site off Wayne Street, with the power generated going to reduce the utility costs from the next-door wastewater treatment plant. ....
KENDALLVILLE â Kendallvilleâs solar field project is moving full steam ahead. The Kendallville Common Council took the next step Tuesday night in approving a funding mechanism for the project on second and third reading. Rules were suspended to help expedite the project. Before that approval, Tuesday night the council welcomed a new firefighter and supported a recent promotion at the Kendallville Police Department. Robert Isaacs, the cityâs newest firefighter, took his oath of office from council President Jim Dazey in front of family and friends. Dazeyâs second oath of office came with the swearing in of Detective Doug Davis. Davis started with the Kendallville PD 16 years ago as a dispatcher, two years after that he became a full-time police officer. ....