Board approves change order to reestablish drainage at Stockwell and Vogel after discovery of buried pipe

The Evansville Board of Public Works on Oct. 16 approved Change Order No. 4 with Blankenburger Brothers Inc. to reestablish drainage function at the Eastside Drainage Project after crews cut an unknown, adjoined drainage pipe during excavation.

City engineering staff said the work requires installing a new line and rerouting the connection to run parallel with a nearby ditch before returning flow to the ditch. The affected area is at the northeast corner of Stockwell and Vogel, adjacent to a parking lot with existing inlets that connect to the older pipe.

Staff reported the contractor had placed required structures and the project was progressing; a previously published completion date near mid-December may be accelerated. The board moved and approved the change order by voice vote during the meeting.

The item included routine project oversight details: the change order addresses an unforeseen underground utility encountered during construction and follows the city’s construction change-order process. Staff did not provide a revised final completion date in the meeting transcript beyond the expectation that work could finish earlier than the mid-December timeline.