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Evansville board approves $2.65 million road overlay contract and authorizes federal transit grant certifications
Summary
The Board of Public Works approved a $2,648,270.95 contract for Phase 2 of the city's road overlay program and authorized a resolution to submit Federal Transit Administration grant certifications covering Section 5307 and Section 5339 funds.
The Board of Public Works on May 1 approved a $2,648,270.95 contract with E and B Paving LLC for the city's Overlay Phase 2 (project no. 25-002) and also voted to authorize the Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization to submit annual Federal Transit Administration certifications and grant applications including Section 5307 funds of $3,196,587 and Section 5339 funds of $242,229.
The vote to award the overlay contract followed a bid opening on April 17, 2025; the work covers milling and overlaying eight road segments within the city, with a total contract amount reported as $2,648,270.95. City engineering staff told the board the work is intended to extend the life of pavements rather than provide a full reconstruction. The board was also informed that a Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG 2,025-1) has been applied for and that matching funding has been secured contingent on award of the contract.
Todd Robertson, executive director of the Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization, told the board the FTA authorizing resolution is to allow EMPO to execute and file annual certifications, assurances and grant/cooperative agreements on the city's behalf. Robertson summarized the federal amounts, saying the request "includes FTA Section 5307 funds in the amount of $3,196,587 and Section 5339 funds in the amount of $242,229."
City staff described the overlay contract as a substantial paving effort following similar work last year. City engineering staff added the change orders that appear in other projects were intended to improve equipment functionality and meet field conditions; an unrelated change-order item for signal work and a small increase in contract price was presented separately at the meeting.
Both the overlay contract and the EMPO authorizing resolution were approved by the board without recorded roll-call tallies in the minutes.
The overlay contractor is expected to proceed under the project schedule in the contract; the FTA certifications allow EMPO to pursue operating, capital and planning assistance through the FTA programs cited.
