Evansville Board of Public Works approves vehicle purchases, cemetery contract extension, $150,000 museum matching grant and multiple street closures

The Evansville Board of Public Works on Feb. 26, 2025, approved a package of routine procurement and permitting items including an open-market purchase of two hybrid SUVs for Metro Transit (METS), a one-year extension for cemetery landscaping contracts totaling $300,600, a 1-to-1 matching grant of up to $150,000 for the Evansville African American Museum Inc., and multiple street closures for spring and summer events.

The actions were taken during a brief meeting that also authorized staff to solicit a city-county pricing agreement for copy paper and approved right-of-way permit applications with required maintenance-of-traffic procedures under the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Jonathan with MetzTrans told the board that, because no bids were received on RFQ No. 010-12-2025, the agency was asking for approval to seek quotes on the open market for a two-vehicle hybrid SUV purchase for administrative use. "Since there were no bids, we're asking board approval to go out to the open market and seek a quote for the hybrid SUV project," he said. The board approved a motion to buy two vehicles…