Evansville Water and Sewer Board approves $9.58 million Lloyd Expressway water‑main relocation, multiple contracts and budget adjustments

The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility Board on Jan. 7 elected Steve Heidorn board president and Mike Weber vice president, awarded a $9,576,855 construction contract for a water‑main relocation on the Lloyd Expressway, approved a new legal services agreement and several small intra‑budget transfers, and authorized the utility to invest certain waterworks accounts in certificates of deposit with banks outside the city limits.

The motions advance a series of operational and procurement items the utility staff said are needed to support ongoing construction, maintenance and administrative functions. The board approved each item by voice vote during the meeting at the Sunrise pump station.

Ryan Meyer, a utility staff presenter, asked the board to approve awarding the Lloyd Expressway — Teal Cupel Avenue to Ninth Street — water‑main relocation project to Blankenberger Brothers Inc. Meyer said the recommendation covers the base bid plus mandatory alternate 1 and that the low bidders’ submissions were reviewed by design consultant United Consulting and the city purchasing office. "All of the items that were submitted in the bid package by Blankenberger were deemed to be in compliance with our specifications," Meyer said. He told the board the winning award is about 7.8% above the…