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Evansville to advertise paving and sidewalk bids, approves drainage and easement payments
Summary
The board authorized advertising to solicit bids for Phase 3 paving and sidewalk improvements, approved a $13,500 change order for Lincoln Avenue drainage, approved easement payments for a traffic signal installation (counteroffer $12,800), and approved a $4,099 change order on the Division Street extension.
The Board of Public Works authorized multiple infrastructure steps on Sept. 26, including advertising bids for paving and sidewalk projects, approving several change orders and accepting an easement payment to allow a traffic signal installation.
City engineers asked permission to advertise for bidders on Project 24‑011 (Phase 3 paving) with advertisement dates of Oct. 4 and Oct. 11 and a bid opening of Oct. 24. Speaker 7 provided the main project locations, including Hitch Peters between Lynch and Saint George and a short stretch near the water basin. On material costs, Speaker 7 said recent changes to state binder‑grade requirements could affect pricing and gave current ballpark figures: “It’s just north of a $100 a ton, for binder and base and then 130 or so for surface,” referring to per‑ton pricing for binder and surface mixes.
The board approved advertising for Project 24‑017 (sidewalk improvements) with the same schedule.
The board approved Change Order No. 1 for Sam Trucking & Excavating Inc., increasing the Lincoln Avenue drainage project by $13,500 after staff found the existing pipe would not work and required installation of a new pipe and 50 feet of HDPE to connect curbs.
For a traffic signal at Career Avenue and Lynch Road, staff reported a property appraisal and a counteroffer from the owner of $12,800 for required temporary and permanent easements; legal advised condemnation was unnecessary and that condemnation costs would likely exceed the counteroffer. Staff had documents executed and the board approved the purchase.
The board also approved Change Order No. 2 with Dyke Brothers to adjust a fire hydrant grade for the Division Street extension at the Westman Park entrance, increasing that contract by $4,099.
What happens next: staff will publish the advertisements as scheduled, proceed with procurement and execute approved change orders and easement transactions; project timelines and contractor schedules were not specified in the meeting minutes.
