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Evansville Board of Public Works approves series of contracts, park upgrades and event closures
Summary
The Board of Public Works approved contracts for FTA grant filing, a $110,000 playground purchase in Jacobsville, a $140,000 CDBG amendment for Promise Kids, a $5,600 CHDO planning grant, curb-ramp work with the University of Evansville, a $78,034 change order on Walnut Street and multiple event street closures; two bid openings were postponed to next week.
The Evansville Board of Public Works, meeting at 1:30 p.m., approved a set of routine city contracts, project advertisements and event closures and moved two bid openings to next week.
City staff asked the board to approve a $12,500 contract with the Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization to prepare and submit FTA urbanized-area formula and related grant applications. A DMD staff member said the MPO has filed the city’s 5307 and related petitions "for several years now," and the board approved the agreement by motion and an aye vote.
The board also approved a $110,000 contract to purchase playground equipment for Fulton Park, at 321 Or Fulton Avenue in the Jacobsville Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area, to be funded with Community Development Block Grant dollars. DMD staff said the parks department will handle installation through its contractor or maintenance crew; when a board member asked whether the equipment would be replacement or new, staff replied, "This is new equipment, so I…
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