Evansville board approves $1.77 million water-main award, $1.85 million program-management amendment and expands bill-relief enrollments

The Evansville City board on July 9 approved a series of water‑system contracts and funding moves, moved forward a multi‑year effort to renegotiate an EPA consent decree, and received an update on a growing customer bill‑relief program.

The board voted to award a $1,765,100 contract to Infrastructure Systems Inc. for the South Evergreen Acres neighborhood water‑main replacement (project U‑1196). Jennifer Kane, the staff presenter, told the board that four bids were received, the designer (3 I Design) and city purchasing and compliance staff reviewed the submissions and recommended Infrastructure Systems; she said the MBE/WBE participation met program goals and the winning bid came in below the engineer’s estimate. “All of the required bid items were submitted by Infrastructure systems and found to be in compliance with the bid specifications,” Kane said; the motion passed with all members voting aye.

The board also authorized advertising for the US‑41 water relocation (DES 2000987, U‑1236), a project Jennifer Kane described as lowering a 16‑inch ductile‑iron main in three locations along the east side of Highway 41 (between Mount Pleasant and Hillsdale Roads) to clear conflicts with proposed culvert installations; the engineer’s estimate is $317,000 and the advertised bid opening is scheduled for Aug. 20.

In a separate vote,…