At its Dec. 20 meeting, the Evansville Land Bank Corporation accepted the low bid for the 2024 demolition work after staff opened two bids and reviewed documentation.

Speaker 2 said bids were opened after the November meeting (which lacked quorum) and that two bids were received: Heidorn Excavating and Stemley Excavating. One prospective bidder, Belfin, failed to submit by the deadline because they believed bids were due on Friday instead of Thursday. Speaker 2 said she and another staff member reviewed both submissions for completeness and required documentation.

Speaker 1 confirmed both firms met the insurance and other standards for work. The low bid (recorded in the meeting as $66,712) was accepted; the higher bid from Stemley was recorded as $74,725. Speaker 1 moved to accept the low bid contractor and, following a second, the board voted 'aye' with no opposition to award the demolition contract to the low bidder.

Board members did not request additional conditions or requirements in the recorded discussion; staff will proceed with next steps to execute the contract and schedule demolition work under the usual insurance and documentation conditions.