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Evansville Board approves fire policies, permits and opens Station 16 renovation bids
Summary
At its Dec. 4 meeting the Board of Public Safety approved seven fire department policies, approved multiple road/parking/dumpster permits, opened and recorded Station 16 renovation bids and took vehicle‑upfitting quotes under advisement.
The City of Evansville Board of Public Safety on Dec. 4 approved administrative actions from multiple departments, opened public bids for Station 16 renovations and recorded vehicle upfitting quotes for later consideration.
Fire department: Deputy Chief Garrett asked the board to approve seven fire department policies that had been reviewed by the department’s union and legal counsel. The board approved the policies by voice vote.
Station 16 renovations: Board Attorney read aloud base and alternate bids submitted for the Station 16 renovation from multiple contractors; recorded base bids included (as read in the meeting) Diegbro’s ($178,500), Danco Construction Inc. ($165,700), Empire Contractors Inc. ($167,040), Garmong (listed with $149,450) and ARC Construction Co. ($185,000). The board took all bids under advisement for later review.
Vehicle upfitting quotes: The board recorded three vendor quotes to upfit six fire command vehicles: John Jones ($12,975 per vehicle, $77,850 total), On Duty Depot ($48,726 total), and Jerry’s Automotive LLC ($11,037 per vehicle, $66,402 total). The board moved to take the quotes under advisement and asked staff to clarify vehicle ownership.
Permits and licenses: The board approved several road closures (NW Fifth Street for CSU Inc.; lane restriction at 719 North Saint Joe Avenue for Alstatt/Allstate Hoffman Plumbing), multiple dumpster permits (1410 Hollywood Ave; 2061 Graham Ave; 2807 West Franklin St.), a parking permit for Allstate Hoffman Plumbing at 424 North Main Street, a truck permit for Roger Austin on Nov. 21, and a new massage therapy license for Best Foot Spa (2710 East Morgan Ave) and renewal for Sapphire Massage (1413 South Green River Road). These were approved by voice vote.
Administrative items: The board approved claims and the Nov. 20 minutes, set the next meeting for Dec. 18, 2024, and adjourned.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): all motions described above were approved by voice vote; the transcript records the motions, seconds and voice approvals but does not include roll‑call tallies in most cases.
Next steps: staff will review the bids and quotes and return with recommendations; no implementation timeline was provided in the meeting transcript.
