The Board of Public Works met on June 25, 2026, at 1:30 PM to consider routine approvals, a pavement preservation project bid opening, a change order for the Walnut Phase III Project, right-of-way permit applications, and event-related road closures. All votes were unanimous.
To order. Can we get us started with a motion for approval of the minutes from June 18th? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Other old business item. The City of Evansville City Engineers requests approval of the 2026 pavement preservation project number 26-12 bid opening. Can I get a motion for approval and proceeding with that? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. So we'll open those and we will revisit that once opened. Moving on to new business. The City of Evansville City Engineers requests approval of change order 18 with Indiana Department of Transportation for the Walnut Phase 3 project. The project is a zero-sum change order for the extension of days for the completion date of the project. The previous change orders accounted for the 76 added days for milestone one, but were not accounted for milestone two. Milestone two is the CSGP intermediate completion date. And the time extensions are applicable to it as well and are required to be change ordered per endot procedure. Brian Mundy, anything further? No. Do I hear a motion for approval? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineers requests approval of appendix A right-away permit applications with the following recommendations. Right-a-way permit applications 3024 through 3031. No exceptions as submitted. Compliant maintenance of traffic procedures for the Indiana M U T C D should be implemented as required for each site specifics. Board of Public Safety approval may be required prior to any lane restrictions or street closure. Any open pavement cut repairs shall adhere to the current city engineering utility cut repair detail requirements. No exceptions. Brian, anything further? No. We hear a motion for approval. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Next up will approval of the following events, road closures, barricades, signage, and other items as requested. Number one, closing chestnut between Southeast 8th Street and Southeast MLK Junior Boulevard in Evansville for the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Foundation. Saturdays, June 27, 2026, August 1st, 2026, August 15, 2026, and September 12, 2026, and September 19th, 2026, for the purpose of EVPL Foundation's concerts on the lawn series. Closure is for food trucks on chestnut at each event and barricades are requested. Next item is New Hope Missionary Baptist Church requests approval of their Camp Hope event closing.