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Evansville Board of Public Works Meeting - October 8, 2026

City Council — Thursday, October 8, 2026
BodyEvansville, Indiana
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, October 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

1:09

Motion to approve.

Speaker 2

1:10

Second.

Speaker 1

1:11

All in favor?

1:12

Aye.

1:13

Moving on to new business.

Unassigned speaker

1:16

The

Speaker 1

1:16

City of Evansville City Engineering requests approval of change order number one for the agreement with Rivertown Construction LLC for road repairs on Main Street from 4th to 5th streets.

1:30

This is project number 26-002.

1:34

This is the final change order to adjust for overages and underages of quantities installed during construction, decreasing the PO by $5,000 and 30 cents.

1:48

The new total cost is 413,778 and 19 cents.

1:55

Brian Mundy, anything further?

1:57

No.

1:58

Coming in a little under?

1:59

That's good.

2:00

Any questions from the board?

2:01

No.

Speaker 2

2:01

No.

Speaker 1

2:02

Motion to approve.

Speaker 2

2:03

Second.

Speaker 1

2:03

All in favor?

2:04

Aye.

2:04

Aye.

2:07

Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineering requests permission to advertise project number 26-009 2026, Barrett Law.

2:18

The advertisement

Unassigned speaker

2:19

will

Speaker 1

2:20

run October 16th and October 23rd, 2026.

2:24

Can I get a motion for approval for that advertisement?

2:28

Motion to approve.

Speaker 2

2:29

Second.

Speaker 1

2:30

All in favor?

2:31

Aye.

2:34

Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineering requests permission to seek quotes for project number 26-19.

2:42

Traffic signal meter relocations.

2:45

Brian Mundy, what can you tell us about that?

Speaker 3

2:47

Um of our uh traffic signals, the electric meters are on um center point poles, and they've asked us to start to moving those onto our own poles.

2:59

So this is just a uh project to move two of those.

Speaker 1

3:12

Do I have a motion for approval for

Unassigned speaker

3:15

the

Speaker 1

3:15

permission to see quotes for that project?

3:17

Motion to approve.

Speaker 2

3:18

Second.

Speaker 1

3:19

All in favor?

Speaker 2

3:20

Aye.

Speaker 1

3:20

Aye.

3:21

Next up, right-away permits.

3:23

The city engineer's office requests board consideration of appendix A right-of-way permit applications with the following recommendations.

3:30

Right-of-way permit application three two three four as submitted.

3:36

Compliant maintenance of traffic procedures for the Indiana M UTCD should be implemented as required for each site specifics.

3:42

Board public safety approval may be required prior to any lane restriction or street closure.

3:47

Any open pavement cut repairs?

3:50

Shall adhere to the current city engineering utility repair detail requirements.

3:55

Anything further?

3:57

No.

3:58

Motion for approval.

3:59

Motion to approve.

Speaker 2

4:00

Second.

Speaker 1

4:00

All in favor?

4:01

Aye.

4:01

Aye.

4:01

Then understand Brian, you have a couple of other things to bring to the other

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Summary of Proceedings

Evansville Board of Public Works Meeting - October 8, 2026

The Board of Public Works for the City of Evansville met on October 8, 2026, to consider several engineering and infrastructure items, including change orders, project advertisements, right-of-way permits, and utility backfill standards. Discussions also included an update on the Dresden Outfall emergency repair project. All motions were approved unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Change Order No. 1 – Main Street Road Repairs (Project 26-002): The board approved a final change order with Rivertown Construction LLC that decreased the purchase order by $5,000 and 30 cents, bringing the total project cost to $413,778.19. The adjustment accounted for overages and underages of quantities installed during construction.
  • Advertisement for Barrett Law Project (Project 26-009): The board granted permission to advertise the 2026 Barrett Law project, with advertisements to run on October 16 and October 23, 2026.
  • Traffic Signal Meter Relocations (Project 26-19): The board authorized seeking quotes for relocating two traffic signal electric meters from CenterPoint poles to City-owned poles, as requested by the utility.
  • Right-of-Way Permits: The board approved the appendix A right-of-way permit applications as submitted, contingent on compliance with maintenance of traffic procedures per Indiana MUTCD and adherence to city engineering utility repair detail requirements for open pavement cuts.
  • Utility Backfill Standards – Poplar Grove Neighborhood Water Green Project: Brian Mundy, City Engineer, discussed a request from the water and sewer utility to relax the flowable fill requirement for a specific project (Poplar Grove) due to significant cost increases. He noted that on a recent bid, using granular fill vs. flowable fill increased costs by over $120,000 on a small project. Mundy expressed confidence in the utility’s improved compaction practices (moving from two-foot lifts to one-foot lifts) and recommended allowing granular fill for this project, with plans to bring a revised standard detail to the board in the future. The board approved the request for the Poplar Grove project and asked Mundy to return with updated standards.
  • Dresden Outfall Project Update: Mundy provided an update on the emergency repair project declared by resolution. Following a request for proposals, three contractors responded, and the board selected Bowen Engineering based on their proposal for a permanent fix. The project will be executed on a time-and-materials basis under an existing contract with the utility (EWSU). Mundy indicated that details regarding funding and the transition from the Board of Public Works to the utility board are being coordinated with the controller’s and legal offices. No vote was taken; this was an informational update.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Change Order No. 1 for Main Street road repairs (unanimous).
  • Approved advertisement for the 2026 Barrett Law project (unanimous).
  • Approved seeking quotes for traffic signal meter relocations (unanimous).
  • Approved right-of-way permit applications as recommended (unanimous).
  • Approved the use of granular backfill for the Poplar Grove Neighborhood Water Green Project and directed staff to bring back revised utility backfill standards (unanimous).
  • Approved bills and payrolls (unanimous).
  • Adjourned the meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Moving on to new business. The City of Evansville City Engineering requests approval of change order number one for the agreement with Rivertown Construction LLC for road repairs on Main Street from 4th to 5th streets. This is project number 26-002. This is the final change order to adjust for overages and underages of quantities installed during construction, decreasing the PO by $5,000 and 30 cents. The new total cost is 413,778 and 19 cents. Brian Mundy, anything further? No. Coming in a little under? That's good. Any questions from the board? No. No. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineering requests permission to advertise project number 26-009 2026, Barrett Law. The advertisement will run October 16th and October 23rd, 2026. Can I get a motion for approval for that advertisement? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineering requests permission to seek quotes for project number 26-19. Traffic signal meter relocations. Brian Mundy, what can you tell us about that? Um of our uh traffic signals, the electric meters are on um center point poles, and they've asked us to start to moving those onto our own poles. So this is just a uh project to move two of those. Do I have a motion for approval for the permission to see quotes for that project? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Next up, right-away permits. The city engineer's office requests board consideration of appendix A right-of-way permit applications with the following recommendations. Right-of-way permit application three two three four as submitted. Compliant maintenance of traffic procedures for the Indiana M UTCD should be implemented as required for each site specifics. Board public safety approval may be required prior to any lane restriction or street closure. Any open pavement cut repairs?

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