Land bank accepts low bid for demolition contract; two bids received

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.