Rev. 06/05/2026 00020 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: Sealed proposals for the Evansville West HVAC Modifications project will be received by the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility, Evansville, Indiana at the Sunrise Pump Station, located at 1200 Waterworks Road, Evansville, Indiana 47708 until 3:00 p.m., local time, on July 21, 2026. Bids are to be placed in a drop box* located inside a private vestibule on the southeast side of Sunrise Pump Station until approximately 2:30pm local time. (*If drop box is locked, approximately 30 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting, hand-deliver the bid to an EWSU staff member in the scheduled meeting room prior to the scheduled meeting time. Standard drop box hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.) Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received later than the above time and date will be returned unopened. No conditional bids will be considered. The work for which bids are to be received consists of: Installation of a new makeup air unit for the tunnel system along with new electrical and gas utilities, removal of existing control fans, wiring, and switches from the office system, installation of dedicated heating/cooling unit for the control panel room including an indoor and outdoor unit and electrical, replacement of HVAC controls in each building, and testing and balancing on HVAC systems. Work shall also include all supervision, equipment, traffic control, granular backfill, pavement restoration (milling included), flushing, disinfecting, testing and all appurtenances necessary to complete the work shown in the Drawings and Specifications. All work must be ready for satisfactory and continuous operation, in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications. The above referenced project description includes items that are part of the Itemized Base Bid. The Contractor shall be responsible for all work shown on the plans and described in the specifications pertaining to the Itemized Base Bid, regardless of the installation method chosen. The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility further reserves the right to waive informalities, and to award the contract to the lowest and most responsible bidder (or bidders), all to the advantage of the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility, or to reject all Proposals. A mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 am, local time, on July 7, 2026, virtually via an online meeting platform or phone conference. Instructions for virtual access will be provided in advance of meeting through a notification to both known plan holders and external plan rooms. Email questions regarding virtual access to eplans@ewsu.com. The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility, 1 NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47708, and may be secured from the Utility by submitting a Project Access request form through https://ewsu.com/forms/project-access. If you have additional questions regarding the access process, please email eplans@ewsu.com. Dated this the 26th day of June, 2026. BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVANSVILLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY: Steven Heidorn, President Chris Rutledge, Vice President Andrew Angel, Member Karma Johnson, Member Ed Ziemer, Member Marco L. DeLucio, Board Attorney ATTEST: Ann-Marie Kieffer Board Secretary Evansville Courier Press June 26, 2026 & July 3, 2026