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RESPONSIBLE BIDDING ORDINANCE G-2016-14 AMENDED INTRODUCING: Mosby, Weaver, and Adams

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RESPONSIBLE BIDDING ORDINANCE 2016-14 AMENDED INTRODUCING: Mosby, Weaver, and Adams

COMMITTEE: PUBLIC WORKS

(OBSERVATION-THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE SEEMLY WILL GIVE THE LOCAL TRADE UNIONS A BOOST)

 

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 15.30SECTION 3.95.040 (RESPONSIBLE BIDDING PRACTICES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES

WHEREAS, the City of Evansville, Indiana (“City”), is required by law pursuant to I.C. 36-1-12-4 to award capital improvement certain contracts for public works projects to the “lowest responsive and responsible” bidder;

WHEREAS, the City, based upon its experience, has determined that quality workmanship, efficient operation, safety, and timely completion of projects requires all bidders meet certain minimum requirements in order to be a “responsive and responsible” bidder;

WHEREAS, applicable state law also requires that bidders meet certain minimum requirements in order to be a “responsive and responsible” bidder;

WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-12-4(b)(10) further requires that the City entity awarding a public works contract where bids are required to consider certain factors when determining whether a bidder is “responsive”, such factors include: 1) whether the bidder has submitted a quote that conforms in all material respects to the specifications; 2) whether the bidder has submitted a bid that complies specifically with the invitation to bid and the instructions to bidders; and 3) whether the bidder has complied with all applicable statutes, ordinances, resolutions or rules pertaining to the award of a public contract;

WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-12-4(b)(11) further requires that the City entity awarding a public works contract where bids are required to consider certain factors when determining whether a bidder is “responsible”, such factors include: 1) the ability and capacity of the bidder to perform the work; 2) the integrity, character, and reputation of the bidder; and 3) the competence and experience of the bidder;

WHEREAS, the City seeks to enhance its ability to identify “responsive and responsible” bidders on all City public works construction projects by institution of more comprehensive submission requirements which are in compliance with Indiana state law;I.C. 36-1-12 et. seq.;

WHEREAS, the “Responsible Bidding Practices and Submission Requirements” Ordinance will preserve administrative resources by ensuring that only qualified contractors and subcontractors are awarded contracts on public works construction projects; and

WHEREAS, the “Responsible Bidding Practices and Submission Requirements” Ordinance will assure efficient use of taxpayer dollars, will promote public safety and is in the public interest.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City of Evansville as follows:

Section 1. Amendment of Title 153 of the Code. Title 153 of the Evansville Municipal Code is hereby amended by establishing a new subsection within Chapter 15.303.95 of the Code, which shall read as follows:

Chapter 15.30
RESPONSIBLE BIDDING PRACTICES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Sections:
15.30.010 3.95.040 Responsible Bidding Practices and Submission Requirements

(1) Bid submission requirements

15.30.020 15.30.030 15.30.040 15.30.050 15.30.060 15.30.070 15.30.080

15.30.010

Post-bid submissions from subcontractors Validity of pre-qualification classification Incomplete submissions by bidders
Responsive and responsible bidder determination Certified payroll

Public records
Penalties for false, deceptive, or fraudulent statements / information

Bid submission requirements

Contractors proposing to submit bids on any City of Evansville, Indiana (“City”),public works project estimated to be at least seventy-five thousandOne Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollars ($75150,000.00) or more must, prior to the opening of bidsbid submission deadline, submit a statement made under oath and subject to perjury laws, on a form designated by the City and must include:

(A)A copy of a print-out of the Indiana Secretary of State’s online records for the bidder dated within sixty (60) days of the submission of said document showing that the bidder is in existence, current with the Indiana Secretary of State’s Business Entity Reports, and eligible for a certificate of good standing. If the bidder is an individual, sole proprietor, or partnership, this subsection 15.30.010(A3.95.040(1) shall not apply;

(B)A list identifying all former business names.
(C) Any determinations by a court or governmental agency for violations of federal, state, or

local laws including, but not limited to violations of contracting or antitrust laws, tax or licensing laws, environmental laws, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”), or federal Davis- Bacon and related Acts;

(D)A statement on staffing capabilities, including labor sources from which labor will be derived on the public works project;

(E) Evidence of(E) Evidence that the contractor is in compliance with I.C. 5-16-13-12 and its requirements pertaining to participation in apprenticeship and training programs applicable to the work to be performed on the project, which are approved by and registered with

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the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, or its successor organization, with such evidence including a copy of all applicable apprenticeship certificates or standards for such training programspublic work project;

(F) A copy of a written plan for employee drug testing that: (1) covers all employees of the bidder who will perform work on the public work project; and (2) meets, or exceeds, the requirements set forth in I.C. 4-13-18-5 or I.C. 4-13-18-6section 3.95.020 of this Chapter and I.C. 36-1-12-24;

(G)The name and description of the management experience of each of the bidder’s project managers and superintendents that bidder intends to assign to work on the project;

(H)Proof of any professional or trade license required by law and section 3.95.030 of this Chapter for any trade or specialty area in which bidder is seeking a contract award, disclosure of any suspension or

revocation within the previous five years of any professional or trade license held by the company, or of any director, office or manager employed by the bidder;

(I) Evidence that the contractor is utilizing a surety company which is on the United States Department of Treasury’s listing of approved sureties; and

(J) A(J) The contractor shall provide a written statement of any federal, state, or local tax liens or tax delinquencies owed to any federal, state, or local taxing body in the last five years.

The City reserves the right to require supplemental information from the bidder for verification of any of the information provided by the bidder and may also conduct random inquiries of the bidder’s current and prior customers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not apply to a public work project performed by the City in accordance with I.C. 36-1-12- 3(b).

(2) 15.30.020 Post-bid submissionsSubmissions from subcontractors

(A)All bidders shall provide a written list that discloses the name, address, and type of work for each first-tier subcontractor from whom the bidder has accepted a bid and/or intends to hire on any part of the public work project, including individuals performing work as independent contractors, within five (5) business days after the date the bids are due.. In accordance with section 3.90.110, all bidders shall adhere to City policy and procedures pertaining to minority owned business and women owned business utilization.

(B)In addition, each such first-tier subcontractor shall be required to adhere to the requirements of section 15.30.0103.95.040(1) of this chapter as though it were bidding directly to the City, except that first-tier subcontractors shall submit the required information (including the name, address, and type of work for each of their first-tier subcontractors) to the successful bidder no later than five (5) business days after the subcontractor’s first day of work on the public work projectbidder and the bidder shall then forward said information to the City. Payment shall be withheld from any first-tier subcontractor who fails to timely submit said information until such information is submitted and approved by the City.

(C)Upon request, the City may require any second and lower-tier subcontractorsbidder to provide the required information (including name, address, type of work on the project and the name of the higher-tier subcontractor).) about its second and lower-tier subcontractors. Payments shall be withheld from any second or lower-tiered contractorbidder who fails to timely submit this information until this information is submitted and approved by the City. Additionally, the City may require the successful bidder andto remove the relevant subcontractor to remove theor

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second or lower-tier subcontractor from the project and replace it with a responsive and responsible subcontractor.

(D)Failure of a subcontractor to submit the required information shall not disqualify the successful bidder from performing work on the project and shall not constitute a contractual default and/or breach by the successful bidder. However, the City may The City may withhold all payments otherwise due to a bidder for work performed by a subcontractor, until thesuch subcontractor submits the required information required pursuant to this chapter and the City approves such information. The City may also require that successful bidder to remove the subcontractor from the project and replace it with aSuccessful bidders shall only be permitted to use approved subcontractors which have provided required information to the City about the applicable responsive and responsible subcontractor.

(E)The disclosure of a subcontractor (“Disclosed Subcontractor”) by a bidder or a subcontractor shall not create any rights in the Disclosed Subcontractor. Thus, aA bidder and/or subcontractor may not substitute another subcontractor (“Substitute Subcontractor”) for a Disclosed Subcontractor by giving thewithout written approval of City. The contractor shall provide written notice of the name, address, and type of work of the Substitute Subcontractor. The Substitute Subcontractor isshall be subject to all of the obligations of a subcontractor under this chapter.

(3) 15.30.030 Validity of pre-qualification classification

(A) Upon designation by the City that a contractor’s or subcontractor’s submission in anticipation of a bid is complete and timely, and upon any further consideration deemed necessary by the City, the contractor or subcontractor may be pre-qualified for future City public works projects. A contractor’s classification as “pre-qualified” shall exempt the contractor or sub-contractor from the comprehensive submission requirements contained herein for a period of twelve (12) months. Thereafter, contractors or subcontractors who are pre-qualified must submit a complete application for continuation of “pre-qualified” standing on a form provided by the City (also referred to as the “short form”) by December 31st for the upcoming calendar year. Failure by any pre-qualified contractor or subcontractor to timely submit its complete application for continuation of “pre-qualified” standing shall result in automatic removal of the designation, effective January 1 of the upcoming year. However, the “removed” contractor or subcontractor shall still be permitted to bid on City public works projects.

(B) Any material changes to the contractor’s status, at any time, must be reported in writing within ten (10) days of its occurrence to the City. The pre-qualification designation is solely within the discretion of the City and the City specifically reserves the right to change or revoke the designation for a stated written reason(s).

(C) Denial of pre-qualification shall be in writing and shall be forwarded to the contractor within seven (7) working days of such decision. Any contractor denied or losing pre- qualification status may request reconsideration of the decision by submitting such request in writing to the City within five (5) business days of receipt of notice of denial.

(4) 15.30.040 Incomplete submissions by bidders
(A) It is the sole responsibility of the potential bidder to comply with all submission

requirements applicable to the bidder in this section 15.30.010 above3.95.040 by no later than 4826-6290-1551.v1

the public bid opening. Post-bid submissionsSubmissions from subcontractors must be submitted in accordance with section 15.30.0203.95.040(2) above. Submissions deemed inadequate, incomplete, or untimely by the City may result in the automatic disqualification of the bid.

(5) 15.30.050 Responsive and responsible bidder determination

The City, after review of complete and timely submissions, shall, in its sole discretion, after taking into account all information in the submission requirements, determine whether a bidder is responsive and responsible. pursuant to I.C. 36-1-12-4. The City specifically reserves the right to utilize all information provided in the contractor or subcontractor’s submission or any information obtained by the City through its own independent verification of the information provided by the contractor.

(6) 15.30.060 Certified payroll

(A) For public work projects in which the cost is at least Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), the successful bidder and all subcontractors working on a public work project shall, upon request by the City, submit a certified payroll report utilizing the federal form now known as a WH-347 which must be prepared on a weekly basis and submitted to the City within ten (10) calendar days after the end of each week in which the bidder or subcontractor performed its work on the public work project. These certified payroll reports shall identify the job title, work classification, rate of pay, tax deductions, and craft of each employee on the project, e.g. journeyman electrician or apprentice electrician. The successful bidder and all subcontractors may satisfy the requirements of this section, if requested by the City, by providing the federal form now known as a WH 347.

(B) The City may withhold payment due for work performed by a bidder if the bidder fails to timely submit its certified payroll reports until such time as such certified payroll reports are submitted. The City may also withhold payment due for work performed by a subcontractor if the subcontractor fails to timely submit its certified payroll reports until such time as such certified payroll reports are submitted. The City shall not withhold payment to a bidder for work performed by the bidder or for work performed by subcontractors who have submitted their certified payroll reports, because one or more other subcontractors failed to timely submit their certified payroll reports.

(7) 15.30.070 Public records

All information submitted by a bidder or a subcontractor pursuant to this chapter, including certified payrolls, are public records subject to review pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records law (IC 5-14-3).

(8) 15.30.080 Penalties for false, deceptive, or fraudulent statements / information

Any bidder that willfully makes, or willfully causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement, or willfully submits false, deceptive or fraudulent information in connection with any submission made to the City shall be disqualified from bidding on all City

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projects for a period of three (3) years and may be enforced pursuant to EMC 1.05.170 and 1.05.180, or as otherwise provided by statute.

(9) Conflict and Applicable Law

This section 3.95.040 shall be interpreted and construed in harmony with I.C. 36-1-12, I.C. 5-16-13 and all applicable provisions of the Indiana Code as they pertain to public work projects, nothing herein shall be interpreted to be in conflict therewith. Should there be a conflict, the applicable provisions of the Indiana Code shall govern.

Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected by such a determination. These other provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect without the invalid provision.

Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council.

PASSED BY the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, on the ___ day of _________________, 2016, and on said day signed by the President of the Common Council and attested by the City Clerk.

____________________________ Missy Mosby
President of the Common Council

ATTEST:

____________________________ Laura Windhorst, City Clerk
City of Evansville, Indiana

Presented to me, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Evansville, Indiana, and to the Mayor of said City, the ____ day of ________________, 2016, at _____ o’clock __.m. for his consideration and action thereon.

____________________________ Laura Windhorst, City Clerk
City of Evansville, Indiana

Ivy Tech Community College & Gibson County Schools to Announce New Initiative 

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Ivy Tech Community College and Gibson County Schools will announce a new initiative at a press conference Wednesday, March 30, at 9:30 a.m. (CST).  The event will be held at Ivy Tech’s Princeton Instructional Center in Princeton, IN.

Gibson County Schools and Ivy Tech Community College 

Press Conference

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

9:30 a.m. (CST)

Ivy Tech Princeton Instructional Center

2431 S. Crabtree Drive, Princeton, IN 47670

School officials and Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor, Jonathan Weinzapfel, will lead the announcement. Community leaders will be in attendance at the event. This event is open to the public and community members are also encouraged to attend.

MONSTER JAM IS REVVING INTO TO FORD CENTER, APRIL 15-16

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EVANSVILLE Monster Jam® Tickets Now Available
Monster Jam at Ford Center

Feld Motor SportsSM announced tickets for the MetroPCS and Dairy Queen present Monster Jam Brought to you by Casey’s General Stores the world’s premier monster truck series, are on sale at the Ford Center and surrounding Ticketmaster locations. Monster Jam is revving into Ford Center, April 15-16, 2016. Three shows in the Evansville market due to extreme popularity with great discount offers starting March 21.

Monster Jam® events are affordably priced for the whole family with $20 adult tickets and $10 kid’s tickets (ages 2-12) with a limited amount of $22 Gold Circle and $25 Front Row tickets. Participating Casey’s General Stores are offering a $5 off adult ticket coupons starting March 21 while supplies last. Free Pit Passes, valid for Friday 4:30-5:45 p.m. ONLY, are available at participating Dairy Queen stores starting March 21 while supplies last Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pit Party available for purchase. The Party in the Pits gives fans the opportunity to get a view of the massive monster trucks up close and meet the drivers. Pit Passes are available for purchase for $10 adults and kids (ages 2 -12) at the Ford Center Box Office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Pit pass and an event ticket are required for entry to the Party in the Pits. Friday, April 15, 7 p.m. event ticket along with Pit Pass required for Friday entry. Saturday, April 16, 2 p.m. event ticket along with Pit Pass required for Saturday entry. The Saturday evening, 7 p.m. performance does not include a Pit Party before the show. Starting March 21, pick up a Buy One Adult Ticket, Get One Kid’s Ticket FREE saving voucher at participating Evansville MetroPCS locations.

The Evansville show will feature: the ever-popular Grave Digger driven by Charlie Pauken, Monster Mutt Junkyard Dog driven by Dustin Brown, Soldier Fortune Black Ops driven by Tony Ochs, El Toro Loco driven by Becky McDonough, Xtermigator driven by JR McNeal, Razin Kane driven by Buddy Tompkins! All appearances are subject to change without notice. Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12 feet wide, monster trucks are custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, monster trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster trucks can fly up to 125 to 130 feet (a distance greater than 14 cars side by side) and up to 35 feet in the air.

For more information on Monster Jam, log onto www.MonsterJam.com. To follow Monster Jam on Facebook and Twitter, log on to Facebook.com/MJOnline and Twitter.com/MonsterJam.

Fantasy sports regulation bill approved by Pence

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IL for www.theindianalawyer.com

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Thursday signed a bill giving the Indiana Gaming Commission authority to regulate daily fantasy sports companies.

The bill includes requirements that players be at least 18 years old, prohibits contests based on college or high school sports and sets an initial licensing fee of $50,000 for companies such as DraftKings and Fan Duel.

About 20 states are considering bills to regulate the industry, in which players pay to compete online for cash prizes by picking teams of real-life athletes and racking up “fantasy” points based on how they perform.

An estimated 500,000 to 1 million Hoosiers play daily fantasy sports, which lawmakers said they sought to regulate before the growing industry became too large. Indiana is one of a handful of states to officially sanction and regulate the games; other states have sought to ban them as illegal gambling.

Adopt A Pet

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FUTURE ARTIClE

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Stepping Up’s ‘Her Story’ honors historic Evansville women

Provided photos Patricia Weinzapfel as Saleta Evans during a past performance of "Her Story."

Provided photos Patricia Weinzapfel as Saleta Evans during a past performance of “Her Story.”
March 18, 2016
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Becky Kasha will portray Dr. Stella Boyd, the first local female obstetrician/gynecologist.

Becky Kasha will portray Dr. Stella Boyd, the first local female obstetrician/gynecologist.

Suffragist Berta Pratt King

Suffragist Berta Pratt King

Roberta Heiman as the moderator in a former production of "Her Story" at the YWCA.

Roberta Heiman as the moderator in a former production of “Her Story” at the YWCA.

Lucy Himstedt will aportray Bertha King, a suffragist.

Lucy Himstedt will aportray Bertha King, a suffragist.

By Kelly Gifford of the Courier and Press

Several community leaders, educators and activists will pay homage to historic Evansville women and the contributions they made to the city on Thursday.

Stepping Up will present “Her Story: Evansville Women in the 20th Century” — a free performance commemorating the accomplishments and impact of historic Evansville women from the 19th and 20th century — at 6 p.m. Thursday. The performance is the fourth since its inaugural production about 15 years ago and at Eykamp Hall at the University of Evansville Ridgway Center. Audience members will have a chance to share their own stories of influential women in their lives at the conclusion of the show.

“Her Story” was created after the Evansville Bar Association received a grant to create a Women’s History Month program. Susan Helfrich, longtime executive director of the association, Patricia Weinzapfel and former journalist Roberta Heiman got together to write a script featuring women making a significant impact on Evansville. The trio also searched for area women to portray those historical figures during the production.

Heiman updated the script for this year’s performance to include several new women. Some of the historic figures include Ethel McCullough, first director of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library; Marjorie Soyugenc, former Welborn Hospital President and CEO; Sally Stewart, founder of the Club for Young African American Women; Tamar Althouse, first female attorney in the region and Albion Fellows Bacon.

The cast is made up of about 20 women, with Heiman the moderator introducing each woman and giving background on each. She said the show offers a firsthand look at the women who helped shape Evansville, many of whom don’t always get the recognition for their contributions to the betterment of the city.

“It’s something that every woman can relate to, and most men as a matter of fact,” she said. “Women’s history is social history. What happens to a woman happens to everybody. What we do affects our children, partners and community. It’s a story for everybody.”

The women portraying the Evansville influencers serve several different roles in the city today. Some of the women participating include LaNeeca Williams, diversity director for the University of Evansville; Pat Bateman, chief development officer for the Girl Scouts of Southwestern Indiana; Pat Lowery, CFO of the Surgery Center; Jan Davies, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southwestern Indiana and Lynn Miller-Pease, executive director of Leadership Evansville.

Charlene Tolbert, a former editor at the Courier & Press, is portraying someone a little more familiar than her counterparts — her mother. During World War II, Tolbert’s mother was a riveter working on airplane wings and other machinery in Evansville, a role not normally offered to women.

Tolbert said her mother empowered her growing up to be whatever she wanted and didn’t need to be confined to the typical roles of women at the time, unless she wanted that.

“Her experience gave me the courage to pave my own way, and I always had her support in doing whatever I was capable of,” Tolbert said. “It’s imperative that we remember that these women we are honoring have been instrumental in giving all of us the chance to do whatever we think we are big enough to do.”

Stepping Up is a committee of Women’s Equality Day which encourages women to hold leadership roles in the community.

Controversial Goal Sparks Komets Win over IceMen

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(Bengtsberg keeps Evansville in the game, but IceMen fall 3-1 in Fort Wayne.) 

Scoring 1 2 3 Final
Evansville 1 0 0 1
Fort Wayne 0 1 2 3

 

Shots 1 2 3 Total
Evansville 7 2 4 13
Fort Wayne 12 16 14 42

 

  PP Penalties
Evansville 1/3 5 for 10 minutes
Fort Wayne 0/2 6 for 12 minutes

 

 

Records:  Evansville: 26-31-7-2; Fort Wayne: 37-21-6-2

 

Goalies:  FW – Vazzano (W), 2-2-2-0, 12 saves, 1 GA

EVN – Bengtsberg (L), 9-13-4-1, 39 saves, 3 GA

 

Scoring:

1st Period:  1. EVN – Trecapelli 1 (PP, Rumble, Wideman, 17:07)

2nd Period:  2. FW – Meurs 14 (Beaupre, L.Thomas, 19:59)

3rd Period:  3. FW – Meurs 15 (Crunk, L.Thomas, 11:42); 4. FW – Friedmann 1 (Corbett, K. Thomas, 13:22)

 

FORT WAYNE, IN – The Fort Wayne Komets heavily outshot the Evansville IceMen and got a little help from a controversial goal at the end of the second period on their way to a 3-1 win Saturday at Memorial Coliseum.

 

Evansville received three first period power plays, and on the second man-advantage, Nick Trecapelli blasted a one-timer from the left point past Komets goalie Alex Vazzano late in the frame. It was Trecapelli’s first career goal. The IceMen registered their first official shot just over 11 minutes into the game, but finished with seven in the period. Christoffer Bengtsberg stopped all 12 Fort Wayne shots in the first 20 minutes.

 

Fort Wayne dominated the second period, outshooting Evansville 16-2. However, Bengtsberg was stellar in net in keeping the Komets off the board. At the buzzer, a Komets shot deflected up into the air and  bounced into the net after the horn. Initially it was ruled no goal, but after a lengthy conversation, the call was reversed and Fort Wayne was rewarded the game-tying goal.

 

Garrett Meurs got credit for the goal, and added a second one with 8:18 left in regulation to give Fort Wayne their first lead. Rookie David Friedmann fired a shot from the slot past Bengtsberg for his first career goal with 6:38 to play to put the game out of reach, as the Komets cruised to victory. Bengtsberg was solid in the loss, as he stopped 39 of 42 shots, while Vazzano made 12 stops in the win.

 

The IceMen return home for their final two home games at the Ford Center next weekend. Friday, Evansville hosts the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:05pm on Autism Awareness Night. Saturday, April 2 is the Home Finale at 7:05pm, as the IceMen finish their home schedule against the Tulsa Oilers. The IceMen wrap up the weekend with a quick stop back in Fort Wayne at 5pm EST Sunday, April 3.

 

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FINAL HOME GAMES

Fri. 4/1 – Cincinnati at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

                        Autism Awareness Night

Sat. 4/2 – Tulsa at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

Home Finale – TRCI Mini Stick Giveaway – Zooperstars

                       

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AUTISM AWARENESS NIGHT – APRIL 1ST

The IceMen only have two home games remaining at the Ford Center. Evansville hosts the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday, April 1 at 7:05pm on Autism Awareness Night. Representatives from Inspiring Autism Spectrum Families will be in attendance and have a booth on the concourse with information to raise awareness, and the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive bandanas.

 

FRIDAY HAT PACKS

Get a ticket and a limited edition IceMen hat for only $20 for the game Friday, April 1 against the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:05pm. This is the final Friday game of the season, and the last chance to take advantage of this offer. Call the IceMen front office at 812-421-GOAL (4625) for details.

 

“MEMORIES WEEKEND” – HOME FINALE – APRIL 2nd

Evansville plays its final game at the Ford Center Saturday, April 2 at 7:05pm against the Tulsa Oilers. As a part of “Memories Weekend”, the IceMen will celebrate memories of the organization’s eight years in Evansville from the AAHL days, to the CHL to the ECHL, including the team’s Davidson Cup Championship in 2010. The first 1,000 fans into the arena will receive team autographed mini goalie sticks, presented by TRCI.

 

ZOOPERSTARS RETURN

Saturday, April 2 also marks the much anticipated return of the ZOOperstars, when the IceMen take on Tulsa at 7:05pm at the Ford Center for the Home Finale. Dance along with the likes of “Mario Lemule”, “Whale Gretzky” and “Squidney Crosby” as they perform during the first and second intermission. For more information about the ZOOperstars or to see a sample video of one of their performances, visit: http://www.zooperstars.com/top-intermission-entertainment-act-for-nhl-minor-league-hockey.html

 

FAMILY 4 PACKS ARE BACK

Get 4 Upper Level tickets to either IceMen game next weekend for only $40! Lower level tickets are also available at a discounted rate when buying 4 or more.  The offer is only available online or by calling the IceMen offices at 812-421-GOAL (4625).

 

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