Bangor City’s Finance Committee on Oct. 20 approved awarding the bid for a BGR JACE controller replacement at the airport to AAA Energy of Scarborough, Finance Director Stephanie Kimball said. The project was budgeted at $50,000, and the award was reported as coming in under that budget.

The committee moved and approved the award at the meeting. The motion to award the contract was recorded as passing; the transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the motion or the roll-call vote tally.

"Technology International was the lowest bid, but, we did not get the appropriate documentation," Finance Director Stephanie Kimball said. "So AAA Energy was the second to lowest bidder. We have a strong relationship with this bidder, and the current controller is obsolete and requires replacement. So the Bangor staff has the ability to interface and operate the system in person and remotely." Kimball also said the budget was $50,000 and reported the award amount as below that figure; the transcript's numeric string for the award amount is unclear and therefore not stated here exactly.

Committee members did not record additional debate on alternatives or further specifications during the meeting. No statutory citations, procurement code references, or contract numbers were provided in the committee discussion recorded in the transcript.

City staff will complete the contracting steps following the committee's approval and proceed with the replacement work according to the approved budget and procurement process.