At its Oct. 10, 2025 meeting the Albany Board of Contract & Supply authorized advertising for multiple solicitations, set bid opening dates and awarded several contracts and change orders, the board record shows.

Staff read resolutions directing the secretary to advertise bids for resurfacing of city parks, plumbing maintenance for city buildings, HVAC and temperature‑control inspection and service contracts, purchase of a forklift, and other routine procurement items. Several solicitations were set to have proposals received at the board’s regular meeting on Nov. 4, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.; others were set for Oct. 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The record identifies that some solicitations require a bid deposit equal to 5% of the total bid while others did not require a deposit, depending on the item.

The board accepted low qualified bids and authorized execution of contracts in several instances. Contracts and awards announced on the record include: an electrical maintenance contract to Empire Electric New York LLC (bid amount $37,350); a pest‑control contract to Terminix (bid amount $17,653); and a heating upgrade contract to Black Industries for a Beaver Creek Cleaning River project (bid amount $129,690; bid received 09/16/2025). Staff also reported a change order adding $1,298,785.82 (change order No. 4) to the city hall roof replacement contract (contract No. 9245), which the record lists as bringing the contract value to $11,400,611.89 and changing the completion date.

Other approved change orders included adjustments and field‑condition work at recreation centers and street reconstruction projects. Examples read into the record included: a $50,065 (spoken as “50,065 thousand 59¢” in the transcript; amount requires verification in the official file) increase for a Brevator Street reconstruction contract (contract No. 9358) and multiple change orders for Albany West and U.S. Recreation Center projects to address field‑condition changes, prevailing wage adjustments and additional accessible equipment. One change order for Washington Park (purchase/installation) adjusted the contract (SB158055‑1) for prevailing wage rate adjustments and the addition of an accessible swing, bringing that contract’s new value to $758,852.61. Staff said that most change orders did not change the projects’ final completion dates.

During the solicitations discussion a board member requested a minor title change to a bulb purchase solicitation (spring flowering bulbs vs. “tulips”) and reminded staff that purchases considered public‑works projects require a 5% bid deposit; staff confirmed the 5% requirement where applicable. After reading the procurement resolutions, the board moved, seconded and approved the advertised solicitations, contract awards and change orders by voice vote.

Votes at a glance (as read into the record): Empire Electric New York LLC — electrical maintenance contract — award accepted; Terminix — pest control — award accepted; Black Industries — heating upgrades — award accepted; City Hall Roof Replacement (contract No. 9245) — change order No. 4 — increase of $1,298,785.82 — approved; Brevator Street reconstruction (contract No. 9358) — change order — amount read in the record (see text) — approved; multiple recreation center and playground change orders and adjustments — approved.