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Rutland Town approves final payment to VMS, closes public safety building contract

5854902 · September 10, 2025
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The Rutland Town Select Board approved release of the final retainage to VMS and accepted the architect’s signoff, closing out construction of the town's public safety building despite a roughly $272,000 cost overrun funded from town accounts.

Rutland Town Select Board on Sept. 9 voted to approve the contractor's final pay request for VMS, releasing the remaining retainage and formally closing the public safety building construction contract. The board said the payment will come from the town's capital improvement account.

Board members said architect Ed Clark has signed off on the work. Select Board Chair Kurt Hathaway said the project met the architect's expectations and recommended release of the final payment.

The payment…

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