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Select Board reviews two bids for Sam Lakehouse garage rebuild, asks for contractor clarifications
Summary
The board opened two invited bids for the Sam Lakehouse garage rebuild—one at $58,000 with optional upgrades and one at $49,000—and reviewed separate electrical and HVAC estimates; members asked staff to distribute bids to board members, collect technical clarifications from bidders, and return with answers at the next meeting.
The Canterbury Select Board opened two contractor bids for the Sam Lakehouse garage rebuild and reviewed associated electrical and HVAC estimates, then asked staff to obtain clarifications before the board makes an award.
The two primary bids received were: Peter Galatis (Galatis) at $58,000 (with optional add-ons for synthetic slate and cement-based siding that would add cost) and Shaker Heights Custom Homes LLC at $49,000 (specifying 30-year asphalt shingles and cedar siding, with a $1,500 reduction if cement siding used). Board members noted the roughly $9,000 difference and asked for specification details on windows, siding grade, and roofing materials.
The board also reviewed two electrical estimates (one at $7,500, another at $6,000) and noted HVAC pricing had not been returned from potential vendors; prior projects were cited as reference points (e.g., HVAC at other town buildings ran roughly $6,700–$7,500 in recent years). Board members asked staff to provide copies of both contractor bids to Select Board members, pull detailed specifications from the higher-priced bid, and circulate contractor questions to the bidders with a Thursday deadline for board-member questions so the contractors could respond before the board’s next meeting.
Board members discussed scheduling constraints: interior work was to wait until after August 1 because of the town fair; exterior work could proceed sooner if contractors wished. The board did not award the contract at the meeting and set a decision timeline based on obtaining clarifications. Ending
Staff will send copies of both bids and contractors’ specifications to the Select Board, compile questions submitted by board members by the stated deadline, forward them to the contractors, and return the contractors’ responses for a decision at the next meeting.
