Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Procurement Contracts topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Albany City approves multiple construction contracts and sets new bid deadline for South Community Center
Summary
At a special Albany City Board of Conference meeting April 29, members approved resolutions awarding construction contracts for two park projects, recorded a base bid for a 2025 replacement project, and extended the bid opening deadline for the Albany South Community Center to May 6 with a 5% bid deposit requirement.
Albany City’s Board of Conference on Tuesday, April 29, approved resolutions awarding multiple construction contracts, recorded a base bid for another capital project and set a new bid-deadline for the Albany South Community Center.
The actions matter because they move several public-works projects into contracting or procurement stages: an electrical contract for a learning garden, a general construction contract for a park project, a reported base bid for a 2025 replacement project, and a rescheduled competitive solicitation for the South Community Center.
The board voted on a package of procurement resolutions after staff presented the bid results. The board adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a contract awarding the Lincoln Park Learning Garden electrical contract to Howard R. Plume for $342,800. The resolution states the bidder was the lowest qualified bidder and that the mayor was authorized to execute the contract on behalf of the city.
Separately, the board approved a resolution awarding the general construction contract for the Learning Park project to Peter Luigi and Brothers Contracting for $2,010,000. The resolution language in the transcript similarly identifies the successful bidder as the lowest qualified bidder and authorizes contract execution.
Meeting text records a base bid of $9,469,000 for the “Complete Shipments and the Edge of Service Replacement Project, Year ’25.” The transcript does not clearly identify the successful bidder for that item; the base bid amount is recorded in the meeting notes as presented.
The Department of Recreation asked the board to extend the bid-opening schedule for the Albany South Community Center (general construction, plumbing, mechanical and electrical contracts). The board set proposals to be received by 12:00 p.m. on May 6, 2025, and to be opened at the board’s regular meeting on May 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The solicitation requires bidders to include a deposit equal to 5% of the total bid in the form of a bid bond or certified check.
A motion to accept the package of items was made and seconded; the presiding official called for a voice vote and recorded “Aye.” The board then moved to adjourn.
The meeting transcript contains the formal resolution text for each award and the revised bid timetable; it does not include individual roll-call vote counts or the names of the motion maker and seconder for each resolution. Where the transcript omitted or garbled a bidder name, this article notes that fact rather than substituting an unverified name.
