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Stratford council approves bids, change orders, grants and appointments; highlights and votes at a glance
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Town Council approved multiple change orders and contract awards, several grant applications, a resolution to hire student conservation workers, and two mayoral appointments to the Beautification Commission. Most items passed by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Town of Stratford Town Council on March 10 approved a series of routine and project-specific items including change orders, contract awards for school and town projects, multiple grant-authorizing resolutions, and two mayoral appointments.
Votes at a glance (items approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted):
- Ordinance first reading referred to committee: Item 6.1.01 — Motion to dispense with first reading and adopt as first reading; referred to ordinance committee. - Resolution 6.2.01 — Adopted modified motor-vehicle depreciation schedule under House Bill 7067 (covered separately). - Resolution 6.2.02 — Authorized the mayor to apply for Connecticut Department of Transportation funding of $38,012.70 (no town match) for high-visibility enforcement of distracted-driver laws. - Resolution 6.2.03 — Authorized the mayor to apply for Connecticut Department of Transportation funding of $9,675.96 (no town match) for a seat-belt enforcement program. - Resolution 6.2.04 — Authorized application to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for approximately $36,000.70 (no town match) to hire eight high-school students to assist conservation work at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Long Beach. - Change order approvals for Ferry Creek pump station (Tucker Mechanical Inc.): Change Order No. 8 for $25,771 (additional sound wall reinforcements) and Change Order No. 14 for $34,172 (delay impacts) were approved. - CTEC Solar LLC: Change Order No. 5 for Stratford High School rooftop photovoltaic project for $8,300 (lightning-protection repairs and code compliance) was approved to close out school construction paperwork and begin state audit reimbursement. - Project award: Exterior stair work at Stratford Town Hall (Bid 2025S22) awarded to For You LLC (Woodbridge, CT), low bidder at $258,995; funding a combination of CDBG and town funds (including masonry repair funds). - Project award: Chapel Elementary School boiler replacement (Bid 2025-25) awarded to Sentel McKinnable (Bridgeport) at $507,500. - Project award: Wilcox Elementary School boiler replacements and HVAC upgrade (Bid 2025-26) awarded to Allstate Construction (Provington, CT) at $973,000. - Public Works drainage contracts: Bringsmeade Avenue drainage (ECF Construction, Granby, MA) $53,491; Harvest Ridge Road drainage (ECF Construction) $49,400. - MS4 retention work at West Broad Street: Award to Burns Construction Company (Stratford, CT) at $157,500. - Comprehensive safety action plan for automated traffic enforcement devices (Item 7.3) approved and authorized for submission to CT DOT. - Appointments: Mayor’s appointment of Nancy Zajac and Nancy Lombard to the Beautification Commission confirmed; one recorded vote in favor and one opposed was noted on the appointment item in the transcript.
Several items included brief staff remarks clarifying funding or project context. For example, the Town’s public-works and architectural staff explained that the Town Hall exterior stair project is funded with a combination of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and previously appropriated town funds for masonry repairs, and that the awarded contractor was the low bidder from the public bid process. The CTEC Solar change order was described as a final repair needed to allow state audit and reimbursement to proceed; staff estimated reimbursement could occur in four to six months following the state audit.
The council approved all listed measures by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records motions, seconds and “Aye” responses but does not include roll-call tallies for most items. Where the transcript recorded additional discussion, that is reflected in the article set of documents: for example, staff provided a summary of the vehicle-depreciation effects (agenda item 6.2.1) and the grant-funded student conservation positions were discussed as a recurring, grant-dependent program with employment contingent on continued funding.
Appointments and the adjournment closed the meeting.
