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Board approves $26,995 for stormwater work at BT MES; county share 10% noted
Summary
Trustees approved hiring Kaye Bellavance Landworks to perform a stormwater project at BT MES, authorizing $26,995 from the capital improvement fund and noting the BUUSD share would be 10%. Board members questioned the vendor's past cost increases and were told the board would be notified if the scope or cost changed.
The Barre Unified Union School District #97 board approved $26,995 to pay Kaye Bellavance Landworks for a Dairy town/BT MES stormwater project, with the district’s share reported as 10 percent and payment to come from the capital improvement fund.
A trustee moved to approve the superintendent’s recommendation to hire Kaye Bellavance Landworks for the stormwater project at BT MES and to authorize payment of $26,995 from the capital improvement fund; another trustee seconded the motion. After brief discussion, the chair called for a voice vote and the motion passed.
At least one trustee expressed concern about the vendor’s historical estimates increasing on prior projects and asked whether the contractor would hold the quoted price. A staff member responded that unforeseen circumstances could require additional charges but said the board would be brought back if the project scope changed. A trustee who had reviewed the prior project clarified that earlier cost overruns had occurred when work proceeded without a formal bid or contract; the current project is under contract, she said, meaning the contractor would need to justify additional charges if they arose.
Trustees who spoke in favor said the item should not require a long public discussion given it was a contracted, bid-backed project. The board approved the motion by voice vote and directed staff to report back if the scope or price changes.
