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Town council OKs $36,312 contract for town facilities condition assessment after debate over consultants vs. in‑house work
Summary
The council authorized the town manager to sign a $36,312 professional services agreement with Bureau Veritas to assess town facilities, a 3–6 month project. Public speakers questioned consultant spending given the town’s financial pressures; the measure passed with one council no vote.
The Fairfax Town Council on April 2 authorized the town manager to execute a professional services agreement with Bureau Veritas for a facilities condition and needs assessment, not to exceed $36,312, a project staff said will produce a roughly 20‑year plan and cost estimates for town buildings.
Planning Director Jeff Beisswanger summarized the proposal: the consultant will review town‑owned buildings (town hall and police department, the community center, the women’s club and pavilion, the corporation yard, and ball‑field structures), assess immediate and longer‑term maintenance and capital needs, and produce cost estimates and a plan useful for capital budgeting and grant applications. Beisswanger said the…
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