Foster council authorizes council president to sign Amendment A for police building pre‑construction services, $359,150 fee

The Foster Town Council authorized Council President Steven Plouffe to sign “Amendment A,” a pre‑construction services amendment to the town’s contract with NEC for the police building project. The amendment lays out a design and permitting timeline and a fee schedule the council said is needed to move the project into design development.

Council President Steven Plouffe (council president) moved the authorization; the motion received a second and passed on a voice vote. During the meeting the council reviewed the timeline in the amendment: design‑development documents due March 3; zoning and planning civil set due March 11; design‑development budget March 24; permit set documents and construction drawings in late March–April; and a final budget and pricing target of May 7. The fee for the described work was stated in the documents as $359,150, to be billed monthly based on work completed.

Members of the council and the police building committee indicated the detailed, itemized materials and labor estimates made the scope easier to understand and allowed the town to begin moving documents toward permitting. A council member said the schedule could still be accelerated to meet grant timelines and noted NEC would try to move some deliverables earlier if feasible.

The council recorded a voice vote in favor of authorizing the council president to sign the amendment; the meeting record does not include a roll‑call tally. Council members said the pre‑construction services were necessary to produce permit‑ready documents and a firm budget estimate so the town can pursue and align existing grant requests.