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Georgetown council awards salt barn contract and approves new public-works vehicle
Summary
The Georgetown Town Council awarded a $498,700 contract for a public works salt barn to AJT Homes LLC and approved a vehicle purchase for the public works department not to exceed $66,872; one council member recusal was recorded on the vehicle vote.
The Georgetown Town Council voted to award a bid for a new public works salt barn and to approve a vehicle purchase for the public works department during the meeting.
On the salt barn, the council accepted a recommendation from town engineering staff and awarded the contract to AJT Homes LLC for $498,700. Town staff said the project was advertised in December 2024 and January 2025 and that three bids were opened on Feb. 5. Funding for the salt barn will come from the town’s Realty Transfer Tax. The council approved the award by voice and roll-call vote; council members recorded five ayes and zero no votes.
On the vehicle purchase, town staff reported five bids for a new public works vehicle that had been approved in the FY2025 budget. Staff recommended an award to Enterprise Fleet Management for a 2025 Ram 4500 in an amount not to exceed $66,872. During the discussion a council member noted that “Daniel did recuse him.” When the council voted, one recusal was recorded and the tally was announced as four ayes, zero no votes and one recusal. The meeting record shows the vehicle purchase was approved as recommended.
Why it matters: The salt barn is a capital project intended to store bulk salt/sanding supplies for winter operations; the vehicle purchase replaces equipment approved in the fiscal year 2025 budget and supports routine public-works operations.
Details from staff: The salt barn solicitation drew bids from AJT Homes LLC, Delmarva Veteran Builders and Wayland Company; town engineers found all bids to be in order before recommending AJT Homes. For the vehicle purchase, staff reviewed bids from multiple vendors (First State Chevrolet, Enterprise Fleet Management, Hertrick Fleet Services) and recommended the Enterprise Fleet Management Ram 4500 based on pricing and evaluation by finance staff and the public works director.
Council procedure notes: A recusal was recorded for the vehicle vote as noted in the meeting transcript; the council did not provide further details in the public record at the time of the vote.
No further action on either item was required at the meeting beyond the contract award and vehicle authorization.
