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Bedford council approves $523,700 for two 6-wheel trucks and outfitting after limited bids
Summary
The Bedford Town Council awarded contracts to purchase two 6-wheel cabin-chassis trucks and to outfit them with dump bodies, plows and sanders after a single formal chassis bid and a negotiated deal for the bodies. Councilors questioned bid solicitation practices and asked staff to consider formalizing vendor outreach.
Bedford Town Council on July 16 awarded contracts to buy two 6-wheel cabin-chassis trucks and to outfit them with dump bodies, plows, wings and sanders for winter and summer maintenance work. The council approved a $274,000 purchase for two chassis from Allegiance Trucks of Manchester, N.H., and a $249,700 contract with HP Fairfield of Hopkinton, N.H., to outfit the vehicles. The combined approval totals $523,700.
The purchases came after Public Works Director Jeff Foote told the council the town received a single chassis bid on May 19. "We received one bid from Allegiance Trucks of Manchester, New Hampshire at $137,000 per truck or $274,000 total for the bid," Foote said. He said the town publicly…
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