Hebron to rebid school generator project after initial bids rejected; installation targeted for summer 2026
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Town staff told the Hebron Board of Selectmen on July 10 that a $2 million state grant will fund a larger generator and site work to make a regional school building an emergency shelter, but earlier bids were nonresponsive and the town will rebid and pre-purchase equipment to meet a summer-2026 installation target.
Town staff and outside representatives updated the Board of Selectmen on July 10 about a state-funded generator project intended to make the regional school building usable as an emergency shelter.
The town received a $2,000,000 grant secured with help from state legislative leaders and the governor’s office for a larger generator and site work, the representative said. The project has been divided into phases because of funding and scheduling. A first bid for the generator pad and exterior site work drew no responses that met the town’s summer-window scheduling requirement; staff plan to rebid the site work with a start goal in September so exterior work can be completed before the frost season.
On the generator procurement itself, town staff opened four bids; two were incomplete or nonresponsive. Following advice from the town attorney and because of ambiguities in the original RFP language, staff rejected all bids, revised the procurement documents and will rebid. The representative said lead times on large generators averaged about 40 weeks, so the town plans a pre-purchase to secure equipment availability — the target is to complete the generator installation and have the building operational as a shelter in summer 2026, contingent on securing a compliant generator and completing site work.
Staff noted ongoing coordination with school administration for site work and that the town will resubmit the generator RFP to broaden the pool now that pricing information is visible to vendors. No construction contract awards were made at the July 10 meeting.
Less critical details: Officials expect to rebid both the site work and the generator procurement, to work with the school administration on scheduling, and to try to pre-purchase the generator by the end of October to keep the project on the summer-2026 timeline. Town staff will return with procurement results and schedule estimates in future meetings.