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Fall River redevelopment authority authorizes bidding, OKs chair to award small invasive-management contract
Summary
The Fall River Redevelopment Authority authorized staff to put the Northfield Point revetment project out to bid and voted to let Chair John Erickson award a related invasive-species contract up to $75,000; members discussed Seaport grant timing, cost estimates and winter work limits.
The Fall River Redevelopment Authority on June 25 authorized staff to bid a Northfield Point shoreline revetment and invasive-species management package and voted to allow Chair John Erickson to sign a contract for the invasive-species work up to $75,000 if awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
The action matters because staff said timely bidding would produce cost estimates the authority can use while the city awaits possible Seaport grant funding; members repeatedly flagged uncertainty about the state grant schedule and about whether grant rules or seasonal constraints would limit when work can occur.
Karen Martin, project manager, told the authority “the bid…
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