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Council committee approves low bid for Penguin Library interior finishes; city to use bond funds
Summary
After a second bid opening, CT General Contractors submitted the low responsive bid for the Penguin Library interior finishes project; the finance committee approved awarding the contract and to fund it using the city's bond proceeds rather than the library's remaining GL balance.
The Finance Committee on June 16 approved awarding the Penguin Library interior finishes Phase 3 contract to CT General Contractors, after a second bid solicited four bidders and returned a low bid that staff reported as $313,927.
Judith Wright, the library director, told the committee the second solicitation produced substantially lower bids than the first attempt; “we had 4 bidders participate. And the low bidder was CT General Contractors for $313,927,” Wright said. Staff said they had added alternates into the base bid to avoid reducing scope.
Finance staff told the committee the project will be paid from bond proceeds instead of the library’s current $280,000 capital balance. City finance staff reported the bond fund has nearly $5 million and that current projections for next year show about $4.1 million in projects; staff said paying the library project from bond proceeds fits existing bond spending plans.
Motion and vote: a motion to award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, CT General Contractors, was made and seconded; the committee approved the award by voice vote, recorded as 5 to 0.
Why it matters: the contract moves forward work on a public library facility and uses bond funds to match planned capital spending and maintain the library’s project schedule. Committee members thanked staff for re-soliciting the bid and said the lower bids preserved project scope.
