Princeton approves roof-coating contract, seeks bids for fire bay floor; council discusses City Hall first-floor refresh

The Princeton City Council on Monday approved a resolution awarding a contract for roof coating at the city’s electric building and heard staff updates about additional facilities projects, including an open bid invitation for resurfacing the fire and ambulance bay and an informal council request to refresh the City Hall public area.

By voice and roll call, the council approved Resolution R-25-16 to award a contract to the low bidder for roof coating work on the electric building north of the railroad tracks; the transcript does not identify the contractor name or contract amount.

City staff announced an open invitation for bids to resurface the concrete floor in the fire and ambulance bay inside the Princeton Fire Department building. The project covers roughly 7,100 square feet; sealed bids must be submitted to City Hall and will be accepted until Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. Staff noted that prevailing wage rules apply to the project.

In new business, Councilmember Jerry (first name not specified on the record) asked council and staff to consider remodeling the City Hall public area on the first floor — removing wallpaper and applying fresh paint — as a way to make the public entrance more appealing. Council consensus was supportive; staff indicated they will pursue next steps, but no formal motion, funding authorization or timeline was recorded.

Taken together, the actions reflect routine capital maintenance and small-scale facility improvements: a funded and approved roof coating contract, a planned resurfacing project moving to competitive bid, and a council direction to explore cosmetic improvements to City Hall. The transcript includes no contractor names, cost figures for the roof project, or a formal appropriation for City Hall renovation; those details were not specified in the meeting record.