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Votes at a glance: Albany County Public Works Committee approves contract awards, easements and project amendments
Summary
The committee approved a string of routine items including a contract renewal for liquid polymer, a utility easement for the MPP Arena solar array, transformer upgrades for the MVP Arena, inspection and design contracts, small easement acquisitions, and a rail‑trail connector license; most votes were unanimous by voice vote.
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Albany County Legislature Public Works Committee approved a series of routine but substantive items by voice vote. The resolutions and contracts below reflect actions recorded in the meeting transcript; where the transcript did not supply a numerical roll‑call, votes were recorded as unanimous voice approvals.
Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Polydyne, Inc. contract renewal (Item 4): Committee authorized a one‑year renewal for liquid polymer purchase tied to a 2023 RFB. The contract value was presented in the transcript as $400,000 for a one‑year term to expire Dec. 31 of the year. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
- Utility easement with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Item 2): Committee authorized a utility easement to allow installation, operation and maintenance of utility lines at 51 South Pearl Street for the MPP Arena parking‑garage carport solar array and to support electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure. Staff said the rooftop array will enable EV charging on multiple garage levels and that the total planned number of chargers is 52. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
- Transformer upgrades at MVP Arena (Item 6): The committee authorized awarding transformer replacement/upgrade work to the lowest bidder, Spring Electric, with a bid figure presented as $426,000 and a not‑to‑exceed total of $468,600 including contingency. Motion carried unanimously.
- Construction inspection contract for 8 Mile Creek culvert replacement (Item 8): Committee authorized an agreement with Creighton Manning (CME) for construction inspection services for County Route 405 over 8 Mile Creek. Motion carried unanimously.
- Design and consultant agreements for corridor projects (Items 9 and 10): Committee authorized a state agreement for design and right‑of‑way incidental work and a consultant contract (CME) for the Maxwell Road–Albany Shaker corridor; the presentation cited a design/ROW amount of $733,910. Motions carried unanimously.
- Easement acquisitions for Conner Road Corridor (Item 11): Committee authorized acquiring a temporary easement, a permanent easement and fee interest needed for drainage, culvert work and a handicap ramp with a total not to exceed $23,519. Motion carried unanimously.
- Shared services program with DPW and municipalities (Item 12): See separate article for discussion and details; motion carried unanimously.
- Amendment to supplemental agreement with Cliff Hager/Cliff Harbor and Associates (Item 13): Committee approved amending prior Resolution 332 (2024) to correct a clerical error in the supplemental agreement amount; the supplemental should read $492,000. Motion carried unanimously.
- License agreement with Town of Bethlehem (Item 14): Committee authorized a license agreement for a connector between the Cherry Avenue multi‑use path and the Albany County Rail Trail. Motion carried unanimously.
All actions above were recorded in the transcript as motions with seconds and unanimous voice votes. The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally for individual legislators for most items; outcomes are recorded as unanimous voice approvals.
