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Rome board awards $14.64 million Kessinger Dam contract and approves multiple city agreements; sale of Madison Street parcel defeated
Summary
At its May 29 meeting the Board of Investment Contract in Rome approved a $14,640,000 Kessinger Dam rehabilitation contract and a series of other contracts, bids and personnel changes; one proposed property sale was defeated.
The Board of Investment Contract for the City of Rome on May 29 approved a $14,640,000 contract for the Kessinger Dam rehabilitation and a package of other contract awards, bid authorizations and a personnel change, and defeated a proposed sale of a city-owned parcel.
The board voted to award RFP 20250011G to Slate Hill Constructors Inc. for the Kessinger Dam rehabilitation project for $14,640,000. Phil, a city staff member, said the project schedule "because of in-water constraints, is gonna push us right to the first quarter of 2027 for project completion." President John Nash presided over the meeting.
The approval of the Kessinger Dam contract was among a string of largely uncontested resolutions. The board authorized the mayor to award RFP 202511E Electrical and enter into an agreement with O'Connell Electric Company Inc. for the Kettinger Dam rehabilitation project for $574,000. It also authorized an agreement with Gorrick Construction Corp. for demolition of tornado-damaged structures at 425 Erie Boulevard and 328 Ridge Street for $333,000 (RFP number transcribed as "2020Five-six" in the record).
The board authorized the city clerk to advertise for bids for a police department cargo trailer (RFP 2025010) and to request bids for the 200 Railroad Street demolition project (RFP 2025011). It approved an agreement with Dolomite Products Company (amount transcribed as "2393703 dollars"), an agreement with Production Painting and Services Inc. for $15,750, and an agreement with MJ Bourbon Inc. for $15,000. The board also approved agreements with the Utica Police Department, Gridley Page Inc. for $5,000, and the Rome Family YMCA for use of Greesick Field.
On personnel, the board approved Resolution 98, authorizing creation of one water treatment plant operator position (EW8320) and deletion of one operator trainee position (EW8320).
Two items addressed sales or easements of city property. The board approved a permanent easement agreement with the Town of Lee for tax map parcels 171.001-1-5.1 and 171.001-1-5.3 (record transcribes the consideration as "Dollars1"). Members removed Resolution 90 from the table to consider sale of city-owned parcel 1806 North Madison Street; the board defeated that sale after noting it had been defeated the previous night. The board removed Resolution 91 from the table and approved the sale of city-owned parcel 301 McCray Street; the minutes note that the matter had also been passed by the common council the previous night.
All roll-call and procedural motions recorded in the meeting were routine: roll call showed Mayor Lanigan excused; President John Nash and board members Gerard Feeney, Joe Giuliano and Brian Adams were present. Most resolutions were moved and seconded on the floor and approved by voice vote.
The board adjourned after completing the agenda.
