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Tamworth awards waterline installation and hires architect oversight for transfer station bathroom project
Summary
Select Board approved a waterline installation contract not-to-exceed $10,500 and a construction-supervision agreement with Alba Architects for up to $8,750; trenching, insulation and pavement removal still under review.
Tamworth Select Board members voted April 22 to award the transfer station waterline installation to Hartley Well Drilling for an amount not to exceed $10,500 and to authorize a proposal from Alba Architects for construction supervision not to exceed $8,750.
Richard Doucet, who provided transfer-station updates to the board, said he had an estimate from Hartley and that other plumbing firms either declined to bid or had not responded. The Hartley estimate included an expansion tank that the town has already purchased; Doucet said that should reduce the final cost. “That price does not include trenching and backfilling,” Doucet said, noting the highway department would handle disposal of pavement and the town could supply sand and gravel to reduce costs.
After discussion, a Select Board member moved and the board approved the Hartley award with the stated not-to-exceed amount, with the understanding the price could decrease when invoice details are reconciled with the already‑purchased expansion tank.
Doucet also described a Cobalt trenching quote of about $1,800 for trenching and backfill and said Cobalt recommended cutting a larger piece of pavement instead of a small trench to avoid future slumping. The board did not vote to award the trenching at the meeting; Doucet said the town will seek an updated Cobalt estimate that accounts for a larger pavement cut and insulation to protect the waterline from deep frost.
Finally, the board approved a proposal for Alba Architects to perform periodic construction review and submittal review for the bathroom project, not to exceed $8,750. Doucet said Alba had already been performing some oversight informally while work got underway and that formalizing the contract would ensure the firm can review submittals and conduct monthly inspections.
Board members asked staff to follow up with Cobalt to get a new trenching estimate that covers pavement removal and insulation; the trenching item will be considered again at the board’s next meeting.
