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Hopkinton council authorizes town manager to award water system management contract to Northeast Water Solutions
Summary
After staff recommended awarding the water system management contract to Northeast Water Solutions Inc., the council authorized the town manager to execute the award; the company was the sole bidder and has prior experience in the region.
The Hopkinton Town Council voted on April 7 to authorize the town manager to award the Hopkinton Water System Management contract to Northeast Water Solutions Inc., the sole bidder on the solicitation.
Staff said the RFP was advertised and that Northeast Water Solutions was the low and only bidder; the firm has provided services previously in the region and was used by neighboring Richmond, which staff said should reduce coordination friction for testing and flushing operations. Public works and staff described prior work with the firm as positive.
A councilor moved and seconded a motion to allow the town manager to award the contract to Northeast Water Solutions; the motion passed on a unanimous voice/roll‑call vote recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council did not discuss contract dollar amounts at the meeting; staff indicated standard vendor vetting had been completed and that details of the award and subsequent work would be handled by the town manager and public works director.
Implementation tasks include executing the contract and coordinating system operations with neighboring towns and the vendor; the council’s vote authorizes the town manager to finalize terms.
