Finance committee approves multiple contract amendments, cuts Lincoln Avenue pipeline award

Warwick’s Finance Committee voted June 2 to approve a bundle of contract awards and amendments affecting water, public works, IT and public safety operations.

The committee amended the award for the 29 Lincoln Avenue water-main replacement project, reducing the previously proposed $1,000,000 award to $694,380. Public Works Director Eric Earls told the committee the reduced award reflects the successful low bid ($587,650) plus a 20% contingency ($115,730). Earls and council members said the project is a straightforward replacement of about 600 linear feet of cast-iron pipe with PVC and that Stantec, the city’s consultant, had vetted the bidder and did not expect the large overruns seen on unrelated projects. The committee approved the amendment and then the item as amended.

Also approved: - Adding Pete’s Tire Barn as an additional vendor on an existing city tire bid for the remainder of the contract term (no additional funding requested). Christy Moretti (Public Works) said the vendor is local to Providence and will provide a local option when primary vendors lack specific tire sizes for sanitation and emergency vehicles. - A contract alteration and…