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Caribou council OKs diesel-plant demolition contract, selects Harriman for police-station site work
Summary
The City of Caribou awarded a $235,000 demolition contract for the former diesel plant using EPA Brownfields funds and selected Harriman at $111,854 for police-station site-selection work after committee review and debate over a lower-cost rival.
The Caribou City Council on Nov. 17 approved two procurement decisions the city says advance long-running riverfront and public safety projects. Councilors voted to award Industrial Sales and Salvage the contract to demolish the former diesel plant at 142 Lower Lincoln Street under an EPA Brownfields cleanup grant, and they approved Harriman to perform site-selection services for a potential new police station.
Economic and community development specialist Eric Sanderson told the council the diesel-plant project attracted multiple bidders; two proposals were responsive and the review panel recommended Industrial Sales and Salvage. Sanderson summarized environmental concerns at the site — asbestos in the roof, lead paint and universal hazardous waste — and the RFP’s requirements for off-site disposal and demolition. The contract award amount approved by the council was $235,000.
Council debate on the police station site-selection contract centered on scope and cost. The council received competing proposals from Harriman ($111,854) and Port City ($63,700). Harriman’s proposal includes a local project manager and a public-safety subconsultant (Rob Manns) with prior knowledge of Caribou’s earlier space-planning work; Port City’s bid was materially lower. Councilors and selection-committee members said Harriman’s local presence and the subconsultant’s continuity with past planning work were key factors in the recommendation. After discussion the council voted to accept Harriman’s proposal, with one councilor recorded as opposed.
Why it matters: The demolition removes an environmental and redevelopment impediment at a riverfront parcel eligible for EPA Brownfields funding; the site-selection work is the next step in a stalled effort to plan a new public-safety facility and will produce minimum criteria, site visits and a recommendation for a preferred site.
What happens next: Staff will finalize contracting and move forward with scheduling demolition activities, and Harriman will begin the site-selection study and reporting as specified in its proposal.
