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Council approves procurement changes: pipeline award cut, telephony, network and analytical-testing contract amendments
Summary
The Warwick City Council approved a package of procurement and contract changes including an amendment reducing the Lincoln Avenue pipeline award to $694,380, a two-year $60,000 award for analytical water testing, a one-year telephony services award to Cox for $121,000, and a network services piggyback for $117,600.
Warwick City Council members voted on a slew of procurement items during the finance committee and full council session, approving several amendments to previously posted awards and exceptions to bid.
The committee amended the Lincoln Avenue pipeline award (PCR 71-25) down from $1,000,000 to $694,380, which the department described as the vendor bid of $587,650 plus a 20% contingency ($115,730). Eric Earls of Public Works explained the amendment and said the project replaces approximately 600 linear feet of cast-iron pipe with PVC. The amendment passed at committee and was approved by the council.
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