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Transfer-station bids stalled by USDA specs; board sends DES comment letter and reviews warrant articles
Summary
Select Board members discussed rejected bathroom bids at the transfer station after USDA-required bid-spec changes, reviewed the recycling-building design and potential $132,000 engineering costs, approved a comment letter about the DES White Lake substation permit, and previewed warrant articles, including EV chargers and library solar grant funding.
The Tamworth Select Board on Dec. 19 heard an extended update on transfer-station projects, took a vote to send a comment letter to New Hampshire DES on a local substation permit, and reviewed draft warrant articles for the 2025 town meeting.
Speaker 6 said the town rejected a single bathroom bid that came back at roughly $250,000 and reported that USDA-required bid specifications differ from the town’s existing documents. Because USDA technical and procurement requirements could force rework of bid documents, Speaker 6 said the town may decide to decline USDA funds for the bathroom and build the facility with town funds on a simpler procurement schedule. “I’m contemplating meeting in mid January…
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