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Menands board moves forward on fire alarm replacement, discusses building access-control upgrade
Summary
Board favored a $36,400 Imperial Systems quote to replace an unmonitored fire alarm at 250 Broadway (reimbursement expected under a state grant) and discussed unifying building access-control systems; formal vote tally for the alarm contract was not recorded in the transcript.
Speaker 1 reported that the fire alarm at 250 Broadway is no longer monitored and said the board obtained two quotes. "Imperial was one we felt best about, and they're also the lowest bidder at $36,400," Speaker 1 said, and added the project will be reimbursed under a New York State grant via Phil Stack's office (grant name not specified in the transcript).
Speaker 2 moved to approve Imperial Systems Incorporated to replace the alarm system at 250 Broadway at the quoted price of $36,400; the motion was seconded on the record but an explicit vote tally was not included in the transcript. Board members discussed that monitoring costs would be approximately $30–$50 per month depending on the vendor, and Speaker 1 said upgraded monitoring is important because the village no longer staffs a dispatch position full time.
Separately, Speaker 1 described plans to evaluate unifying the access-control system across the municipal building (police and fire sides) and to obtain additional quotes. The police department will also seek a third quote to replace worn flooring; those items will return to the board for a future vote.
Next steps: staff will proceed as directed to finalize vendor selection and return contract documents and final cost breakdowns to the board for formal action if needed.
