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Council defeats motion to hire Stantec for Gilboa Ave. solar pavilion design
Summary
Keene City Council voted down authorization to hire Stantec Consulting for engineering design of the Gilboa Avenue Solar Pavilion, citing councilor concerns about the firm’s project management and unexpected high bids for related downtown work.
Keene — The Keene City Council on Dec. 8 voted against authorizing the city manager to execute an engineering agreement with Stantec Consulting Services for the Gilboa Avenue Solar Pavilion project, after several councilors raised concerns about Stantec’s ability to manage local projects and recent bid results for downtown infrastructure raised budget concerns.
Councilor Thomas F. Powers, presenting the finance committee’s recommendation, said the design agreement would be for an amount not to exceed $340,000 and…
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