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Board awards Longlot Elementary materials-testing contract to Connecticut Materials Testing Lab Inc.
Summary
Selectmen approved an award to Connecticut Materials Testing Lab Inc. to provide special inspections and materials testing for the Longlot Elementary School project; services are unit-cost tests included in the project's soft costs.
The Board of Selectmen on Jan. 14 approved awarding RFP 206-156T for special inspections and materials testing at Longlot Elementary School to Connecticut Materials Testing Lab Inc.
Jay Keenan of the Longlot School Building Committee said the committee received three responses and determined Connecticut Materials to be the lowest qualified bidder. Keenan described unit-cost services that include concrete slump tests, cylinder breaks, weld visual inspections and soil-compaction checks and said the lab will perform testing from the start of construction through project completion. "Anytime we pour concrete, they're there to check the tickets to make sure it's the proper mix, it's the proper design strength and it's going in the right location," Keenan said.
Keenan said test reports will go to project manager Susan Japores, the construction manager, the design team and the Westport Building Department. Keenan also confirmed that soil testing around removed oil tanks will be included in the testing scope and that hazardous-materials abatement consultants have been retained as part of the project's soft costs. Selectmen voted 3-0 to approve the award.
A member of the public asked whether the testing is part of the original appropriation; Keenan confirmed the testing is included in the project's soft costs and the previously approved appropriation.
