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Finance committee signals support for staff recommendation to buy backhoe from United Construction

Bangor City Finance Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary

At the Feb. 18 Bangor City Finance Committee meeting, staff presented three bids for a public-works backhoe and recommended awarding the purchase to United Construction based on life-cycle costing and past performance; committee members questioned warranty and repair-cap provisions but raised no objection in committee.

Bangor City finance staff told the Finance Committee on Feb. 18 that three bids were received for a new public-works backhoe and that staff recommends awarding the purchase to United Construction of Bard Street based on life-cycle cost analysis and prior performance.

Finance Director Stephanie Kimball (first named in the transcript as present) described the life-cycle bid tab as including…

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