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Berlin council approves $3.16 million package to begin phased Town Hall renovation after debate over contingency and furniture
Summary
The Berlin Mayor and Council voted to award a $2.39 million construction contract (plus elevator alternate and contingency) and to transfer $1.045 million from reserves to capital for a phased Town Hall renovation; council held furniture spending until it approves an itemized procurement list.
The Berlin Mayor and Council on Feb. 9 approved an amended package to start a phased renovation of Town Hall that staff said addresses long-running building failures and code-required upgrades. The motion, approved unanimously, awards the base construction contract to Keller Brothers, includes an elevator alternate and sets a contingency and a furniture budget that the council agreed must be itemized and separately approved.
Council members and staff spent more than an hour debating scope and funding before the vote. Danielle, a project staffer, summarized the bids and alternates, saying the base construction bid is $2,391,000 and that five alternates were priced separately: annex building work, an upgraded audiovisual system, an elevator, façade improvements and a generator. The council accepted the recommendation to include the…
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