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Council approves WPCA payments, PhosFAX analyzer purchase and interior wall work at Torrington Ford Fire Station

Torrington City Council and Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) · March 3, 2026

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Summary

Acting as WPCA, the council approved payments to Wright-Pierce Engineering totaling about $17,066.91, authorized a sole-source PhosFAX analyzer purchase for $29,036.66, and awarded $23,004.75 for an interior separation wall at the Torrington Ford Fire Station to Millennium Builders Inc.

The Torrington City Council, acting as the Water Pollution Control Authority, approved several routine and department-recommended expenditures on March 2.

The council approved payments to Wright-Pierce Engineering for capital projects: $10,065.47 for the Harris Drive pump station upgrade and $7,001.44 for the Winstead Road Force Main replacement. Council members then approved a sole-source purchase of a PhosFAX SC phosphate analyzer from Hatch Company of Loveland, Colorado, for $29,036.66, funded from WPCA operating account O03-888535-0000; the administrator’s letter provided the sole-source justification.

Separately, the council accepted a facilities manager recommendation to use the CRCOG EZIQC bid list and awarded the installation of an interior separation wall and ceiling at the Torrington Ford Fire Station to Millennium Builders Inc. (Torrington) for $23,004.75, to be paid from building maintenance account GL0130888852450000. Facilities manager Jamie explained the project is a first step to create segregated office space so the station could be staffed more regularly.

Why it matters: These routine approvals move capital and operational maintenance projects forward for wastewater infrastructure, public-safety facilities and equipment monitoring. The sole-source procurement for the PhosFAX analyzer was presented with written justification from the WPCA administrator.

Next steps: Projects proceed to implementation under the designated departments; the PhosFAX purchase was authorized and the fire-station work awarded.