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Lincoln commission authorizes Front Street contracts, approves lead service-line program and temporary lunch closure
Summary
The commission authorized piggyback procurement to award Front Street cleaning and lining work to Walsh (budgeted at up to $775,000), approved using the town's paving contract for full-depth restorations, authorized a lead service-line replacement award not to exceed $275,000, and temporarily changed office hours to close 12:30–1:00 for staff lunch.
At a regularly scheduled meeting, the Lincoln Town Commission voted to authorize multiple procurement steps and operational changes tied to the Front Street rehabilitation and town services.
The commission approved a motion allowing the superintendent to piggyback on East Providence's state bid so Lincoln may contract with Walsh for the Front Street cleaning and lining project; the item referenced a budget figure of $775,000 for the overall contract and passed by voice vote. Torres explained piggybacking avoids an additional six months and expense of rebidding and that the contractor had agreed to honor the previously bid pricing.
Separately the commission authorized the superintendent to use the town's contract with Tucket Ready Mix (the town's paving contractor) for full-depth restorations and paving work that Walsh will not perform; that authorization also passed unanimously. Torres said the town budgeted $1,000,000 for the Front Street water-main rehabilitation and that the immediate requests would come in under that amount (he cited line items of roughly $7.75 and potential $75,000 paving allowances in the discussion).
On lead service-line replacement, Torres described an RFP and scoring process and said federal/state requirements (EPA/Department of Health) mandate the program. The commission voted to authorize awarding the program contract with a tie and bond not to exceed $275,000; one speaker referenced accepting a bid for $270,000 during the vote. Torres noted a $100,000 budget line for possible basement inspections that the town might avoid by using internal staff, reducing external costs.
The commission also voted to adopt a temporary change in office hours: the municipal office will be open starting at 07:30 and closed daily from 12:30 to 1:00 for staff lunch (signage and website notice will be posted). Commissioners approved a short trial period and asked staff to report back if adjustments are needed to avoid customer-service issues.
All formal motions on these items were passed by voice vote; the meeting later moved to an executive session on personnel and investigatory matters and then adjourned.
