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Board awards annual battery contract to Interstate Batteries after operational review
Summary
Danbury City awarded its annual unit-price battery contract to Interstate Batteries, citing documented operational evaluations (reliability, cold-weather performance, warranty support) despite a slightly higher extended total than the lowest bidder; the action passed unanimously.
The Board of Awards on Feb. 11 approved a unit-price contract for automotive batteries to serve multiple city departments, awarding the work to Interstate Batteries after staff reviewed bids and departmental operational input.
Purchasing Agent Jake Volpe said officials received four bids and judged two nonresponsive. Parts Authority submitted the lowest extended total listed in the record as $32,006.00; Interstate Batteries' bid was listed at $32,829.12. City staff and affected departments documented operational experience favoring Interstate Batteries, reporting superior reliability, fewer "no-start" incidents, better cold-weather performance and stronger warranty support. Under City Code section 2-202(b), the award factors in quality, suitability and past performance in addition to price; the board voted to award to Interstate Batteries.
The record cites the Parts Authority proposal to supply the DECA brand, which city staff said has no operational history in the fleet, raising concerns about its suitability for heavy-duty emergency use. The motion to award to Interstate Batteries was seconded and carried unanimously.
