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Board awards landscape-tree purchase to nearer bidder after delivery costs raise total price for distant bidder
Summary
The Board of Awards selected the nearer bidder (transcribed as 'Hard Scrabble') for a Forestry Department tree order after staff said the lower unit prices from a distant bidder (transcribed as 'Shick Mills Nursery') were outweighed by high delivery charges and exceptions on tree size.
The Danbury Board of Awards approved a bid to purchase landscape trees for the Forestry Department for use in 2025–2026, choosing the nearer bidder after staff review of unit and delivery costs.
Tim Nolan, superintendent of public services, told the board he reviewed two bids and found that although the bidder transcribed as “Shick Mills Nursery” had lower unit prices, its delivery charges—about $2,200 per delivery and requiring two deliveries—would push its overall cost above the nearer bidder transcribed in the transcript as “Hard Scrabble.” Nolan also said the lower bidder took exceptions by offering smaller-gauge trees than the specifications required.
“I reviewed the bid and found that, because of the distance to the apparent low bidder, their delivery cost were $2,200 a piece,” Nolan said. Nolan recommended awarding the contract to the nearer firm; a motion to award was made and seconded by Mr. Garrick, and the motion carried.
The transcript does not record final dollar totals for the award, and the vendor names and spellings appear inconsistently in the record; readers should consult the city’s procurement files for the definitive vendor names, addresses and contract amounts.
