Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approves four procurement contracts, including fire engine repairs and new utility truck

Chip Bokin, Danbury’s purchasing agent, called the Board of Awards to order at 10:01 a.m. and said the agenda included four procurement items. "We have 4 items on the agenda," he stated as he read in department representatives and staff present.

The board approved all four items by voice vote, with motions made and seconded and each motion recorded as carrying unanimously.

The most significant item was a sole-source repair requisition for Fire Engine No. 26. The fire department requested that the repair work be awarded to Firematic Supply, identified in the record as the authorized dealer for Pierce fire trucks in Connecticut; the total quoted cost was stated as $88,739.08. The board approved a purchase order to Firematic Supply following a motion and a recorded second.

The board also approved renovations at the Red Barn Environmental Center. The record lists BMP Construction as the proposed contractor under the Capital Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) on-call construction contract for a quoted cost of $64,513.24; the board voted to issue a purchase order for that work.

Public Utilities’ request to replace the roof slab at the Navi Road valve chamber of a Danbury water tower was awarded to BMP Construction under the same CRCOG on-call contract, with a proposed cost of $52,715.06. A board member prompted to make the motion and a recorded second preceded the unanimous approval.

Finally, the board authorized the purchase of a Chevrolet Silverado for the Public Utilities Department. The requisition was made to Northwest Hills Chevrolet under a state contract, with a quoted price of $66,567.14 for a truck described in the record as a "3,504 by 4 truck with a dump body and a plow." The motion was seconded (recorded as by Garrett) and approved unanimously.

Votes at a glance - Fire Engine No. 26 repairs (Firematic Supply): approved (motion carried unanimously). - Red Barn Environmental Center renovations (BMP Construction): approved (motion carried unanimously). - Navi Road valve chamber roof slab replacement (BMP Construction): approved (motion carried unanimously). - Chevrolet Silverado purchase (Northwest Hills Chevrolet): approved (motion carried unanimously).

The board adjourned after the four approvals. No public comments, amendments, or dissent were recorded in the transcript.

Next steps: procurement staff will issue purchase orders or process contract documents per the approved requisitions; the transcript does not list specific implementation dates or contract numbers.