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Danbury Board of Awards approves eight contracts, including sidewalk, wastewater equipment and pole surveys
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approved eight purchase orders and contract awards — including $82,391.86 for Maple Avenue sidewalks, wastewater plant equipment, dam inspections and a $76,875 field-survey contract for utility poles — and renewed cellular service for public-safety vehicle data terminals.
The Danbury Board of Awards met Aug. 20 and approved eight purchase orders and contract awards across multiple city departments, the board’s purchasing agent said.
Chip Volkin, the city’s purchasing agent, opened the meeting and read department requisitions before the board voted on each item. "So the total proposed cost is $82,391.86," Volkin said when presenting the first award, for Maple Avenue sidewalk replacement to BMP Construction under a regional on‑call construction contract. The motion to award was moved, seconded and approved.
The board approved a guide‑rail contract on Barnum Road to Total Fence for $28,388 under the contractor’s Connecticut state contract, a $22,650 purchase order for return sludge pumps at the wastewater treatment plant requested under Veolia’s operating agreement, and the purchase of two tubular sewage mixers at a total estimated cost of $23,203.94 that Veolia had requested be performed under its operating agreement with the city.
Public Utilities also presented a proposal for the 2025 annual water‑supply dam inspections; Volkin said the work was proposed at "not to exceed $17,000" under an on‑call contract. The board voted to award that work and discussed that the expense would be charged to capital, with staff to arrange necessary transfers.
The board approved WSP to perform services under its on‑call contract at an estimated $97,500, with members noting the purchase would be charged to capital and that funding transfers would be arranged. Technology services requested an extension with AT&T Mobility for cellular service for mobile data terminals in emergency vehicles; the memo presented lists current counts and monthly costs (EMS: 18 modems at $715.14/month; Fire: 2 modems at $79.36/month; Police: 105 modems at $4,135.16/month). The board approved renewal under AT&T’s cooperative agreement, and Volkin said quantities and charges are subject to change throughout the year.
On the last agenda item, the engineering department requested a field survey by Eversource and Frontier on roughly 1,600 poles to assess availability of pole structures for occupancy. Volkin said the total cost is $76,875 and that a purchase order would be listed against an existing contract; the board approved the award.
Most motions were moved by a committee member and seconded from the board; recorded votes and discussion were brief and focused on funding source (capital vs. operating) and contract authority. Every presented item was approved during the meeting; several motions were described on the record as carrying unanimously. The meeting adjourned after the final vote.
The board did not identify contested items or dissenting arguments on record; staff will issue purchase orders or contracts and provide copies of proposals when executed, per Volkin.
