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Danbury purchasing meeting approves series of equipment, service and paving contracts; one vending bid rejected
Summary
Danbury City’s purchasing officials on Feb. 19 approved change orders for the emergency operations center, equipment purchases for public safety and utilities, school FF&E (80% state-reimbursed), library software and multiple paving contracts; one vending bid was ruled nonresponsive and will be rebid.
Chip Volpe, Danbury’s purchasing agent, opened the Feb. 19 meeting and the purchasing panel approved a slate of contract awards and change orders covering city operations, school equipment and capital paving work.
The most costly single approval was furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Danbury Career Academy engineering department: a $591,134.07 purchase from Interscape Commercial Environments through two Connecticut state contracts, which staff said the state has reviewed and that the city expects to receive 80% reimbursement. Dan Petrovich, the assistant city engineer who submitted that requisition, told the panel, “The state has reviewed and approved the purchase, and we do anticipate receiving 80% reimbursement.” The board approved the…
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