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Danbury City Board of Awards approves six procurement actions including $737,998 for Career Academy furnishings
Summary
The Danbury City Board of Awards on Feb. 26 approved six contracts: $737,998 for furnishings at the Danbury Career Academy (80% of eligible costs expected to be reimbursed), bridge repairs on Casper Street, an InvoiceCloud payment system for the tax office, boiler repairs at Moore Street School, a $30,000 increase for OEM fire-engine parts, and sweeper parts for maintenance.
The Danbury City Board of Awards on Feb. 26 approved six procurement items, awarding contracts and amendments for school furnishings, bridge repairs, payment processing, building repairs and vehicle parts.
Chip Volk, the city’s purchasing agent, opened the meeting and presented an engineering department requisition to buy furniture, fixtures and equipment from Interscape Commercial Environments for the Danbury Career Academy. "The total quoted cost is $737,998.17," Volk said; staff told the board the purchase uses two Connecticut state contracts and that the city anticipates receiving 80% reimbursement on eligible items. The board voted to approve the purchase order unanimously.
The board then approved a $319,866.70 contract with Hemlock Construction for superstructure repairs on the Casper Street bridge. Staff noted the award is contingent on required insurance, bonds and a corporate resolution; wages and veteran wage/bond requirements are included. The motion carried unanimously.
Tax Collector Sean Devas summarized three proposals for an online payments system, reporting fee comparisons and integration benefits. According to Devas, one vendor (InvoiceCloud) proposed a 2.5% credit-card fee with a $1.95 minimum and an e-check fee of $0.95; Point & Pay proposed a 2.25% card fee and $1 minimum; Missy Pay proposed a 2.5% card fee with a $3 minimum and $1.50 e-check fee. Devas recommended awarding InvoiceCloud based on existing integrations with the city’s QDS and UniLink systems and broader payment options. The board approved the award contingent on an agreement acceptable to the city.
The board approved McKinney Mechanical to perform boiler-room repairs at Moore Street School under the city’s HVAC time-and-materials contract for $18,101.
The fire department requested and received board approval to amend a sole-source purchase order with Stewart & Stevenson Power Products, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $3,000 to $30,000 to cover OEM Detroit Allison parts for fire engines. Staff said the company is the manufacturer and direct distributor, which is the basis for sole-source procurement.
Finally, the board awarded a purchase order to CN Wood Enviro for sweeper parts for the maintenance department, quoted at $23,402.31 under a Connecticut state contract. The meeting adjourned following a unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance
- Interscape Commercial Environments — furniture/FF&E for Danbury Career Academy — $737,998.17 — approved (motion; unanimous) - Hemlock Construction — Casper Street bridge superstructure repairs — $319,866.70 — approved (motion; unanimous) - InvoiceCloud — online payment system for tax collector — contract awarded contingent on signed agreement (motion; unanimous) - McKinney Mechanical — boiler-room repairs, Moore Street School — $18,101 — approved (motion; unanimous) - Stewart & Stevenson Power Products — OEM diesel engine parts, increase PO from $3,000 to $30,000 (sole source) — approved (motion; unanimous) - CN Wood Enviro — sweeper parts for maintenance — $23,402.31 — approved (motion; unanimous)
What happened next: The board adjourned after completing the six agenda items. No items were tabled or sent for further study during this meeting.
