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Board of Awards unanimously approves fleet, contract renewal and police equipment purchases
Summary
The Danbury City Board of Awards approved multiple routine procurements and a contract renewal: amended PO for Peterbilt parts, a one‑year Digitech ambulance billing renewal, a Toyota forklift from United Rentals ($19,385), seven tactical vests ($18,421.19) under the state contract, and a $35,786.06 engine replacement for the SWAT Bearcat vehicle to CNS Auto & Truck Repair.
At its March 5 meeting the Danbury City Board of Awards approved a package of municipal procurements and a contract extension, all carried by unanimous voice votes in the spoken record.
Equipment maintenance asked the board to amend an existing open purchase order for OEM Peterbilt parts and services issued to the Peterbilt store, the sole authorized Peterbilt dealer in Connecticut. The original PO limit was $15,000; the record shows a request to add $10,000 and to allow further increases for the remainder of the contract period. The board moved to amend and extend the PO and approved the change.
The board exercised a one‑year renewal option for ambulance billing, revenue management and analytical services previously awarded to Digitech. The contract expires April 17, 2025; Digitech told staff it would hold its current rate structure for the additional year and the board approved the extension by mutual consent.
The fire department’s recommendation to purchase a Toyota forklift from United Rentals under a government cooperative contract was approved. The spoken record lists the total as $19,385 and notes the unit will be installed in Firehouse 26’s new addition for high‑rack palletized storage; funding was described as coming from donations.
After the police chief joined the meeting, the board approved a police requisition for seven tactical vests and related accessories from MES Services under a state contract, with a quoted total of $18,421.19 to be charged to state forfeiture funds. The police department also requested engine replacement work for the Bearcat SWAT vehicle; CNS Auto & Truck Repair (Danbury) quoted $35,786.06. Equipment maintenance reported a competing quote of about $42,000 from Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment Repair and that Rack Diesel could not perform the work. The board approved awarding the repair to CNS using forfeiture funds.
All motions were recorded as carried unanimously in the spoken record; the transcript shows individual affirmative voices but does not provide a formal roll call with complete, consistent name‑by‑name tallies. Procurement staff will issue purchase orders or execute renewals consistent with the approvals.
