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Danbury Board of Awards approves Mohawk lift; motions made on IT work and Core & Main extension
Summary
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Danbury Board of Awards approved a $22,604.08 purchase of a Mohawk vehicle lift for the fire department, heard a motion to award $38,750 in IT work to CIS contingent on a change order, and voted to extend a Core & Main unit-price contract through Dec. 31, 2025; the transcript explicitly records the first approval but does not clearly capture final tallies for the latter two items.
The Danbury Board of Awards met Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at 10:01 a.m. and approved the purchase and installation of a Mohawk 16,000-pound two-post vehicle lift for the fire department at a quoted total cost of $22,604.08.
Purchasing agent Chip Volpe read the meeting roster and presented three procurement items. On the first item — the Mohawk lift — Volpe moved to award the purchase; the motion was seconded by "Mr. Carey." After a voice vote the board recorded that the "motion carried unanimously."
The second item concerned replacement of a network security appliance and virtual private network devices for Technology Services. Volpe said Technology Services submitted a requisition and that Computer Integrated Services (CIS) quoted the work at $38,750 under the city's IT support contract. Assistant corporation counsel Tracy Norris moved to award the work to CIS "contingent on the change order," and Finance Director Dan Garrett seconded the motion. The transcript records the motion and second but does not clearly record a final "motion carried" statement or a roll-call tally for this item.
On the third item, Volpe described an annual unit-price bid previously awarded to Core & Main that expired July 16, 2025, and said Core & Main offered updated pricing they would hold through Dec. 31, 2025. Volpe moved to extend the Core & Main contract through December 2025; Garrett seconded. The transcript captures the motion and second and several brief voice responses but does not include an explicit, clearly recorded final tally in the accessible transcript.
The meeting concluded with multiple calls to adjourn. No additional substantive discussion or public comment is included in the transcript.
Votes at a glance: - Mohawk vehicle lift (fire department): Award approved; quoted cost $22,604.08; motion carried unanimously as recorded in the transcript. - CIS IT work (Technology Services): Motion to award made by Tracy Norris, seconded by Dan Garrett; quoted cost $38,750; final vote tally not clearly recorded in the transcript. - Core & Main unit-price contract: Motion to extend through Dec. 31, 2025, made by Chip Volpe and seconded by Dan Garrett; transcript does not clearly record the final tally.
The board listed attendees including Assistant Director Kevin Higgins (Public Utilities), Assistant Fire Chief William Lonsberg, Chief Richard Thoe, Assistant Purchasing Agent Debbie Natale, Senior Project Leader Megan Tessman (Technology Services), and Finance Director Dan Garrett. The board moved to adjourn after handling the three agenda items.
