Board of Awards unanimously approves utility trenching contract; award contingent on contract

Danbury City’s Board of Awards voted unanimously Oct. 22 to award its annual unit-price contract for utility trench and road-opening work to the incumbent vendor identified in the record as Reliable Excavating (the transcript also lists the vendor as "Reliable Activating Company"). The board chair, Jake Volpe, the city’s purchasing agent, said the city received a single bid and that prices are comparable to the award made about four years ago, which subsequently included renewals.

The motion to award the contract was made by a board member recorded as speaker S2 and seconded by Volpe; the award was described as contingent on execution of a formal contract. Volpe told the board the contract paperwork would be completed by department staff and counsel prior to final execution.

Volpe noted the bidder is the incumbent and that "these prices are comparable" to the prior award, indicating no material change in unit pricing from the previous contract period. The record does not include a full roll-call of every attendee; it explicitly records Attorney Caitlin Bruce and Assistant Superintendent of Public Utilities Kent Higgins as voting in favor and records the motion as carrying unanimously.

The board’s decision awards the work on an as-needed basis under annual unit pricing; Volpe said the award will remain contingent on the successful completion of contract formalities. The minutes do not list any competing bids or a breakdown of unit prices. The board then moved on to the next agenda item.