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Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approves equipment purchases, rescinds fire-vehicle order and declares emergency to reissue
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting, the Danbury City Board of Awards unanimously approved five items including a police narcotics analyzer, multiple municipal vehicles, a $47,464 CCM membership and ARPA consulting services; it rescinded a prior fire-vehicle award and declared an emergency to reissue the purchase order.
The Danbury City Board of Awards met Oct. 2, 2024, and unanimously approved five procurement items, including a handheld narcotics analyzer for the police department, several municipal vehicles and ARPA-funded financial consulting services. The board also rescinded an earlier award for two fire-department vehicles and declared an emergency to reissue that purchase order.
Chip Bolkin, the city’s purchasing agent, said the board received four sealed bids for the police department’s handheld narcotics analyzer and that the apparent low bidder — Metro USA — offered an alternate unit at $59,273.28. "This is an ARPA, American Rescue Plan Act, funded request,"…
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