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Milford hires subconsultant for downtown easement valuations at $12,100; town share $2,420
Summary
Town engineer Nicole Crawford recommended hiring Shurtleff Associates to perform waiver valuations for 19 parcels tied to the downtown improvements project. The board approved the $12,100 proposal; the town’s estimated share is $2,420 under an 80/20 split.
Nicole Crawford, the town engineer, told the Milford Board of Selectmen that the downtown improvements project requires waiver valuations—an abbreviated valuation process used instead of full appraisals—for temporary and permanent sidewalk easements.
“This person is on the approved appraisers list for DOT and is familiar with the waiver evaluation process,” Crawford said, explaining the consultant was recommended by the project consultant VHB and that waiver evaluations are a less expensive alternative to full appraisals. She said the town received one cost proposal from Shurtleff Associates and that two other firms declined to bid.
Crawford recommended the board approve the Shurtleff Associates cost proposal of $12,100 to value 19 parcels affected by easements. She said the proposal is eligible for reimbursement under the project’s 80/20 cost split, leaving the town’s share at approximately $2,420.
A board member moved to approve the town engineer’s recommendation; another member seconded. After brief questions about whether the cost was included in the project budget and whether it required sole‑source treatment because only one proposal was received, Crawford said the work would come out of the overall project funds and that the consultant would typically have hired such a subconsultant as part of VHB’s scope.
The board voted in favor of the motion.
The board did not specify the vote tally by name during the public vote; the motion carried. The engineering team will proceed with contracting for the waiver valuations and will return to the board with further procurement paperwork if required.
