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Board authorizes Beaverbrook Street basketball court award, members stress need to expedite ARPA-funded work
Summary
Danbury board members approved the $244,236.85 award for the Beaverbrook Street basketball court but emphasized that coatings and finishing are temperature-sensitive and contracts must be expedited to avoid winter delays, and approval was made contingent on contract review.
The Danbury City Board of Awards approved an award for construction of the Beaverbrook Street basketball court on July 24 but highlighted schedule risk tied to ARPA administrative steps and the seasonality of coating operations.
Tom Hughes, superintendent of construction services, told the board the department received two proposals (BMP Construction at $244,236.85 and RS Site and Sports at $254,000) and recommended awarding to the lowest qualified bidder. Hughes warned that coatings required for the…
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