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Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approves 20 vendor contracts and emergency repair authorization
Summary
At its July 24 meeting, the Danbury City Board of Awards approved 20 purchasing and contract items, including membership dues, ARPA-funded park work, engineering contracts for water treatment and pump-station work, upgraded streaming services, and an emergency water-main replacement. All motions carried unanimously.
The Danbury City Board of Awards on July 24 approved 20 purchasing and contract items, unanimously passing awards and sole-source extensions covering public-safety gear, infrastructure engineering, library security and IT services.
The board, chaired by Purchasing Agent Chip Volpe, approved a $35,745 annual contribution to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments; a library security contract with Allied Universal (billed at $38.70/hour, estimated annual cost $95,000); and multiple engineering awards to GHD for lagoon dredging ($45,000), a Marjorie Pump Station evaluation ($25,000), and preliminary engineering for water treatment improvements ($1,150,000). Chip Volpe presented the items and called for motions.
The board also approved construction awards related to Danbury High School pavilion site work (BMP Construction, $245,734.55) and a line-item award for the Beaverbrook Street basketball court (lowest qualified bidder, $244,236.85; ARPA-funded). The technology services department won approvals for annual Comcast cable and remote-site internet services (estimated $79,079), and a second year of a three-year streaming/captioning/minute-taking agreement with Granicus ($54,719.09 plus a one-time $4,982 upgrade fee and per-minute transcription fees).
Public utilities matters included authorization to engage TRC for a scoped task at $87,500 and an emergency declaration to replace a failing Ridgeview Garden water main; public utilities estimated the emergency work at about $180,000, including a 20% contingency. The board declared the Ridgeview replacement an emergency and waived formal bidding to expedite the work.
On public-safety purchases, the board approved a sole-source extension with Nuance GoHealth for annual fire-department physicals and DOT hazmat exams (estimated $53,520 annually) and authorized purchase of 12 Motorola APX portable radios and accessories ($62,298.84) to ensure compatibility with existing equipment. The fire department's annual safety-apparel bid outcome split line items between two vendors and included an optional $95 magnetic closure for turnout coats.
Why this matters: The awards allocate more than $1 million in engineering work for water-treatment improvements, authorize an emergency replacement that addresses immediate service and pressure issues for Ridgeview Garden customers, and preserve continuity for public-safety and public-access services (radios, physicals, streaming). Many items are funded through existing budgets and ARPA appropriations; several awards were approved under state or cooperative contracts or via sole-source justifications.
Votes at a glance: - Western Connecticut Council of Governments — $35,745 — approved unanimously. - Library security (Allied Universal) — est. $95,000/year — approved unanimously. - DHS pavilion site work (BMP Construction) — $245,734.55 — approved unanimously. - Beaverbrook Street basketball court — $244,236.85 (ARPA) — approved unanimously (contingent on contract approval by PKF O'Connor Davies). - TRC task order — $87,500 — approved unanimously. - GHD lagoon dredging — not to exceed $45,000 — approved unanimously. - GHD pump-station evaluation — not to exceed $25,000 — approved unanimously. - GHD water-treatment prelim. engineering — $1,150,000 — approved unanimously. - Ridgeview water-main emergency declaration — est. $180,000 (20% contingency included) — emergency declared, bidding waived, approved unanimously. - Nuance GoHealth (fire physicals) — est. $53,520/year, sole source — approved unanimously. - Motorola APX radios (12 units) — $62,298.84, sole source — approved unanimously. - Comcast annual cable/internet — est. $79,079 — approved unanimously. - Granicus streaming/captioning (year 2 of 3) — $54,719.09 plus upgrade fees — approved unanimously.
The board completed the agenda and adjourned. Several items were approved contingent on routine contract-review steps; the Ridgeview emergency declaration directs staff to proceed with purchase orders to complete the immediate repair.
