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Committee approves multiple contracts, a sidewalk appropriation and a police rescue vehicle; purchasing report presented
Summary
The Finance and Claims Committee unanimously approved a set of resolutions and items: a 40‑month contract extension for the city’s solicitation platform (Una/Bonfire), a state‑funded sidewalk appropriation for Sound View Avenue, certification of the city auditor contract (CLA) and a $361,000 capital transfer for a police rescue vehicle; purchasing presented a quarterly list of $25K–$100K procurements.
The Norwalk City Finance and Claims Committee took unanimous votes on several resolutions and administrative items during its April meeting, approving contracts and appropriations the committee said are routine or technical steps required to complete ongoing projects.
Purchasing Agent Sharon presented the quarterly transparency list of purchases between $25,000 and $100,000 (the city charter threshold changed to $100,000 effective Jan. 1, 2024), explained caveats for grants and sole‑source items, and described the non‑competitive procurement form used to document exceptions. Notable items on the list included $91,000 in Chromebooks for the Board of Education and a $25,000 snowblower attachment for sidewalk clearing. The committee approved the purchasing items unanimously.
The committee authorized the mayor to execute a 40‑month subscription and support agreement with Una Solutions (the Bonfire solicitation platform) for a total not to exceed $51,000 and authorized up to $5,200 in change orders; staff said they negotiated caps on future increases and described benefits including contract repositories and cooperative purchasing savings.
The committee approved a special appropriation of state funds for the Sound View Avenue sidewalk and retaining‑wall project (the resolution lists the appropriation amount in the packet) after TMP project manager Nate described the project as about 95% complete and intended to address a student‑pedestrian safety choke point near Brian McMahon School.
The committee also certified the city’s auditor contract with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) for fiscal year 2026 (not to exceed $123,600) as required by the state and approved a technical correction and associated transfer totaling $361,000 to purchase a sole‑source police rescue vehicle; the vehicle funding is part of a multi‑board capital approval sequence described in the packet.
All votes recorded at the meeting were unanimous. Committee members asked staff to continue providing documentation for single‑source purchases and to share procurement details with the full council as needed.
Votes at a glance (committee recorded unanimous approvals): • Acceptance of March meeting minutes (procedural) • Acceptance of claims committee report (procedural) • Quarterly purchasing items list and list approvals (including Chromebooks, mulch, snowblower attachment) • Authorization for mayor to execute Una/Bonfire platform contract (40 months, not to exceed $51,000) and change order authority (not to exceed $5,200) • Special appropriation for Sound View Avenue sidewalk (state funds as noted in resolution) • Certification of annual audit contract with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (FY2026, not to exceed $123,600) • Technical correction and special capital appropriation for police rescue vehicle ($361,000)
