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Albany City accepts bids and authorizes contracts for fleet, repairs, fire station and K9 equipment
Summary
During a Board of Health and Sanitation session, Albany City accepted low bids and authorized contracts including Broadway Car Wash ($7.75/wash), collision repair parts ($97,200), Engine No. 7 exterior improvements ($130,711.06) and an adjusted K9 equipment award to K9 Storm Incorporated for $28,658.
At a Board of Health and Sanitation session recorded April 7, Albany City officials opened bid results and authorized multiple contract awards for city services and equipment.
Procurement actions recorded in the meeting included:
- City fleet car washing: the clerk recommended awarding the contract to Broadway Car Wash at $7.75 per wash and authorized the mayor to sign the contract on behalf of Albany City.
- Citywide collision repair parts and services: the clerk reported the lowest qualified bidder at a winning amount of $97,200 and recommended mayoral signature to execute the contract.
- Albany Fire Department Engine No. 7 exterior improvements: the lowest qualified bidder was recorded as Main Street English Gardens at $130,711.06; the clerk recommended awarding the contract and authorizing the mayor to sign.
- K9 equipment for Albany Police Department: the clerk read a revision that corrected the previously recorded contract award amount from $26,658 to $28,658 and confirmed the award to K9 Storm Incorporated. The transcript lists the original award date as March 6, 2006 as stated in the record; the meeting did not provide supporting documentation for that date.
Other bid items: the record shows no submissions for the landfill gas blower skid and for towing (heavy and light vehicle towing). Bidders listed for sidewalk opening and restoration included Menbaws General Contractor, Dawn Construction Group, and Peter Luigi & Brothers Contracting; the clerk forewent a line-by-line reading of prices.
Attribution: the bid results and contract recommendations were read into the record by the meeting clerk; attending officials listed in the record included Treasurer Barry Sun Park, Corporate Counsel Robert McGee, and City Engineer John Perry.
What happens next: the clerk’s report authorized the mayor to sign the listed contracts on behalf of Albany City; contract execution and any required council ratification or additional approvals will appear in the formal contract files and subsequent meeting records.
