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Taos council awards several contracts and adopts personnel ordinance; votes at a glance
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the council voted to adopt a personnel policy appendix ordinance and awarded contracts for landfill cell construction, a recycling facility design, sewer rehabilitation and aquatic maintenance; vote tallies were unanimous unless noted.
The Taos Town Council on May 20 approved multiple procurement awards and adopted an ordinance codifying a personnel policy appendix. The principal actions included:
- Landfill Cell 5 construction (ITB 25‑26‑02‑2): Award to Frontier Development Inc. for $2,829,117.27 inclusive of New Mexico GRT. Staff noted the project had already been recommended by the landfill board and was budgeted. Council voted to award the contract.
- Regional recycling facility planning/design (RFP 25‑26‑10): Award to Sauter Miller & Associates for $689,000 (exclusive of NMGRT). The contract will support design and planning for a regional recycling facility to complement landfill diversion goals. Council approved the award unanimously.
- La Lomita/Valverde sewer line rehabilitation: Proposal to TLC Plumbing for a pipe‑bursting method and manhole rehab from La Lomita to Carabajal and toward NM 240; contract amount $922,301.16 inclusive of NMGRT. Council approved the award and discussed paving and drainage follow‑up.
- Aquatic maintenance (RFP 25‑26‑09): Award to JR Aquatics for annual pool maintenance and chemical services; staff noted only one response was received and the initial contract will fit within council expenditure limits. Council approved the award; a contract with dollar limits will be returned if expenditures exceed council limits.
- Ordinance 26‑05: Council adopted an ordinance repealing and replacing prior resolution language and adding appendix A to the personnel policy so changes are codified within town code; staff said the ordinance formalizes prior resolution 25‑66 practices (including appointment language for municipal judge alternates).
Council discussed larger waste‑diversion goals while awarding landfill and recycling work and emphasized that long‑term diversion could reduce future landfill costs. Several council members noted the high cost of landfill cell construction and urged continued investment in recycling and composting as a complementary strategy.
