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Falls Township approves union contract, construction change orders, equipment purchases and bill payments
Summary
The board voted unanimously to finalize a collective bargaining agreement, approve multiple contractor change orders, authorize budgeted equipment purchases (a large chassis truck and two zero‑turn mowers) and to pay the township bill list; some transcript numbers contained formatting errors that the board’s clerk and professionals will reconcile in paperwork.
At its March 24 meeting, the Falls Township Board of Supervisors approved a slate of routine but consequential administrative items: final execution of a tentative collective bargaining agreement with a township employee bargaining unit; several construction change orders and contract adjustments; purchase approvals for a budgeted heavy truck (purchase price recorded in the meeting record) and two zero‑turn mowers; and authorization of the township bill list.
Township solicitor/manager and staff presented the finalized collective bargaining agreement, which the union had signed since the tentative agreement was reported the prior month; the board moved and voted to execute the agreement.
Several construction change orders were presented and approved, including a change order for Michael Mechanical (amount listed in the transcript with a formatting error), a $30,558 change order for QPI Electric to add circuits, site lighting and data drops, and a $75,928.68 change order for Rion (Ryon) Construction for ceilings, parapet work and other field revisions. The board also approved a deductive credit (small refund/credit) related to a break‑room equipment item.
Procurements approved included a budgeted heavy‑duty truck estimated in the transcript at about $261,700 and two zero‑turn mowers (transcript records contain a formatting error on the exact cents); staff said the truck chassis availability is improving and delivery is likely later in the year. Routine municipal contracts for tree trimming, landscaping and stone/asphalt supplies were also awarded to the lowest responsive bidders.
The meeting record listed the bill list totals and several vendor invoice batches. The clerk reminded attendees that township code requires a 'majority of the whole' vote, so approvals were recorded as unanimous during the meeting because all five supervisors voted yes. Staff will reconcile and publish the final, properly formatted financial figures with meeting minutes.
