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Mahwah council approves engineering contract, vehicle purchase, IT and wellness grant; HVAC change order
Summary
At its May 4 meeting the Council authorized an H2M contract for easement stake-out and shop-drawing review on the Fardale Avenue culvert, approved a cooperative purchase of a 2026 police vehicle, authorized IT purchases via state contract, accepted a police wellness grant, and approved a $2,560 HVAC change order for the municipal building.
The Township Council approved a slate of consent-agenda items and individual resolutions on May 4 covering engineering, procurement, grants and a small capital contract change.
Engineering: the Council authorized a contract with H2M Associates, Inc. for construction-related engineering services on the Fardale Avenue culvert replacement project. The H2M proposal specifies easement stakeout work and shop‑drawing review, with a not-to-exceed amount of $14,000. The resolution directing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract appears in the meeting packet and was adopted as part of the consent agenda.
Procurement and equipment: the Council authorized the cooperative purchase of one 2026 Ford Police Expedition XL 4x4 through Bergen County cooperative contract (Paramus Ford / All American Ford of Paramus) for $56,160.30 and approved purchases of cloud and software licenses via authorized New Jersey state contract with SHI International; the Business Administrator certified available funds in 2026 accounts.
Grants and personnel supports: Council accepted a State of New Jersey SFY26 Police Wellness Grant of $23,756.24 for the Mahwah Police Department Officer Wellness Initiative; acceptance requires no local match and will fund wellness programming described in the grant application.
Contracts and change orders: Council approved Change Order #1 for the Municipal Building HVAC Controls contract, increasing that contract by $2,560 to add manual isolation valves for the building's second and third floors.
Licenses and other administrative actions: the Council approved a limousine service certificate for Rockland Transportation Express LLC and approved a property‑tax exemption request under N.J.S.A. 54:4‑3.30 for a qualifying disabled veteran at 17 Grenadier Drive, with procedural notes recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: these items finalize project and procurement steps needed to start or continue local infrastructure work, maintain police vehicle fleet readiness, strengthen employee wellness programming for public safety staff, and complete routine municipal administrative business.
What’s next: engineering and procurement contracts will proceed to execution and staff will return with vendor invoices and, where applicable, construction or equipment delivery schedules.
