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Board accepts single bid to upgrade fire radios using $25,000 foundation grant
Summary
The Select Board accepted a single bid and approved awarding a contract for a fire radio upgrade to Radio Communications at Chelsea, noting $25,000 in grant funding from the Stephen King Foundation will cover the purchase; the bid record lists a quote of "$ 24,37 28" as received.
At the Feb. 12 meeting the Chelsea Select Board approved awarding a contract for a fire department radio upgrade after the town received one responsive bid.
Staff reported the town received a $25,000 grant from the Stephen King Foundation for the purchase and solicited bids from five radio companies; one bid was returned from Radio Communications Management (listed in the meeting record as a quote of "$ 24,37 28"). A board member moved to accept the bid and award the contract to Radio Communications at Chelsea; the motion passed with the board voting "all in favor." The contract award allows the town to proceed with procurement using the foundation grant.
The record shows the grant amount and the vendor name. The numerical bid amount recorded in the transcript is presented exactly as spoken in the meeting record and is unclear in formatting; the board referenced the $25,000 grant as sufficient to cover the award and made the award accordingly. The board did not discuss alternative vendors at length during the meeting.
The board's approval authorizes staff to finalize the award and proceed with vendor arrangements; further contract details, delivery schedules and any warranty terms were not specified in the public record at this meeting.
