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Board approves paving, equipment and $412,562 in supplemental appropriations; several transfers and waivers pass unanimously
Summary
The Stonington Board of Finance unanimously approved multiple bid waivers and line‑item transfers Wednesday, including $170,745 for the town hall parking lot, a $225,000 DPW shed purchase, a $240,332 extension to a paving contract, a $38,341 school safety film contract, assorted CIP transfers and $412,562 in supplemental appropriations.
The Stonington Board of Finance on Wednesday approved a slate of bid waivers, contract amendments and transfers designed to finish ongoing capital projects and reallocate expired appropriations.
Public Works reported a bid waiver to engage French & Sun for town hall parking lot paving in the amount of $170,745 (the project was previously bonded at $168,000; the board approved using the bond and a small additional appropriation to cover the balance). The board also approved a bid waiver to purchase a Department of Public Works field maintenance shed and finish electrical, plumbing and heating work for a total package of $225,000. The shed contract line items read into the record included Morton Buildings ($179,328), SNS Electric LLC ($24,734), Kevin McCarthy ($8,860) and a project contingency of $6,344; one vendor line for Spicer Energy Services was garbled in the transcript and is recorded as not specified in the board’s public remarks.
The board voted unanimously to extend the town’s existing $941,000 paving contract with French & Sun by an additional $240,332 to complete side‑street work, and to approve a $38,341 bid waiver for school safety‑film installations requested by district staff.
Finance actions included consolidating several roll‑off truck CIP accounts into one account, approving a $30,000 transfer from highway CIP equipment to the DPW shed project, and approving interdepartmental police transfers totaling $139,500 to cover projected deficits.
The board also approved rolling $334,272.94 of expired CIP appropriations back to the general fund and then reappropriating funds as needed. Finally, the board unanimously approved a package of additional special appropriations totaling $412,562. The appropriation package includes funds for safety glass, open‑space acquisition (about $96,000 from a recent tax sale), $70,000 toward the public‑works facility, $15,000 for emergency lighting, $50,000 for the climate change task force (which drew requests for clearer project plans), and approximately $149,593 to evaluate/repair the town garage.
All board votes recorded in the meeting were unanimous except that one member asked to have their opposition to part of the appropriations noted in the minutes; the board did not table or reverse any of the approvals.
The board asked staff to ensure contingency items are handled per procurement rules and to clarify any vendor or line‑item ambiguities in the official written records.
