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Whately committee elevates Town Hall storm-window replacement after supplier offers replacements without warranty
Summary
The Whately Capital Improvement Planning Committee voted Feb. 12 to move the Town Hall storm-window replacement to Priority A after a supplier agreed to provide replacement units but would not warranty them; the town will handle removal and reinstallation and will seek to coordinate the work with planned painting to reduce lift costs.
The Town of Whately Capital Improvement Planning Committee voted Feb. 12 to upgrade the Town Hall storm-window replacement to Priority A after learning the window supplier would provide replacement units but not warranty them, officials said.
Pete (chair) opened discussion on an additional project request for storm windows. Highway & Building Superintendent Keith Bardwell said Allied Window—the installer on the original job—reported that the window supplier will replace the windows “one last time but will not warranty them once we’ve received them.” Bardwell recommended removing the windows and reinstalling the replacements without the problematic film, with town staff doing removal and reinstallation and the supplier covering the product cost.
Committee members flagged urgency because two windows are currently out for investigation by the company. Committee member Nicholas Jones asked whether the town would have to buy replacement units if the supplier declined; he noted that the cost could be “tens of thousands of dollars,” a figure Bardwell confirmed as an approximate estimate. Bardwell also said coordinating the window work with planned Town Hall painting could reduce the lift rental cost if both jobs can be scheduled together, but he was unsure how long each task would require.
Brant Cheikes said the committee should treat the project as a Priority A given the supplier’s limited warranty offer and the missing windows. Brant moved to prioritize the Town Hall storm-window project as Priority A; Fred Baron seconded. Roll call vote recorded Brant, Fred, Darcy and Nicholas as voting yes and the motion passed.
Earlier in the meeting, the committee approved minutes from the Feb. 3 meeting on a roll-call motion (moved by Fred Baron, seconded by Brant Cheikes). The committee adjourned at 5:13 p.m. after a motion by Fred Baron and a second by Brant Cheikes; roll call votes were recorded as yes by Brant, Fred, Darcy and Nicholas.
Next steps: the town will pursue the supplier-provided replacement units, plan for town staff removal and reinstallation of the units, and attempt to coordinate timing with the planned Town Hall painting to reduce lift costs. The FY26 Capital Request for the Town Hall storm windows was listed among meeting documents.
