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Board approves SCADA contract amendment, pump-price updates and multiple vendor awards; emergency CIP used for lightning damage
Summary
The Board of Public Works approved a $151,000 SCADA engineering contract amendment, updated resident pump pricing, awarded multiple annual bids for highway and water supplies, and authorized $49,998 from the water enterprise CIP to repair lightning damage at the treatment facility.
At its June 23 meeting the Dartmouth Board of Public Works approved several contracts and procurement actions across water, sewer and highway operations and authorized a one-time emergency CIP expenditure.
Superintendent Tim asked the board to amend the previously reported SCADA Phase 2 engineering contract with Wood & Curran to the full amount of $151,000 (previously misstated as $139,263). "The total contract was $151,000," Tim said; funding was identified in the capital improvement article. The board approved the amendment by roll call.
The board also approved updated pricing for Environmental One (E1) sewer pumps used when gravity service is not feasible. Distributor price increases led staff to propose new customer pricing: the outdoor E1 pump at $6,154, an indoor pump at $6,149 and a flood-zone pump at $6,969; stocking/management fee reduced to 5% ($293). Mr. Gagne moved to adopt the superintendent’s recommendation and the motion passed.
Multiple annual bid awards for FY2027 were presented and accepted: low bidders were recommended for lubricants, propane, tree work, paint, equipment rental, sand and gravel, ductile iron pipe, brass, ammonium sulfate and water testing analysis; the board approved awarding contracts to the named low bidders. Highway phase-two sealing award went to Seal Coating Inc. (DBA Indus); board members noted a trend toward fewer bidders in several categories.
Finally, staff requested authorization to use $49,998 from the Water Enterprise Fund emergency CIP to repair damage at the 299 Chase Road water treatment facility caused by a lightning strike, including a damaged underground transformer priced just under $50,000. The board approved the emergency CIP use and members asked staff to include surge-suppression measures to reduce future risk.
Taken together, the approvals keep scheduled capital and maintenance work moving forward and address an unplanned facility repair.
