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Deep River committee recommends Tai Soo Kim Partners for firehouse design after firm interviews
Summary
On March 5, 2026 the Deep River Firehouse Building Committee voted unanimously, 6-0, to recommend Tai Soo Kim Partners (TSKP) for professional design services after interviewing TSKP and Wendel Companies in executive session.
Chair Zachary Machold called the Deep River Firehouse Building Committee to order at 4:58 PM on March 5, 2026. Committee member Timothy Lee moved that the body enter executive session to interview shortlisted firms for professional design services; Miriam Morrissey seconded, and the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The minutes record that the committee interviewed two firms in executive session: Tai Soo Kim Partners (TSKP) and Wendel Companies, and that the committee discussed and evaluated both firms. The minutes state the committee exited executive session at 9:12 PM.
After the interviews, Committee member Timothy Lee moved to recommend Tai Soo Kim Partners as the firm to provide professional design services for the Deep River Firehouse Building project. Miriam Morrissey seconded the motion; the minutes record the motion passed unanimously, 6-0.
The agenda listed an item for new business but the minutes do not record any substantive matters brought forward under that heading. Timothy Lee moved to adjourn; Dave Berardis seconded and the minutes record the motion passed unanimously, 6-0. The minutes list the adjournment time as 7:52 PM and end with the initials "ZM." The document therefore contains an internal time inconsistency: the recorded exit from executive session (9:12 PM) is later than the recorded adjournment time (7:52 PM). The minutes do not clarify or reconcile that discrepancy.
The minutes do not specify next procedural steps for formal selection or contract award, the timeline for engaging the recommended firm, or any funding authorizations. Those details were not recorded in the distributed minutes.
