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City of Danbury Board of Awards approves consultant fee change, awards truck purchases and sewer study contracts
Summary
At a five‑minute March 18 meeting, the City of Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approved a revised fee schedule for Fuss & O'Neill, authorized purchases of three Western Star highway trucks and four Ford F‑350 pickups for the Highway Department, and awarded a two‑phase sewer flow study to Tata & Howard totaling a not‑to‑exceed $750,000.
The City of Danbury Board of Awards met March 18, 2026, in the Purchasing Department conference room and unanimously approved several procurement actions, Purchasing Agent Charles Volpe said.
The board accepted a revised fee schedule submitted by engineering firm Fuss & O'Neill, which the city had previously retained under a three‑year on‑call contract with an option to renew for two more years. Mr. Volpe said Fuss & O'Neill sent an email on March 5 requesting acceptance of the revised fee schedule. Assistant City Engineer D. Petrovich moved to approve the change; Assistant Finance Director K. Prunty seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The board also approved two highway vehicle purchases requested by the Highway Department. The first award authorizes purchase of three 2027 Western Star 47X trucks with stainless‑steel dump bodies, plows and spreaders from Freightliner of Hartford at $312,874.97 each, for a total quoted cost of $938,624.91; the quote was submitted under the Daimler Sourcewell cooperative contract. Superintendent of Public Services T. Nolan moved to award the requisition to Freightliner per the Sourcewell contract; Mrs. Prunty seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Separately, the board awarded a requisition for four 2026 Ford F‑350 4x4 trucks with plow assemblies to Gengras Ford at $58,979.65 each, totaling $235,918.60, quoted under the State of Connecticut contract. Mr. Nolan moved to award that purchase to Gengras Ford per the State contract; Mrs. Prunty seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
For the Public Utilities Department, the board authorized engineering services with Tata & Howard for a two‑phase Comprehensive Sewer Evaluation. Mr. Volpe said the company proposed Phase 1 (sewer flow monitoring) at a not‑to‑exceed $417,400 and Phase 2 (sewer flow analysis) at a not‑to‑exceed $332,600, for a combined not‑to‑exceed total of $750,000. Assistant Superintendent of Public Utilities K. Higgins moved to award both phases under Tata & Howard’s on‑call services contract; Mrs. Prunty seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
With no further business, Attorney T. Norris moved to adjourn; Mrs. Prunty seconded. The board adjourned at 10:09 a.m.
Votes at a glance
- Fuss & O'Neill revised fee schedule — Motion to accept; mover: D. Petrovich; seconder: K. Prunty; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual roll call not recorded).
- Purchase of three 2027 Western Star 47X trucks — Motion to award to Freightliner of Hartford (Sourcewell contract); mover: T. Nolan; seconder: K. Prunty; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual roll call not recorded).
- Purchase of four 2026 Ford F‑350 4x4 trucks — Motion to award to Gengras Ford (State of CT contract); mover: T. Nolan; seconder: K. Prunty; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual roll call not recorded).
- Engineering services — Comprehensive Sewer Evaluation Phases 1 & 2 (Tata & Howard) — Motion to award both phases under on‑call contract; mover: K. Higgins; seconder: K. Prunty; outcome: approved (motion carried unanimously; individual roll call not recorded).
What happens next: The approved contract actions will be implemented by the Purchasing Department and requesting departments per standard procurement and contract‑execution procedures.
