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Danbury City awards Margerie plant fuel-tank replacement to ETT Environmental after low bid is deemed non-responsive
Summary
After TRC Engineers identified that the apparent low bidder for the Margerie Water Treatment Plant fuel-tank replacement offered a materially different above-ground tank, Danbury CityBoard of Awards rejected that bid and unanimously awarded the contract to ETT Environmental Services for $518,700, plus a 10% contingency for a total of $570,570, contingent on contract execution.
Charles J. Volpe, purchasing agent for Danbury City, reported to the Board of Awards that three bids were received for Bid #01-25-26-06, the Margerie Water Treatment Plant fuel tank system replacement. Volpe said the apparent low bidder, Red Technologies, submitted a bid summing to $384,400 with Alternates 1 and 2, but included an above-ground tank (AST) system that differed materially from the AST specified in the bid documents.
Volpe told the board that TRC EngineersPrincipal Engineer Sean Lorden reviewed the bids and submitted a letter dated April 13, 2026, recommending that Red Technologies be considered non-responsive because the AST they offered did not match the specification. According to Volpe, Lorden gave Red Technologies the opportunity to supply the specified AST at their bid price; Red Technologies declined to commit to providing the specified AST at that price. In a subsequent April 13 letter, Lorden recommended awarding the contract to the second-low bidder, ETT Environmental Services, after determining ETTwas responsive and qualified to perform the work.
K. Higgins, assistant superintendent of public utilities, moved to award the bid to ETT Environmental Services, including Alternates 1 and 2, at a summation of $518,700 and to allow a 10% contingency for additional work, for a total award of $570,570, contingent upon execution of the required contract. D. Garrick seconded the motion and the Board carried it unanimously. Volpe said the project cost would be charged to account numbers CP2122W.9814-7000.0794 and WATER2023.9814-7000.0599.
The boardrecord shows the decision followed written recommendations from the project engineer (TRC Engineers) and internal reviewers (K. Higgins, J. Rosenberg, W. Keenan). The award is contingent on execution of contract documents and includes the specified alternates and contingency.
