Danbury Board of Awards unanimously approves a series of contract renewals and purchases

The City of Danbury Board of Awards met May 27, 2026, and unanimously approved a package of contract renewals and procurement awards affecting human resources, public safety, public works and legal services. Charles J. Volpe Jr., the city purchasing agent, presented the items and the board acted on motions from department representatives.

The board approved a one‑year renewal of the city’s Employee Assistance Program with the incumbent, Employees Assistance Group, covering City of Danbury employees as well as police and fire personnel for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Human Resources director, V. Werner, moved to renew the contract at $20.50 per employee; the purchasing agent said that rate yields a total cost of $9,204.50 for 449 employees and that the vendor agreed to hold pricing from the prior year.

Construction Services requested a multisport scoreboard for Kaplanis Field. Construction Manager D. Reisert moved to award the work to Nevco Sports under a Sourcewell cooperative contract at a total quoted cost of $36,219.61; the board approved the requisition unanimously.

Acting Fire Chief W. Lounsbury moved to purchase a one‑year subscription to the RapidSOS UNITE emergency communications platform, with a subscription price of $13,068 and a one‑time implementation fee of $4,000, procured via the HGAC cooperative contract; the board approved the purchase contingent on execution of an acceptable agreement.

Two unit‑price paving bids required follow‑up after the second‑low bidder, American Pavement Specialists, informed the purchasing office by e‑mail that it must decline its awards because of an issue securing the required labor and material bond. Superintendent of Public Services T. Nolan moved to rescind the awards to American Pavement Specialists for both Bid #03‑25‑26‑01 (Paving in Place & Related Services) and Bid #03‑25‑26‑02 (Road Paving Related Road Reclamation) and to award those items to the next low bidder, A&J Construction, contingent on execution of the required contracts; the board approved both motions unanimously.

The Public Buildings superintendent, S. Hanley, moved to award a five‑year panic‑button system and managed service agreement for City Hall to Mutualink, Inc. under the TIPS cooperative contract. The total quoted amount was $43,408.08, which the purchasing agent said includes first‑year recurring licensing, support, maintenance and monitoring; annual recurring cost thereafter was listed as $8,794.88. The board approved the award contingent on a satisfactory agreement.

The Office of the Corporation Counsel requested two Westlaw products from Thomson Reuters. Assistant Corporation Counsel K. Gruse moved to renew a 36‑month Westlaw Proflex subscription at $2,450 per month (with a 5% year‑over‑year increase) and to initiate a 36‑month Westlaw Complete subscription at $430.42 per month (with a 6% year‑over‑year increase). The board accepted the sole‑source justification provided by Corporation Counsel and approved both subscriptions.

There were no recorded roll‑call vote tallies in the minutes; each motion is recorded as having been carried unanimously. The board adjourned at 10:10 A.M.