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Council awards asbestos and debris-removal contracts, approves facade grant and summer round
Summary
Council authorized a contract for asbestos removal at 49 Herschel Street, approved two on-call debris-removal vendors for different job sizes, and approved a $618.13 facade improvement award plus opening a summer application round for the remaining $19,381.87.
The Caribou City Council authorized three procurement actions June 15: an asbestos-removal contract for 49 Herschel Street, two on-call debris-removal contracts, and a facade-improvement grant allocation.
Tim (city staff) reported two bids for asbestos abatement at 49 Herschel Street and recommended County Abatement Inc.; the council voted to authorize City Manager Penny Thompson to execute the contract with County Abatement Inc. for the asbestos work. On debris removal, staff recommended contracting with both Soderberg Construction and MSU Property Maintenance because each firm offers different capacity and mobilization terms; the council approved authorizing the manager to execute both non-cost on-call contracts.
On the Facade Improvement Grant, Eric Sanderson said the spring round yielded two applications but one withdrew; the remaining application (Joey Cowell) qualified for 50% support of drainage/gutter work totaling $618.13. The council voted to award $618.13 to the applicant and to open a summer round for the remaining $19,381.87 in the program.
Councilors also discussed whether the facade program’s eligibility should be broadened to include paving or landscaping; staff agreed to review possible application tweaks and return recommendations to council.
Why it matters: These routine procurement and grant decisions authorize code-enforcement and blight-removal work, support downtown facade projects and keep small-business improvement funds moving into the community.
What happens next: Manager Thompson will execute the contracts; staff will prepare application-language recommendations for committee review and present any proposed eligibility changes at a future meeting.
