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East Granby officials approve up to $66,000 to finish school tennis court repairs
Summary
Town officials approved two 'not to exceed' capital allocations of $33,000 each (total up to $66,000) to cover unexpected base repairs and fence-footing work needed after contractors found extensive concrete and deeper aggregate beneath four school tennis courts.
East Granby town officials voted to authorize two additional capital allocations — each not to exceed $33,000 — to complete repairs and resurfacing of four school tennis courts after contractors uncovered extensive concrete footings and base damage during milling work.
Jason (staff member) told the board the project had initially been scoped as a milling and resurfacing job with prior outside estimates near $590,000–$612,000, but crews found large concrete-filled voids and oversized post footings that required removal and reconstruction of the base. “When they went in to start to mill out that top layer, we actually have to go all the way down and repair the base,” Jason said, explaining that the change increased material and labor needs and drove the additional funding request.
The staff recommendation split the additional request into two parts so one vendor could be closed out while the other completed separate work: roughly $33,000 for poles, rails, footings, laser grading and related site prep (to be managed by the town’s tennis contractor) and another $33,000 for milling and resurfacing (Galasso). Jason summarized vendor invoices and the existing approved capital, and said unexpended funds would be returned to the capital fund.
At the meeting Chair (speaker 1) called for a motion for the poles/footings/grading request; a member moved and the board approved the motion by voice vote with no opposition recorded. A second motion for milling and resurfacing was moved by a committee member and seconded by Peter; that motion also passed by voice vote. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.
Resident Bob Pasquitz, who said he was present when the courts were originally built, praised the approach and the collaboration with the board of education. “We’re getting a great bang for our buck,” Pasquitz said. Another member of the public and board members emphasized that Hinding (the local tennis-court maintenance contractor) has long experience maintaining the courts and that Galasso agreed to perform milling/resurfacing at a particularly low cost.
Jason described the planned reconstruction sequence: laser grading and membrane installation, placement of two asphalt lifts totaling about 4 inches of finished asphalt over the rebuilt base, reinstallation of fence posts and chain link, a two-week cure period, then final painting and striping by the tennis contractor. He said contractors expect no major warranty issues and that Galasso indicated it would return for repairs if necessary.
The motions instruct staff to use the capital fund for the two not-to-exceed amounts, with any unspent money returned to capital. The meeting adjourned after the votes; the transcript does not record a subsequent date for work completion or a formal contract award in the meeting record.
