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Sharon committee recommends Selectboard award structural inspection contract to Right-Trak Design
Summary
The Town of Sharon Garage Building Committee on April 6 recommended that the Selectboard award the structural inspection contract to Right-Trak Design, Inc., citing Right-Trak’s inclusion of destructive investigations in the base price; the committee also discussed replacement options including sprung structures and set a June 4 meeting.
The Town of Sharon Garage Building Committee recommended on April 6 that the Selectboard award the structural inspection contract to Right-Trak Design, Inc., highlighting Right-Trak’s inclusion of destructive investigations in its base price as a key factor in the recommendation. The committee met from 3:05 to 3:53 p.m. and approved the meeting agenda by motion prior to discussing bids and options.
The recommendation followed the committee’s review of bids for structural inspection services. Committee members said the ability to include destructive investigations in the base price made Right-Trak’s proposal preferable for assessing the condition of the aging garage. The committee did not record a formal roll-call vote on the recommendation; the minutes state only that the committee recommended the award to the Selectboard.
During member reports, Vince Gross said he had spoken informally with the Bethel Highway Department and that Bethel — which used a metal-framed garage built about the same time as Sharon’s — is in a comparable position with an aging facility in need of repair or replacement. Ted Austin told the committee he had emailed links to vendors that supply commercial sprung-structure buildings so members could review that option. Jack Jones asked whether sprung structures can last 50 years; Ted said he has seen them used for shorter-term needs but also observed highway departments using such buildings.
Ted also said he is expanding a decision tree to clarify the committee’s recommendations to the Selectboard, and he and Nicola Shipman are preparing a comparative spreadsheet that will evaluate municipal garages in towns with similar tax capacity to Sharon’s. The committee set its next meeting for Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 3:53 p.m.; minutes were submitted by Nicola Shipman.
Votes at a glance: Ted Austin moved to approve the meeting agenda; Bob Potter seconded and the motion was recorded as "passed unanimously." No formal recorded vote appears in the minutes for the committee’s recommendation to the Selectboard.
