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Board approves engineering and monitoring agreements, rejects mis-specified bids and tables $627,200 CWMP contract
Summary
The board approved a $97,400 construction‑administration amendment with Weston & Sampson, an $18,200 USGS river‑level monitoring agreement, a sewer pump‑station SCADA design contract (amounts reported inconsistently in the record), licensed Danella Line Services and rejected bituminous bids to re‑advertise; a $627,200 CWMP proposal from Ty and Bond was tabled pending an independent fee estimate.
On July 22 the Dartmouth Board of Public Works approved several professional services and procurement items, rejected an incorrectly specified bid package and tabled a large consultant contract pending further review.
Professional services and agreements approved included the final amendment for construction administration services at the Old Westport Road treatment facility with Weston & Sampson (cost cited in the presentation as $97,400, motion recorded on the minutes and approved). The board also approved the town's annual USGS agreement to monitor river levels at a cost of $18,200 from the water climate budget; board members asked staff to produce simple charts showing river flow, rainfall history and the well-closure cutoff so the public can better understand closure criteria.
Tim presented a design and upgrade agreement for SCADA at two large sewer pump stations; staff cited $90,530 for the design, but the motion text as read during the meeting contained $90,005.30, producing a discrepancy in the transcript. The motion passed; board minutes should be checked for final contract authorization language and the correct dollar amount prior to expenditure.
Procurement actions included licensing Danella Line Services of Littleton, Massachusetts as a utility licensee (references provided), and rejection of all FY27 bituminous concrete excavation bids because the advertised specification did not match the town's superpave/micro‑milling requirements; staff will re‑advertise with corrected specifications.
On the CWMP (comprehensive wastewater management plan), Tim described a proposed scope from Ty and Bond at $627,200 that included additional tasks. Mister Gagne moved to table the item until an independent fee estimate (IFE) could verify task breakdown, staffing rates and billing method; the board voted to table to the next meeting in August so staff can secure an IFE and report back. Mister Gagne said IFEs are relatively inexpensive and add cost‑control clarity for large contracts.
