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Board approves low bid for Dockwood pump-station fence; electrical work must be coordinated with utility and Goodspeed Opera House schedule
Summary
Three bids were received to replace fencing at the Dockwood pump station; the board favored the low $10,000 bid for equivalent materials. Electrical work requires utility coordination and Goodspeed Opera House scheduling; contractors have been slow to deliver quotes, delaying work.
Staff updated the board on needed carpentry work and fence replacement at the Dockwood pump station. Three bids were received for fencing — the high around $16,000 and the low about $10,000 — and the board indicated the low bid was acceptable for the same material. Electrical components must be de-energized and coordinated with the utility (CL&P/Eversource) and the Goodspeed Opera House schedule, and some contractors have delayed returning quotes.
Staff said one contractor proposed reusing salvageable components to lower cost and another had personal delays; members discussed the need for close scheduling because show times at the Goodspeed Opera House require the work be completed in a tight window. The board asked staff to secure the remaining quotes, coordinate the utility shutdown, and proceed once scheduling and electrical bids are in place.
