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Selectboard weighs two cleanup bids for town meeting house and how to coordinate insurance with MERP funds
Summary
After damage to the meeting house, the board reviewed two preliminary bids (All Points/Jason at about $61,332 and GW Savage higher), discussed which repairs insurance will cover versus what MERP funds could pay, and requested clarified timelines from both contractors before choosing a path.
The Selectboard reviewed two preliminary estimates to clean and restore the town meeting house following a damaging 'puff back' event. One estimate from Jason (All Points Construction) listed a preliminary figure of $61,332.21 for initial cleanup (excluding furnace work); GW Savage offered a more detailed, higher-cost proposal that included additional scope and overhead. "Jason said, at least his preliminary, was $61,332.21," the chair reported while comparing bids.
Members and the VLCT/insurance adjuster discussed overlapping scopes between the insurer's coverage and MERP grant-eligible activities (HVAC, ceiling, painting, windows). One board member summarized the damage as severe — "this is bad" — and the board asked both vendors for clarified start dates and realistic timelines (one vendor mentioned an eight-month range for full cleanup). The board directed staff to request timelines and to reconvene (possibly in a special meeting) to coordinate contractor selection with insurance and MERP project planning.
