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Select Board tables decision on engineering contract after cost concerns
Summary
The board reviewed two responsive proposals for preliminary engineering on a proposed Hampton housing site, heard staff recommend Haven Architecture LLC based on cost, and tabled the award so members can review proposals and the large price difference.
Select Board staff reported they solicited proposals for preliminary engineering for the proposed Hampton housing site and received three proposals; one failed to meet requirements, leaving two responsive bids from Haven Architecture LLC and Vermont Integrated Architecture (VIA). Speaker 5 said both scored similarly on a rubric but Haven's price was roughly $50,000 lower and recommended awarding to Haven.
Chair expressed concern that the substantially lower price could reflect differences in scope or subcontractor quality and asked to review the full proposals before a decision. The board chose to table the contract award until the next meeting to allow members time to examine the proposals and ask follow-up questions.
