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Board moves forward on $162,214 fire‑alerting system after procurement questions
Summary
Selectmen considered awarding a $162,214 cooperative‑purchase contract for a new fire alerting system; some members asked for documented quotes and backup from the building committee before finalizing procurement records, but the board proceeded with action after discussion.
The board reviewed a request to award an Aswakatchi fire‑alerting system contract to US Digital Designs (by Honeywell) for $162,214.27 sourced through cooperative purchasing. First Selectman introduced the award as coming from the director of fire services, and Kim Allen and building committee members said the building committee had already reviewed and approved the vendor.
Selectman Greg said he wanted to see all quotes and procurement backup in the recorded packet "so 5 years from now" the record shows the work was solicited properly. Kim Allen replied that the building committee had reviewed both vendor quotes and voted to award the contract at the committee level: "The building committee has already reviewed all of this, and they approved and voted to award to this vendor." The board discussed tabling the item until full backup was provided; the motion to table was not sustained and the board proceeded to act on the award, with members requesting that committee backup be included in future packets for transparency.
