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Committee flags scope, deposit and specs after $22,886 tree-limbing allocation
Summary
The select board approved $22,886 for a tree-limbing and brush-removal contract; the infrastructure committee debated whether the scope matches bids, whether deposits should be paid before work starts, and recommended clearer size/height definitions and flagged-tree procedures for future RFPs.
Members spent substantial time reviewing the town’s tree-limbing and brush-removal award and the wording of the scope the town distributed to bidders. Committee members said the Select Board approved an allocation of about $22,886 for the work but disagreed about whether the awarded price reflected the full scope contractors interpreted; one member said a higher bid (Fournier) had argued the work could not be done for the lower amount.
The committee pushed for clearer specifications in future RFPs, including numeric thresholds to distinguish brush from trees and a flagging process for problematic trees. They also discussed the contractor’s proposed start date and a deposit process; staff said the contractor may start before formal approval on the 21st but payment would flow through the Select Board. "What the select board approved was $22,886 to be allocated from the RokerServe or tree limb cutting," one committee member said during the discussion.
