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Select Board narrows plan for Parks & Recreation garage, favors prefab option
Summary
The Rumford Select Board discussed an RFQ to design and build a combined garage and office at Hosmer Lane and voted to pursue prefab (Rubb company) options after rejecting a negotiation motion with Woodhull. The decision recorded mixed votes and two abstentions.
The Rumford Select Board discussed options for a combined Parks & Recreation garage and office at Hosmer Lane and moved toward prefabricated solutions.
On a motion by Pepin, the board voted to pursue prefab (Rubb company) options for the project; the recorded result was 3-0-2. An earlier motion by Brennick to proceed with negotiations with Woodhull "within the scope of our budget for negotiations" failed on a 1-4-1 vote. The board did not adopt a single negotiated contract during the meeting and instead directed staff to pursue the prefab pathway the board approved.
Board members framed the conversation around cost and schedule. The minutes show the board explicitly considered both a negotiated agreement (Woodhull) and prefab options; the prefabrication motion carried with two members recorded as not voting on that motion. The RFQ and selection approach will be the next steps for staff to implement, subject to the budget scope the board approved.
The board’s action was procedural direction rather than a finalized construction contract; further steps including specific contract approval and budgetary details remain to be posted at a future meeting.
