Committee reviews trash-compactor estimates; asks state whether electrician RFP required under $10,000
The committee received estimates from Atlantic Recycling Equipment, Inc. for a trash compactor and noted vendors requested the town provide an electrician. Members asked the state whether a separate RFP is required when electrician costs are under $10,000.
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Minutes from the Feb. 18, 2026 special meeting record that estimates for a trash compactor were received from Atlantic Recycling Equipment, Inc., and that compactor companies asked the town to provide an electrician. The committee identified a procurement question: whether state rules require a separate RFP for an electrician when the cost is under $10,000, and the minutes say the question was referred to the state for clarification.
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