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Committee reviews trash-compactor estimates; asks state whether electrician RFP required under $10,000
Summary
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.
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.
The minutes do not record a vendor selection, a contract award, or an estimated cost for the electrician. Committee members noted the practical implication that vendors expect the town to arrange electrical work, but no timetable or funding source for the electrician was recorded.
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