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Select Board tables $6,696 solar array maintenance renewal for second quote
Summary
The board tabled a five‑year maintenance contract for the town solar array priced at $6,696 to allow staff to obtain a second quote and clarify hourly/time‑and‑materials terms; vote to table was 3–0.
Staff presented a five‑year maintenance quote for the town's solar array totaling $6,696, which would cover annual inspections, inverter checks, inverter monitoring and monthly remote system alerts. Board members raised concerns about the time‑and‑materials billing (one‑hour minimums for short calls) and whether inverter maintenance was substantive or simply monitoring.
"It's a 5 year quote, dollars 6,696 for 5 years," the staff member said while outlining the scope. Members said staff had contacted other vendors for quotes and recommended waiting for a second estimate before committing; the board voted to table the item for one week to allow staff to gather a competing quote and additional detail on what is included in "inverter maintenance." The motion to table passed 3–0.
Staff will solicit at least one additional vendor quote and return with comparative pricing and clarity on hourly minimums and what on‑site versus remote services would cost.
