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Trappe council cites schedule and cost after interviews, selects KCI for ENR upgrade
Summary
At a March 13 special meeting, the Town of Trappe interviewed KCI Technologies and GMB for ENR plant design work; council members rated proposals on a criteria scale, citing KCI's lower cost and earlier construction-ready estimate as decisive factors.
The Town of Trappe convened a special meeting on March 13, 2025 to interview two firms for design and bidding services for an enhanced nutrient removal treatment plant upgrade after Rauch, Inc. withdrew its bid on March 10.
KCI Technologies' team (Daniel String, Ryan Flickinger and Aaron Whitenight) was interviewed first from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.; GMB representatives (Jason Lytle and Bradley Hogan) were interviewed from 2:00 p.m. to 3:08 p.m. After both interviews, council members used a criteria scale to evaluate proposals, with schedule and cost emphasized.
Minutes record that KCI's proposal was $41,754.73 less than GMB's and that KCI estimated readiness for construction in early 2026 while GMB estimated October 2026. Those comparative metrics informed the council's unanimous decision to accept KCI's bid for $679,500.
The minutes do not include detail on the scoring rubric, references provided by the firms, or the specific criteria weights used by the council. They also do not list contract execution dates, funding sources, or departmental assignment for project management; those items remain unspecified in the record.
