Okay, this is the Board of Awards for Wednesday, December 31st, 2025, calling the meeting to order at 10.02 a.m.

Uh, my name's Chip Walker, the purchase agent.

We have with us an attendance today, Mr.

Ken Higgins, our assistant public utility superintendent, and attorney Gracie Norris, assistant preparation counsel.

We have Mr.

Tim Nolan, Superintendent of Public Services.

We have Mr.

Jason Nova, Communications Advisor for the Mayor's Office, Ms.

Debbie Natalie, our assistant purchasing agent, uh, Mr.

Sean Hanley, Superintendent of Public Buildings.

We have Mr.

Walee Albacri, our director of planning and zoning.

And we have Mrs.

Carol Fronties, our assistant finance director.

Everybody, nobody remote.

Uh we have six items on the agenda.

Uh, the first item was the bid was the RFP for state lobbying services.

And for the record, uh, we received uh two new proposals.

They were from the two incumbents, uh, Sullivan La Shane and the Capitol Pill Group.

Uh, both of these firms have agreed to uh hold their current uh pricing of $30,000 per year each.

And they've also agreed that if the city were to extend for the first renewal year, that they would hold that $30,000 price for the renewal year also.

So if you're okay with that, we need a motion from you to award to them.

I uh motion to award both Capital Hue and Solomon Ching.

We continue to contingent on agreement.

Okay.

I second second by Ms.

Trunty.

Any discussion?

Seeing none, all in favor.

Jason Nova would have all right, motion carriers unanimously.

They're all set, Jason.

You're welcome to stay.

I'll stick around with that.

Uh second item, uh, engineering services for downtown Danbury Streetscape Renaissance Project, City Project 1813, scope modification, preparation of phase two B bid package, planning and zoning.

And for the record, Mr.

Backry submitted a uh proposal letter.

This is from Martinez Couch Associates, MCA as they're known.

Uh, this is dated December 15th, 2025.

Uh, this is to provide the subject services, the total estimated cost, $16,938.60.

And uh MCA has proposed this work for their current on call contract with the city of Danbury.

Motion to award a total of 16 cellar, 976 and 60 so MCE or fees to be of the downtown project uh guarding the okay and some communication.

Okay, that's 938.60.

That's their 2009 uh 16, 93860.

Okay, minus it.

So yeah.

That's okay.

And that's going to be further on call contract.

Okay.

Second by Ms.

Prunty.

And then just for the record, Mr.

Albackri advised that the uh charge code for this work will be uh SNAP 2020.3041-7,000.058601.

Okay.

Uh any discussion.

See none, all in favor.

Okay, I'm in favor.

Thank you.

Are you in favor?

We have to find a paid one.

All right, carriage unanimously.

You're all set.

Happy new year.

Thank you.

So you have to put a requisition in.

That someone put a requisition okay.

All right, moving on to item number three.

This is the uh RQ for tone services for city-owned vehicles and trucks.

And this is for the record, this is an annual fee schedule type bid.

Uh, we received uh three uh bids.

Uh these bids were reviewed by the fire department and the public works department, and I believe based on the past uses and uh projected uh costs and moduleski's tone and storage would be the uh low bidder for I make a motion that we award this competitive bid to modules these tolling storage.

Okay, second second by Ms.

Prunte, these are the purchase orders as needed.

Any discussion?

Yeah, the uh moduleski's number is slightly higher if you look at the unit numbers, but um Grand Prix Motors also included uh mileage fee, whereas Moduleski's did not.

So by the time you start looking at the mileage on top of the tow package fee, it would easily exceed the unit prices.

So let me moduleski's uh the load.

Okay, that was a fire department had the same opinion.

Uh right.

Any further discussion?

See none all in favor.

Tim Nolan, I vote in favor.

All right, posting care is unanimously.

We're all set to welcome stay.

All right.

Enjoy new year.

Uh moving on, item number four.

Uh purchase JCM push line stop fitting.

Public utilities department.

Okay, the record, uh the public utilities department submitted a requisition.

Uh, this is made out to range line capping services.

Uh for the purchase of subject items, the uh total quoted cost 94,834 even.

Uh long with the requisition, uh, the public included sole source justification, uh, which indicated that these are uh special uh special fittings that are made by rangeline to fit Danbury's 30-inch, 36-inch water maids.

I'd like to make a motion to award a rangeland group, the purchase of uh two or four JCM push line stop fittings for 30 inch and 36 inch RCP that's sole source.

That's a sole source.

Okay, second second by Ms.

Prunty, speech purchase order.

Any discussion?

Say not all in favor.

Tracy the right cycle favor.

Captain Higgins, I vote in favor.

Okay, motion carries unanimously.

Uh moving on item number five.

Uh replace flight submersible pump at the Turner Road pump station.

Public utilities.

Again, for the record, the public utilities submitted a requisition.

This is made at the Beolia water.

Uh, this is to have the subject work performed.

Uh, the total requested amount is 43, 135.

And uh Violi Water requested that this work be done uh per their operating agreement with the city of Danbury for the wastewater treatment plant, uh, along with the request letter.

Uh the only included a uh quote from fleet pump.

They're the authorized uh flight submersible pump dealer for the Connecticut area, and it basically indicates that this is a pass-through amount to the city, the actual cost.

I'd like to make a motion to award the fleet pumps and services group to replace the flight submersible pump at the current road pump station.

Okay, that's better operating agreement.

So motion second by Mrs.

Prunty.

This is going to be a purchase order.

Any discussion?

See none all in favor.

Tracy Mars I vote, thank you.

All right, motion carries unanimously.

You're all set, Kitten.

All right, what is and moving on to the last item?

Uh replacement of rooftop unit of Ellsworth Avenue School Public Buildings Department and the record.

This is made out of the McKinney Mechanical.

Uh, this is to have the subject work done.

Uh the total quoted cost was 124,798.

Uh McKenney uh mechanical quoted this work for their current time and material bid award with the city um for HVAC services.

And I will know we we could have bid this, but my understanding is there's some emergency uh involved with this.

Yeah, there's an emergency with this right now.

Um the cost also includes $10,000 for the uh honeywell to come back in and rewire to your computer system.

If I have I have to get this now because they have to put it on order to get it in time, because right now they barely have heat in that wing, and they won't have any cooling in that lane again until they get it.

So it's an updated version with newer RL, the newer free on it.

So it's kind of going fast for all of this.

We haven't been showing it.

So we're gonna use the time and material.

So what what I we're gonna have to do too, because we're gonna have to be an agreement, and then uh you might have to make an allowance for a bond and probably prevailing wages.

Yeah, so the motion should be to them for their time of material with allowance for the prevailing wages and the bond and continue the new agreement.

Going to motion for that.

Okay.

Not going to buy Ms.

Prunty.

Any discussion?

See none all in favor.

Sure, I'm gonna vote for that.

All right, motion carries the answer.

Second by Ms.

Prunty, adjourned.

Hi, okay, thank you.

Happy New Year.