This is the Board of Awards for Wednesday, March 18th, 2026.

Calling the meeting to order at 10.04 a.m.

Uh, my name's Chip Bolkia.

I'm a purchase agent.

We have with us an attendance today, Ms.

Kara Prunty, our assistant finance director, Mr.

Tim Nolan, Superintendent of Public Services, Mr.

Dan Petrovich, our assistant city engineer, uh, Ms.

Debbie Natalie, assistant purchasing agent, Mr.

Kent Higgins, our assistant uh superintendent of public utilities, and attorney Tracy Norris, assistant corporation counsel.

Nobody remotely.

So we're all here.

We have four items on the agenda.

Uh the first item is our bid for on-call environmental consultants.

And just for the record, we previously awarded this uh bid to four firms.

It was for an initial three-year term, an option to renew for an additional two-year term.

Uh the contract that's been executed, the levels for the fee schedules to be that were included in the initial award uh to be changed annually, subject to city damp approval.

Uh Mr.

Eric Moss, the senior vice president of Fusar O'Neill sent an email on March 5th, 2026, in which he was requesting approval of a new fee schedule that he had attached.

I don't believe you reviewed it.

Yep.

And acceptable.

Yes, I'd like to make a motion to um amend um the hourly rates for Fuss Neil's on-call contract.

Uh, we're gonna submit rates.

Okay.

Uh seconded by Mrs.

Prunty.

Uh any discussion.

Seeing none, all in favor.

Carrie Prontier vote in favor.

Tracy No assignment in favor.

Any picture which I moved in favor?

All right, motion carriers names.

Uh moving on number two, uh, purchase of three 2027 Western Star 47x trucks with stainless steel dump bodies, plows, and spreaders.

Highway department.

And for the record, the highway department submitted a requisition.

This is made out of the freightliner of Hartford.

Uh, this is to purchase the subject trucks.

Uh, the total uh the unit cost quarter was 312, 874 and 97 cents.

Uh total was 938,624.91 cents.

And uh Freightliner Department, Hartford quoted this for the current Daimler source flow government cooperative contract.

So I make a motion to award to freight line for three trucks or uh the stated price as uh for source wall.

Okay.

Second by Ms.

Prunty.

This will be a purchase order.

Any discussion?

Say not all in favor.

Tim Nolan, I vote in favor.

All right, motion carriers names and keep looking over there for your number.

All right, uh item number three, purchase of four 2026 Ford F 350, 4x4 trucks with plow assemblies for the highway department.

And again for the record, the highway department submitted a requisition.

This is man at the generous Ford.

This is to purchase the subject war trucks.

Uh the total quoted unit cost 58,979 and 65 cents.

Uh total uh lump sum cost 235,918 and 60 cents.

And generosford accorded this for their current state of Connecticut contract award.

Uh make a motion to award to generous Ford for the state contract uh for the state price.

Okay.

Ms.

Prunty.

Uh any discussion.

Purchase order.

Charge goes around purchase order.

Seeing none of all in favor.

Terra Prentier vote in favor, Tracy and Russia vote.

Tim Nolan, I vote in favor.

All right, motion carries unanimously and moving on to the last item.

Uh engineering services for comprehensive sewer evaluation.

Uh phase one, sewer flow monitoring, and phase two, sewer flow analysis.

Public utilities department.

And for the record, public utilities submitted requisition.

This is made out to Tate and Howard.

Uh, this they have the subject uh services performed.

Uh the proposed total not to exceed for phase one was 417,000.

Uh, the total proposed not to exceed for phase two, 332,600.

So the total for the two phases not to exceed 750,000.

And Tata and Howard has proposed uh these services under their current on-call services contract with the city and damage.

I'd like to make a motion to award uh to Tate and Howard for our on-call contract for engineering services for comprehensive sewer evaluation phases one, sewer flow monitoring and phase two, sewer flow analysis for the stated price.

Okay.

Second the motion.

Second, Ms.

Prunty, and we'll issue a purchase order for this with tie into the contract.

Excellent, which we normally do.

Uh any discussion.

Say none all in favor.