The Danbury Board of Awards met on March 18, 2026, at 10:04 AM, chaired by Purchasing Agent Chip Bolkia. The board approved four items, including contract amendments, vehicle purchases, and engineering services, all by unanimous vote. Attendance included Assistant Finance Director Kara Prunty, Superintendent of Public Services Tim Nolan, Assistant City Engineer Dan Petrovich, Assistant Purchasing Agent Debbie Natalie, Assistant Superintendent of Public Utilities Kent Higgins, and Assistant Corporation Counsel Tracy Norris.
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.