Danbury Board of Awards Meeting Summary - August 30, 2026
Danbury Board of Awards Meeting Summary - August 30, 2026
The Danbury Board of Awards met on August 30, 2026, at 10:04 a.m. (the transcript lists August 26, 2026; per official records, the meeting date is August 30, 2026). The meeting was chaired by Purchasing Agent Chip Opium, with attendance from Fire Chief Kim Longsburg, Superintendent of Public Utilities David Day, Chief of Water Distribution and Sewer Collection Mike Carbone, Assistant Purchasing Agent Debbie Natale, Traffic Engineer Bear Caraconda, Assistant Corporation Counsel Tracy Norris, and Assistant Finance Director Joanne Stewart. Seven agenda items were considered and all were approved unanimously.
Discussion Items
- Item 6 (Moved to top): Purchase of Motorola APX 6000 XE Portable Radios – The Fire Department requisitioned 20 portable radios and accessories from Motorola Solutions under the State of Connecticut contract. Total cost: $107,115.62. Motion to award carried unanimously.
- Item 1: Renewal of Bid for Period Motorcycles – An annual bid for material and work as needed, previously awarded to TP Engineering, had expired on August 13, 2026. TP Engineering agreed to extend for one additional year at current pricing. Motion to renew carried unanimously.
- Item 2: Purchase of Hot Water Heater for Danbury High School – Public Buildings Department requisitioned a water heater from FW Webb under an MHEC cooperative contract. Total cost: $39,000. Motion to award carried unanimously.
- Item 3: Citywide Mid-Block Crosswalk Safety Improvements – Three firms responded; AKRF scored highest. The Connecticut DOT approved selection and total design cost of $713,200, funded 80% federal grant and 20% city. Motion to award AKRF contingent on contract carried unanimously.
- Item 4: Traffic Signal Coordination on Main Street and I-84 (Group 53) – Four firms responded; RHS Consulting scored first. Estimated total cost $1.5 million, with federal grant covering up to $1.25 million (100% up to that amount). City responsible for any excess. Motion to approve RHS Consulting contingent on state approval and contract carried unanimously.
- Item 5: Purchase of Kubota L6701 BRMT Tractor for Public Utilities – Quoted from Ruit Sibley under a Sourcewell government contract. Total cost: $107,117. Motion to award contingent on transfer of funds in the water capital account (CD 2627) carried unanimously.
- Item 7: 2026-2027 Annual CCM Service Fee – Finance Department requisitioned membership fee for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). Total cost: $47,464. Motion to approve carried unanimously.
Key Outcomes
All seven motions passed unanimously. Votes were recorded by Joanne Stewart, Tracy Norris, and Chip Opium (with additional votes from Chief Longsburg on the radio item and David Day on the tractor item). The meeting adjourned after the final vote.
Meeting Transcript
This is the Board of Awards for Wednesday, August 26, 2026, calling the meeting to order at 10.04 a.m. My name's Chip Opium, the purchasing agent. We have with us in attendance today. Chief Kim Longsburg from the fire department, Mr. David Day, our superintendent of public utilities. We have Mr. Mike Carbone, our Chief of Water Distribution and Sewer Collection. We have Ms. Debbie Natale, our assistant purchasing agent. We have Mr. Bear Caraconda, our traffic engineer. We have Attorney Tracy Norris, our assistant corporation counsel. We have Miss Joanne Stewart, our assistant finance director, and we have no one remote. So I think we're good. We have uh seven items on the agenda. Uh we are going to move item number six up to the top. Counter Chief Wallingsberry. So we'll start with item uh six with uh purchase of motor roll APX 6,000 XC portable radios and related accessory items. And for the record, the fire department submitted a requisition. This is made out the motor roll solutions. Uh this is to purchase uh 20 of the subject radios uh with the uh accessory items. Uh the total quoted cost is 107,115.62 cents and motor roll solutions as quoting this equipment for their current state of Connecticut contract. I make a motion that we award uh for 20 portable radios on various accessories to model level solutions under the state contract, big pricing at 1071 1562. I second that motion. All right, second time, Mr. Stirk. Uh the secret purchase order, any discussion. See none all in favor. Joanne Stick vote in favor, Tracy and Morris I vote in favor. William Lanceberry vote in favor. All right, motion carriers unanimously you're all set. Thank you. So we'll move to the uh top of the agenda. And this is the uh bid for uh period motorcycles. And for the record, this is an annual final material bid that was previously awarded to TP Engineering. Uh it's for work as needed. Uh the one-year period expired on August 13, 2026. Uh, the bid allowed for an option to renew for an additional year by mutual consent. And TP Engineering corresponded that they would be willing to extend and hold their current bid pricing. I make a motion to renew to uh TP Engineering Stated Services. Okay. Second that motion. Second by Ms. Stirk, these are just free those as needed. Any discussion? See not all in favor. Join the stir vote in favor, Tracy Norris I vote in favor. All right, motion clear is unanimously. Moving on to our agenda item number two. This is purchase of a hot water heater for DMR High School's public buildings department.
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