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The Danbury Board of Awards met on October 11, 2026, and was called to order at 10:09 a.m. by Purchasing Agent Chick Volpe. The board considered five procurement and authorization items. Attendance included Assistant Corporation Counsel, Superintendent of Public Services Tim Nolan, Assistant Purchasing Agent Debbie Natalie, Superintendent of Public Buildings Sean Hanley, Assistant Finance Director, and remotely Police Chief Patrick Rimnower. All five motions passed unanimously. The raw transcript identifies the meeting as September 30, 2026, which conflicts with the supplied October 11, 2026 meeting date; this summary uses the supplied date.
Underground Tank Removal Engineering Services (Fire Headquarters): The Public Buildings Department requested engineering services from TRC Engineers for underground tank removal at Fire Headquarters. The proposed cost was $62,100 under TRC’s current on-call services contract. The board voted unanimously to award the work to TRC Engineers.
2027 Western Star 47X Truck (Highway Department): The board approved the purchase of a new 2027 Western Star 47X truck with the Monroe Snow and Ice Package from Equipment Specialists for $321,045.53, quoted through the Daimler Truck Sourcewell cooperative contract. The motion carried unanimously.
Four 2027 Ford Interceptor Police AWD Utility Vehicles: The board approved the purchase of four vehicles from McGovern MHQ for $45,837.28 each, totaling $183,349.12, under the state contract. Two other quotes were obtained: $49,873.02 from National Auto Parts through the Sourcewell contract and $46,237.40 from Generous Ford through the state contract. McGovern MHQ was the lowest quote. Police Chief Patrick Rimnower moved approval, and the motion carried unanimously.
Security Surveillance System Change Order (Police Department): The board approved a change order for Utility Communications, the previous awardee for the police department security surveillance system replacement in the amount of $285,062.11 under the Access Mass state contract. The additional work included an armory camera and accessories and remote security cameras at Spring Street, Danbury War Memorial, and White Street. The remote-camera amount was initially stated as $26,409.60, then corrected to $22,913 after Chief Rimnower questioned it. The approved change order total was $24,661.30, including $1,748.30 for the armory camera (transcribed in the motion as $1,748.38) and $22,913 for remote cameras. The motion carried unanimously.
CCM Energy Purchasing Program Participation Agreement: The board authorized the city to participate in the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) Energy Purchasing Program for future electric supply procurement, with Titan Energy as consultant. The current electric contract ends December 2027. CCM recommended including DASI protection so future fixed prices would be true fixed prices after DASI charges affected the current contract. The agreement authorizes CCM and Titan to act as the city’s agent, issue RFPs, obtain pricing, and negotiate supply contracts, but the city is not obligated to accept any rate; any proposed rates will be brought to the Board of Awards for approval. CCM’s compensation is $0.002 per kilowatt-hour. The motion carried unanimously.
Okay, this is the Board of Awards for Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. Calling the meeting to order at 1009 a.m. My name's Chick Volpe. I'm the purchasing agent. We have with us an attendance today, Attorney Facing North, Assistant Corporation Counsel. We have Mr. Tim Nolan, Superintendent of Public Services, Ms. Debbie Natalie, Assistant Purchasing Agent, Mr. Sean Hanley, our superintendent of public buildings. We have Mrs. Kara Funty, our assistant finance director, and remotely, we have Chief Patrick Rimnower from the police department. I have everybody, we have five items on the agenda. The first item, engineering services for underground tank removal at fire headquarters for public buildings. You know, for the record, the public uh buildings department submitted a requisition, maybe not the TRC engineers. Uh, this is to provide the subject services. Uh the total proposed cost 62,100. And TRC engineers propose this work per their current on-call services contract with the city of Danbury. Make a motion to award the tank removal and um service services to uh TRC states on their uh on call contract. We're also going to be doing um the uh slate work out there. All right. Second by Ms. Pronte uh the charge code on your CP. Okay. All right. Uh any disco equips order, any discussion? See none all in favor. No, I won't do it. All right, motion carries unanimously. Moving on, item number two, uh, purchase a new 2027 Western Star 47X truck with Monroe Snow and Ice Package for the highway department. And for the record, the highway department's committed requisition. This is made out to equipment specialists. Uh, this is for the purchase of the subject truck. Uh, the total quoted cost 321,045 and 53 cents. And the equipment specialist quoted this truck for the uh current uh daimler truck source well government cooperative contract. I make a motion we award to equipment specialists for the source well contract for the amount stated. Okay. Second Ms. Conte, this is also encumbered already PW ramp. Message purchase order. Any discussion? See none all in favor. Tim Nolan, I vote in favor. All right, motion carries unanimously. Moving on to number three, uh purchase new 2027 Ford Intercept Interceptor Police All-Wheel Drive Utility Vehicles, four of them for the police department.