Finance Committee - 5/16/2018 Page 16
Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manger
| do not believe so.
Alderman O’Brien
No? So this is a new construction item?
Mayor Donchess
There is a little more background. So you might recall that there is a dispute with E.D. Swett, a legal dispute,
right? It had to do with the drilling of the holes that would hold the piers for the bridge. Part of E.D. Swett’s
contract was to do this fencing. So this dispute arose, the city is holding around $1 million dollars of money as
a result of this dispute with E.D. Swett. | think E.D. Swett did not execute this part of the contract and Delucca
was their sub, so in the absence of performance by E.D. Swett as a result of the disagreement, the city is now
going around them and contracting directly with the fence provider to put the fence in that is way, way overdue
at this point. And that is what this contract is.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor for jogging my memory, now | know exactly what you were saying.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Main Street Bridge and Guardrail Section of Water Street Painting Project (Value: $57,500)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
TARGET OF NEW ENGLAND IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,500. SOURCE OF FUNDING
IS DEPARTMENT 160, ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING; FY18 HIGHWAY BLOCK GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Klee
| just have one quick question on this. When | was reading through this, we have the two vendors that |
assume put in a bid. There is a significant difference between the two. Did one have a much larger scale?
Mr. Kooken
They were both asked to quote to replace both sides of the bridge and then the side rail going down the other
street.
Alderman Klee
Ok, thank you.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Bridge Evaluation Engineering Study — Agreement with Town of Hudson (Value: Not-To-Exceed
$25,000)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE AGREEMENT
TO REIMBURSE THE TOWN OF HUDSON IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $25,000. FUNDS ARE
