Board awards multiple contracts, approves change orders for recreation and water projects
January 24, 2026 | Albany City, Albany County, New York
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In a subsequent part of the agenda, the board considered procurement items, opened bids and approved several contract awards and change orders.
Speaker 4 (identified in the record as William McCree, city engineer) read resolutions to advertise for plumbing and other maintenance contracts to be received in February and then presented bid tabulations and contract awards.
The board resolved to award the annual flower spring/summer/fall season contract to N and K Greenhouse LLC "at the various rates listed," and accepted the lowest qualified bidders for several other items. Speaker 4 said the mayor was authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the city as usual.
Speaker 4 also offered a resolution awarding the 2026 water lead service replacement project to a bidder read in the transcript as "Newcastle Plaving" for a bid amount read aloud as $202,136,080.00. That figure was read during the meeting record; the board did not record staff commentary in the transcript explaining whether that amount reflected a typographical or transcription error.
The board recorded a change order increasing Calypso Electric's contract for the Albany West Recreation Center by $5,768.44 (contract numbering cited in the transcript as 9320AlbanyWest9392/9392 in the record) to cover design changes including rooftop unit modifications and additional fire-alarm devices; the mayor was authorized to sign the change order.
Speaker 4 also presented a contract increase of $146,581.48 for the Beaver Creek flow management and inflow reduction project (William J. Keller Construction), with a new contract amount read in the transcript (the numerical formatting in the record appears to contain extra digits). Speaker 4 said the contract completion date remains 11/01/2025.
The board voted to accept the agenda and recorded the motion as carried by recorded "Aye" votes before adjourning the session.
What happens next: awarded contracts and change orders will proceed to execution and signing by the mayor; staff follow-up and any administrative confirmations (including any numerical corrections) would normally be reflected in contract files and subsequent agenda packets.
Speaker 4 (identified in the record as William McCree, city engineer) read resolutions to advertise for plumbing and other maintenance contracts to be received in February and then presented bid tabulations and contract awards.
The board resolved to award the annual flower spring/summer/fall season contract to N and K Greenhouse LLC "at the various rates listed," and accepted the lowest qualified bidders for several other items. Speaker 4 said the mayor was authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the city as usual.
Speaker 4 also offered a resolution awarding the 2026 water lead service replacement project to a bidder read in the transcript as "Newcastle Plaving" for a bid amount read aloud as $202,136,080.00. That figure was read during the meeting record; the board did not record staff commentary in the transcript explaining whether that amount reflected a typographical or transcription error.
The board recorded a change order increasing Calypso Electric's contract for the Albany West Recreation Center by $5,768.44 (contract numbering cited in the transcript as 9320AlbanyWest9392/9392 in the record) to cover design changes including rooftop unit modifications and additional fire-alarm devices; the mayor was authorized to sign the change order.
Speaker 4 also presented a contract increase of $146,581.48 for the Beaver Creek flow management and inflow reduction project (William J. Keller Construction), with a new contract amount read in the transcript (the numerical formatting in the record appears to contain extra digits). Speaker 4 said the contract completion date remains 11/01/2025.
The board voted to accept the agenda and recorded the motion as carried by recorded "Aye" votes before adjourning the session.
What happens next: awarded contracts and change orders will proceed to execution and signing by the mayor; staff follow-up and any administrative confirmations (including any numerical corrections) would normally be reflected in contract files and subsequent agenda packets.
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