Danbury Board of Awards approves fee change, truck purchases and awards sewer-evaluation contract
March 18, 2026 | Danbury City, Fairfield, Connecticut
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The Danbury City Board of Awards met March 18 and took a series of procurement actions for city operations, approving a contract change for environmental consultants, awarding new highway trucks and moving to contract a two‑phase sewer evaluation.
Chip Volpe, the city’s purchasing agent, opened the meeting and reviewed four agenda items, beginning with the city’s on‑call environmental consultants contract. Volpe noted the contract originally awarded four firms for an initial three‑year term with a two‑year renewal option and said the contract permits annual adjustments to fee schedules with city approval. He read an email from Eric Moss of Fuster O'Neil dated March 5, 2026, that requested approval of a revised fee schedule and moved to amend the hourly rates to the submitted schedule; the motion was seconded by Mr. Prunty and the board carried the motion.
The board then considered vehicle purchases requested by the highway department. Members approved buying three 2027 Western Star 47X trucks with stainless steel dump bodies, plows and spreaders under a Daimler/Freightliner source contract. The unit cost quoted was $312,874.97, for a total of $938,624.91; the board authorized a purchase order to complete the acquisition. Tim Nolan, identified in the meeting as superintendent of quote services, stated, “I vote in favor.”
The board next approved the purchase of four Ford F‑354 4x4 trucks with plow assemblies from Generous Ford under the state contract. The unit quote was $58,979.65 and the total price was $235,918.60. The motion to award was seconded and carried unanimously; the meeting record includes recorded affirmative votes from Tara Prente and Tracy Norris.
Finally, the Board moved to award on‑call engineering services to Tate and Howard for a comprehensive sewer evaluation. The proposal described a two‑phase program: phase 1 (sewer flow monitoring) not to exceed $417,000 and phase 2 (flow analysis) not to exceed $332,600, with the combined two‑phase total described as not to exceed $750,000. A board member moved to award the work under the city’s on‑call services contract; the motion was seconded and staff will issue a purchase order tied to the contract. The meeting record included the motion and second but the transcript provided does not contain a detailed roll‑call vote for that item.
The board handled routine procurement business without extended discussion and moved through the four agenda items in sequence. The meeting record indicates staff will issue purchase orders to implement the awarded contracts; no additional policy directions or contested votes were transcribed.
Chip Volpe, the city’s purchasing agent, opened the meeting and reviewed four agenda items, beginning with the city’s on‑call environmental consultants contract. Volpe noted the contract originally awarded four firms for an initial three‑year term with a two‑year renewal option and said the contract permits annual adjustments to fee schedules with city approval. He read an email from Eric Moss of Fuster O'Neil dated March 5, 2026, that requested approval of a revised fee schedule and moved to amend the hourly rates to the submitted schedule; the motion was seconded by Mr. Prunty and the board carried the motion.
The board then considered vehicle purchases requested by the highway department. Members approved buying three 2027 Western Star 47X trucks with stainless steel dump bodies, plows and spreaders under a Daimler/Freightliner source contract. The unit cost quoted was $312,874.97, for a total of $938,624.91; the board authorized a purchase order to complete the acquisition. Tim Nolan, identified in the meeting as superintendent of quote services, stated, “I vote in favor.”
The board next approved the purchase of four Ford F‑354 4x4 trucks with plow assemblies from Generous Ford under the state contract. The unit quote was $58,979.65 and the total price was $235,918.60. The motion to award was seconded and carried unanimously; the meeting record includes recorded affirmative votes from Tara Prente and Tracy Norris.
Finally, the Board moved to award on‑call engineering services to Tate and Howard for a comprehensive sewer evaluation. The proposal described a two‑phase program: phase 1 (sewer flow monitoring) not to exceed $417,000 and phase 2 (flow analysis) not to exceed $332,600, with the combined two‑phase total described as not to exceed $750,000. A board member moved to award the work under the city’s on‑call services contract; the motion was seconded and staff will issue a purchase order tied to the contract. The meeting record included the motion and second but the transcript provided does not contain a detailed roll‑call vote for that item.
The board handled routine procurement business without extended discussion and moved through the four agenda items in sequence. The meeting record indicates staff will issue purchase orders to implement the awarded contracts; no additional policy directions or contested votes were transcribed.
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