Committee approves roof and legal invoices, authorizes solar activation despite NREC ineligibility
July 13, 2026 | Ledyard, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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The Permanent Municipal Building Committee unanimously approved multiple invoices tied to ongoing roof projects and agreed to activate a new solar array even though the district is currently ineligible for NREC credits.
Chair opened the meeting and moved to add four invoices to the agenda for immediate approval: STV invoice 2618 ($204) for central-office roof work; STV invoice 2619 ($340) for Gales Ferry School; STV invoice 2620 ($204) for the Long School roof project; and Goodman/Goodwin invoice 686494 ($8,702.50) for professional legal services. Each motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Staff reported the district's NREC application was rejected because a prior application tied to these projects expired in October 2025 and rules require waiting until January 2027 to reapply. Rather than wait, staff said the district will activate the solar system now; any overproduction will be purchased back by the utility (Eversource) at a substantially lower rate (staff estimated roughly 4–5¢ per kilowatt-hour) rather than being carried forward as NREC credits.
Oncontracting and invoicing matters, staff described a previously reported invoicing error involving Gold Seal change orders that resulted in a double charge of about $24,800; staff said change order 1 was corrected back to $0, and that a negative change order/credit of about $5,300 is expected when contractors reconcile drains and decking allowances. The committee approved a separate Silver Petrocelli & Associates architect invoice ($4,326) for mediation and bonding-company coordination.
Staff also said STV's contract expired June 30 and that STV will submit a proposal to complete the remainder of work on the three roofs; the chair asked staff to circulate that proposal when received. Legal services reflected in the Goodman/Goodwin bill were described as mediation-related and confidential; the committee approved payment without seeing invoice line detail, citing confidentiality constraints.
The committee discussed the practice of approving relatively small invoices added to the agenda that did not include file attachments; the chair noted that attachments are typically provided but these items were added that morning. The meeting closed after routine business and adjournment.
What's next: staff will circulate the STV proposal when received, expect a credit reconciliation from the Gold Seal change orders, and continue punch-list work needed for central-office closeout.
Chair opened the meeting and moved to add four invoices to the agenda for immediate approval: STV invoice 2618 ($204) for central-office roof work; STV invoice 2619 ($340) for Gales Ferry School; STV invoice 2620 ($204) for the Long School roof project; and Goodman/Goodwin invoice 686494 ($8,702.50) for professional legal services. Each motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Staff reported the district's NREC application was rejected because a prior application tied to these projects expired in October 2025 and rules require waiting until January 2027 to reapply. Rather than wait, staff said the district will activate the solar system now; any overproduction will be purchased back by the utility (Eversource) at a substantially lower rate (staff estimated roughly 4–5¢ per kilowatt-hour) rather than being carried forward as NREC credits.
Oncontracting and invoicing matters, staff described a previously reported invoicing error involving Gold Seal change orders that resulted in a double charge of about $24,800; staff said change order 1 was corrected back to $0, and that a negative change order/credit of about $5,300 is expected when contractors reconcile drains and decking allowances. The committee approved a separate Silver Petrocelli & Associates architect invoice ($4,326) for mediation and bonding-company coordination.
Staff also said STV's contract expired June 30 and that STV will submit a proposal to complete the remainder of work on the three roofs; the chair asked staff to circulate that proposal when received. Legal services reflected in the Goodman/Goodwin bill were described as mediation-related and confidential; the committee approved payment without seeing invoice line detail, citing confidentiality constraints.
The committee discussed the practice of approving relatively small invoices added to the agenda that did not include file attachments; the chair noted that attachments are typically provided but these items were added that morning. The meeting closed after routine business and adjournment.
What's next: staff will circulate the STV proposal when received, expect a credit reconciliation from the Gold Seal change orders, and continue punch-list work needed for central-office closeout.
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