MINOT — Selectmen on Monday awarded a contract for $15,900 to Ron’s Electrical Services of Turner for electrical work in the new additions to the Orchard and Central fire stations.
It was the lowest of three bids, Fire Chief Dean Campbell said.
The company offered to replace lighting in the older sections of the station for $11,900, but the board followed Campbell’s suggestion to delay that in order to take advantage of rebates that should be available through Efficiency Maine next year, when, Campbell said.
Campbell also reported that O’Connor Construction completed all exterior work on both station additions and that department volunteers completed interior strapping in the Central Fire Station, readying that building for drywall.
Town Administrator Arlan Saunders read three bids from contractors interested in providing 4,000 cubic yards of winter sand.
Selectmen awarded the contract Washburn & Son Excavating of Minot for $6 a yard delivered, pending approval of the sand sample by Highway Supervisor Scott Parker. Peter Hemond Excavating of Minot bid $6.50 per yard and St. Laurent bid $13.90 per yard.
Saunders said the bids reflect the difference between local haulers and those from out of town.
The town manager said Mike O’Connor of O’Connor Construction repaired some of the siding on the Town Office while he was working on the Central Fire Station addition next door.
Saunders said he also addressed some problems with rot along the parking lot side and that the town highway crew stepped in to correct a drainage problem that contributed to the rot.
The cost for O’Connor’s work was about $2,000, Saunders said, and it leaves the building in good repair, with the exception of the roofing, which he intends to recommend town meeting voters approve next year.
The last of the athletic fields at the Minot Community Park, according to a report from Recreation Committee Chairwoman Candace Gilpatric, was hydroseeded at an underbudget cost of $4,150.
Selectman Eda Tripp publicly thanked Gilpatric for a job well done, saying not only were the costs of the project running below early projections, but it appears the field will be ready for use a year ahead of schedule.
Selectman Dan Gilpatric noted that fundraising efforts to finish the field proved very successful and were close to reaching the $2,500 figure that the Modern Woodman grant has agreed to match.
Because of the Columbus Day holiday, the board’s next meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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