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FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES
July 12, 2021
Councilors in Attendance: Hawes, Fournier, Sprague, Tremble, Okafor
Staff in Attendance: Laurie, Conlow, Theriault, Caruso, O’Donnell
1. Bids/Purchasing
a. Aircraft Pushback Tractor – Airport – JT AeroTech Corporation - $336,369
Motion made and seconded to recommend purchase to the City Council, motion passed
unanimously.
b. Narrow Body Aircraft Cabin Heater – Airport – TLD America - $56,114
Motion made and seconded to recommend bid award to TLD America, motion passed
unanimously.
c. Stream Monitoring 2021-2023 Bid Protest
Staff reviewed the results of the actions undertaken as part of the bid protest. The
review included the type of solicitation, the City’s procurement policy, the process to
date as well as the steps taken specifically as it related to this submission. Those steps
included; a detailed review of the RFP specifications and two responses, individual
meetings with the two respondents, discussions with staff involved in the process. The
resulting recommendation is that no City policy were violated, that staff actions up to
the initial recommendation were appropriate, identified some improvements the City
could make in its process and affirmed the initial staff recommendation that the bid
should be awarded to FB Environmental.
Representatives from the two respondents provide additional thoughts and councilors
discussed their impressions.
Motion made Councilor Fournier to approve staff recommendation, motion was
seconded, motion failed 2 – 3 (opposed Tremble, Fournier, Hawes). Motion made and
seconded to award the contract to Haley Ward, motion passed unanimously.
2. Executive Session – 36 MRSA Section 841(2) – Hardship Abatement
Application
Motion made and seconded to enter Executive Session, motion passed unanimously.
3. Open Session – Hardship Abatement Application Decision
Motion made and seconded to approve the hardship abatement application, motion
passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned 5:06 pm