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President Joe Stenson (Budget Department), Darius Sunfire and William McCree presided over the bid openings. The board read base bids for a range of projects including a complete-street and service-replacement contract (total base bid reported at $6,294,000 for one contract bundle), a combination speed pump installation project (base bids reported in the $680,000–$843,000 range across bidders), court resurfacing, filtration-plant work and other water and roadway projects. Meeting remarks recorded each bidder and their base bid amounts as they were opened.

On behalf of the Albany Water Board, the board offered a resolution to award the tree maintenance and emergency work services contract to JV Tree Specialist LLC (listed in the record as JB tree specialist in the bid readout) for the amounts included in the company's bid submitted May 20, 2025. The resolution language was read into the record; the minutes show the award motion was presented and the bidder and bid amount were recorded.

Separately, the board recorded a recommended extension of an existing main contract (city contract number 9406) for a project titled in the materials as \"preserved enhancement\" (BFI contract), extending the contract until Aug. 15, 2025 at the prices and terms specified in the existing contract. The extension amount as read into the record was $2,193,900.

Why it matters: the bid openings show the fiscal scale of forthcoming public-works procurements and identify contractors that may perform street, water and filtration work in Albany. The awarded tree-maintenance contract and the contract extension set immediate vendor responsibilities that affect maintenance, emergency response and construction scheduling.

Discussion vs. decision: most of the meeting consisted of reading and recording sealed bids (information-only); the board took formal action to award the tree-maintenance and emergency work services contract to JV Tree Specialist LLC and to extend contract number 9406 under existing contract terms through Aug. 15, 2025. The minutes do not include a roll-call vote count for the award or extension; the record shows motions and standard procedural acceptance of the agenda and adjournment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Albany June 6, 2025 | Boards of Estimate and Apportionment & Contract and Supply","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Contract and Supply opened multiple bids for 2025 public-works contracts, recorded bid amounts for street and water projects, voted to award tree maintenance and emergency work services to JV Tree Specialist LLC, and extended contract number 9406 through Aug. 15, 2025 for a $2,193,900 amount under existing terms.","taxTitle","Albany City, Albany County, New York","taxId",3731,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194884,"Albany City approves 2025 budget transfers; records park grant and $1.5M water grant for lead-service work",459,75000,534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863066-92e09a784f3f9fdf8263948868cf8815&start=75&end=534","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863066-92e09a784f3f9fdf8263948868cf8815/thumbnail_75000.jpg","/articles/6194884/Albany-City/Albany-County/New-York/Albany-City-approves-2025-budget-transfers-records-park-grant-and-15M-water-grant-for-lead-service-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194884-a1bb6fa3bd969d8b31382dcecf13d6cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770865639&Signature=aucLTb5IOmrub3Xab3xx3oFr6Ls4BP6~zHGzL4nrFAzzNAxcKcEFyhhIrQUB9qmsXAV2nRTAS1-Q4POAcw-wAleNlS01VzRrT2pm5P-4gAiEn7zvF-sYbn0Anm1Zpc5K39cyZSJI3wzq7O1S2vm6omNIDjWUQo9U34s4IioreNbrXRELxqyuATu3z8VwmF6ojlD0HxCwzwnmYa0XJlFyslC~3zo~DG9qzaICqbWOvpFQljOFzbaymzwa8kW1edzro7M9aqnvZpMsBoG1ytYwx-wvVS8cVEyIs0z0ZXZOSPI-cen~q6SR4Tq5HjbQ1e42~2YAITh7gSx9QPMZ0DvxXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Albany City’s Board of Estimates on June 6 approved a slate of 2025 budget transfers to reallocate existing funds for office equipment, training and maintenance, and recorded two grant appropriations including municipal park improvements and a portion of a lead replacement project.

The board approved transfers requested by the common council, the Department of Recreation, the Albany Police Department and multiple city departments to move funds between existing accounts for equipment, training and services. The transfers included $400 from supplies and materials to office equipment and $800 from contracted services to office equipment for the common council; $12,905 moved by the Recreation Department from several fees-and-services accounts into training and conferences to cover summer seasonal employee training and lifeguard certification; and smaller transfers for furniture and equipment in the police department and for central services and the city clerk to consolidate copy-machine services.

The Recreation Department also recorded an increase to its 2025 appropriations after the city received $46,265 from the county’s municipal park improvement grant for park equipment purchases. The board recorded that increased appropriation as a rise on both the expense and revenue sides of the Recreation budget to reflect the incoming grant funds.

Separately, the board recorded grant funds for the Albany Water Board tied to a larger lead-service replacement project. The meeting materials and staff remarks described an increase of roughly $1,500,000 in both expenses and revenues as the Albany Water Board’s portion of a $7,000,000 lead replacement effort; participants described the recognized funds as coming from the “environmental facilities court” as read into the record.

The board’s motions to accept the presented transfers and the interest appropriations were moved by City Treasurer David Shaw and seconded by Council President Evans; members voted “Aye” and the motions carried. The board indicated the finalized agenda and any amendments would be distributed after the meeting.

Why it matters: the transfers reallocate existing city funds to cover immediate operational needs (equipment, training, maintenance); the park grant will finance new park equipment; and the recorded $1.5 million for lead-service-line replacement represents the city’s recorded share of a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project that will affect water system work and associated spending.

Details of approved transfers and appropriations discussed at the meeting (excerpted from meeting remarks):
- Common Council: $400 (supplies & materials → office equipment) and $800 (contracted services → office equipment). The $400 was described as for chairs for council staff; the $800 was described as embossers (city seals) for the clerk’s office.
- Department of Recreation: $12,905 (fees & services accounts → training/conferences) to cover summer seasonal employee training and lifeguard certification; additional $5,000 moved from other equipment/field operations → supplies & materials/field operations for maintenance and rental-area upkeep.
- Albany Police Department: $505 (other equipment/special operations → furniture & fixtures/special operations) for desks for new program technicians; $6,045 (other equipment/emergency service team → contracted services/emergency service team) to adjust a purchase order.
- Budget Department: $12,000 (contracted services/special items → contracted services/central services $10,000 and contracted services/city clerk $2,000) related to consolidated copy-machine services.
- Neighborhood Community Services: $2,000 (contracted services → office equipment).
- Distribution/Transmission-related transfers (department listed as “border” in the minutes): $94,000 moved and split across five internal accounts (contracted services/administration $40,000; supplies & materials/transmission and distribution $50,000; other equipment/Beaver Creek facility $1,000; uniform/tour maintenance $1,000; printing & binding/administration $2,000) to cover future invoices.

Discussion vs. decisions: most items were presented as routine transfers; board members asked clarifying questions on two common-council items (which office purchases each transfer would cover) and staff said the revised agenda would note those clarifications. The grants were recorded (formal appropriations recorded to reflect revenue and expense increases). The motions to accept the transfers and to conclude the Board of Estimates meeting were recorded as approved by voice vote.","The Board of Estimates approved a series of small 2025 budget transfers covering office equipment, lifeguard certification and maintenance supplies, and recorded two interest-appropriation grants: a $46,265 municipal park improvement grant and roughly $1.5 million for Albany Water Board lead-service-line replacement.","actionData","errors"]

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