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The board resolved to advertise for: maintenance contract electrical work for various city buildings, and pest control services for city‑owned buildings, with proposals due at a regular meeting scheduled for Sept. 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.; vehicle parts and preventative maintenance and repair, shed insulation and supply services, building materials and associated projects, and purchase of roadside supplies, with proposals due at regular meetings on Oct. 7, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. The board required each bidder for the Sept. 16 solicitations to include a bid deposit equal to 5% of the total bid in the form of a bid bond or certified check; several Oct. 7 solicitations were noted as not requiring a bid deposit.

The board opened bids for the maintenance contract for emergency generators for various buildings. The transcript lists a base bid from Cummings of $25,368.36 and shows additional bid entries including a line recorded as \"Total bid, $30,003,335 dollars\"; bidder names and numeric formatting in the transcript are inconsistent.

The board considered four change orders for Department of Recreation contracts (city contract numbers 9438, 9440, 9441 and 9442). The transcript records the following increases and new contract amounts as presented to the board: contract 9438 — increase $91,600, new contract amount listed as $1,000,007,600; contract 9440 — increase $51,060, new contract amount $564,960; contract 9441 — increase $625,000, new contract amount recorded as \"6 9875000 cents\" in the transcript; contract 9442 — increase $29,950, new contract amount $329,950. Several board members questioned the phrasing \"contingency line\" and asked for supporting documentation and reasons for the increases. One member said approval would be contingent on knowing what the contingency covers; another suggested tabling the items until additional information is available. The board voted to approve the agenda items but to exclude (table) the four recreation change orders pending staff follow‑up.

The meeting record lists attendees including Joe Stetson (budget department), Nick Riley (treasurer), Robert McBee (corporate counsel), Charles Williams (city engineering) and Frank Seel (Department of General Services). The board directed staff to provide the paper trail and contingency explanations before the change orders return for consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Albany September 5, 2025 |Boards of Estimate and Apportionment & Contract and Supply.","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Contract and Supply authorized advertising multiple maintenance and supply contracts with set proposal dates, opened bids for emergency‑generator maintenance, and tabled four change orders for Department of Recreation contracts pending clarification of contingency lines.","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},6020031,"Board approves nine budget transfers, recognizes $300,000 water reimbursement and settles small claims",208,42135,250395,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5770918-73b44b7c79bad58d4673b0aee7ef9c75&start=42&end=250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5770918-73b44b7c79bad58d4673b0aee7ef9c75/thumbnail_42135.jpg","/articles/6020031/Albany-City/Albany-County/New-York/Board-approves-nine-budget-transfers-recognizes-300000-water-reimbursement-and-settles-small-claims","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6020031-fd91e8d56201d7952088a7d4f74259a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172161&Signature=CnKLk8qS7GkMqEVYAAyKFUoXFclrbGMqCD~NfbPgr8ARD9vqoGx8RX9jSDby69d~1KI1EZnYG9NBIOVGXB7KdveVRYKtFsHtzn5C7w91aaIjx3kT5QbldEEbny6TZj-95r7g~gra9~F2aO41rtUTBa1LegHvC5Fvqu7Sw9WATcphA8hmnh1yduQSOqln9OEjOFakyVDNyG419CyXHDuVW78767owcUgAbpcZu0NCuZyijEZ5sAg6~iDxwZDjzrCfyxDhwEdacbW6bm8l8FjiBq-avTfK2s8NzJQlHyzrkLiNgRnorom6CparOPyX4YZX~BJ5-HwBeb80sOh1RfxBEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Sept. 5 meeting, the Board of Estimating approved nine budget transfers to move funds between general ledger lines, recognized a $300,000 appropriation for a water‑system reimbursement and approved four legal settlements, the board recorded. The motion to approve was moved by Public Council President Corey Harris and seconded by Chief Financial Manager Jonas Wetson; board members voted \"aye.\"

The transfers included: a $5,000 move inside the police department from the detective division community response supplies and materials line to the detective division community response other equipment line to cover planned purchases; a $25,000 transfer for the Community Review Board from a salons line to contracted services to cover non‑personnel expenses; several Department of General Services transfers ($15,000 and $22,000 among landfill and waste‑collection lines, and $20,000 from fleet maintenance gasoline to contracted services for public jail account expenses); a $5,000 transfer within engineering/central maintenance; a $15,000 landfill transfer labeled \"post COVID care\" to equipment; a $1,000 human resources transfer from personnel training to office equipment; and a $1,100 transfer inside Cultural Affairs from office equipment to the Tulip Festival line to cover final invoices. Staff described these moves as corrections to place funds in the proper GL accounts for planned purchases or to cover invoices.

The board also recognized an increased appropriation of $300,000 for the water department, described as reimbursement from the County of Albany Water Purification District for that agency's portion of the Beavercreek Clean Groover Project, CCRP Phase 2A. The increase was announced by staff as both revenue and expense recognition for that project reimbursement; no separate vote on that line was recorded apart from the overall motion to approve the agenda items.

Four legal settlements were presented and approved: $198.45 for Samantha Tory for an alleged illegal toll; $2,000 for Charlie Webb related to a claim about failure to notify the claimant after recovery of property; a revised settlement for Charles Loop of $2,000 for claimed property damage from a pothole (the transcript states the council had previously approved a smaller amount on May 20 and the claimant obtained a new judgment); and $198.45 for Abraham Stocking for alleged property damage. Staff said one settlement amount had been increased following a court re‑judgment since the earlier approval.

Discussion on the transfers and settlements was brief; no speaker asked for separate votes on individual items. The board approved the package as presented.

Less critical details: presenters named during roll call included Chantal Bass (WVTC author), Jill Setson (chief financial manager, appearing earlier in roll call), Mike Riley (deputy chief/city treasurer acknowledged), and others listed on the meeting record. The board did not provide additional line‑item explanations beyond the GL‑account corrections and the described reimbursement from the county.","At its Sept. 5 meeting the Board of Estimating approved nine internal budget transfers to correct general ledger accounts, recognized a $300,000 appropriation for a water‑system reimbursement, and approved four small legal settlements.","actionData","errors"]

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Board of Contract and Supply authorizes bid advertisements, opens emergency‑generator bids and tables four recreation change orders

Board approves nine budget transfers, recognizes $300,000 water reimbursement and settles small claims