Selectmen Reject Low Bidder For Mount Pleasant Job

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of October 20, 2026

North Brookfield Selectmen rejected a low bid and advanced a townwide pavement study. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to reject M.L. Partlow and Son's bid for the Mount Pleasant Street community development block grant project after the town's engineer, Haley Ward, flagged a mobilization fee of 4.27 percent against a 3 percent contract cap; Executive Assistant Mary Beth Kularski said the town faces a 60-day state deadline to act. The board also approved a 10-foot sewer easement for National Grid's Lashway substation project, a new Class II auto dealer license for Stephen Woods at 322 North Main Street, and a Chapter 90 contract extension with MassDOT through June 30, 2037.

The North Brookfield Community Food Collaborative, which serves roughly 174 people weekly, won approval for townwide donation bins ahead of a Thanksgiving distribution on November 19. "Food insecurity does not discriminate," said the group's representative, Karen. A separate pavement management contract with Stantec is expected to deliver road-condition data and repair priorities by the end of April.

In the full story:

• Consent Agenda: Minutes, Warrants and Small Spending Requests
• State Election Update
• School Street Sidewalk Project and Shared Streets and Spaces Grant
• Gilbert Street Paving and the New Pavement Management Contract
• National Grid Lashway Substation Sewer Easement
• Mount Pleasant Street CDBG Bid Rejection
• Chapter 90 Reimbursement and Contract Extension
• North Brookfield Motors Class II License
• North Brookfield Community Food Collaborative Townwide Food Drive
• Personnel Appointment and Committee Appointment
• Donations
• Public Comment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,909 words

Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.