What was decided

The Finance Committee approved bids for lead abatement at two properties, a police patrol vehicle, an equipment trailer, the Cross Canal Connector project, a pump station design task order, a railroad crossing utility project, and a dump truck purchase. All items passed by 5-0 votes.

Decisions recorded

• Awarded bid 2026-034 for Lead Abatement of 178-180 Blake St. to RC Group, Biddeford, ME, for $116,000, including the $6,000 owner match. Vote 5-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-035 for Lead Abatement of 165-167 Bartlett St. to RC Group, Biddeford, ME, for $89,950, including the $12,000 owner match. Vote 5-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-042 for one police patrol vehicle to Quirk Ford, Augusta, ME, for $45,012. Vote 5-0. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-041 for one 30-ton tri-axle equipment trailer for Public Works to Hale Trailer, Portland, ME, for $61,209. Vote 5-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-037 for the Cross Canal Connector project to Starrett Snow and Landscape, Raymond, ME, for an estimated $147,827.02. Vote 5-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Task Order for Preliminary Design Services for the Randall Road Pump Station with Tighe & Bond for an amount not to exceed $88,000. Vote 5-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-040 for the Whipple and Middle St. Utility Railroad Crossings project to Starrett Snow and Landscape, Raymond, ME, for an estimated $904,585.58. Vote 5-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Waiver of Competition with Freightliner of Maine to purchase a 6-wheeled dump truck cab and chassis with a Viking-Cives body for the Sewer Dept. for $159,050. Vote 5-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 99 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 5, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

abatement

A reduction or cancellation of a property tax bill, granted by the assessors, for example after an error in the assessment.

CDBG

Community Development Block Grant: federal money, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for housing and neighborhood projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from its minutes in the City of Lewiston Archive Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lewiston Publick on October 5, 2026.