What was decided

The Finance Committee approved minutes from August 10, 2026, and voted on several purchases and contract awards. These included fire station alerting hardware, traffic line marking, lead abatement, an all-terrain litter picker, a dump trailer, a pickup truck, a paving project, and HVAC work for the library. All motions passed 3-0.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the minutes of the previous meeting dated August 10, 2026, vote 3-0 p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Waiver of Competition for fire station alerting hardware from Westnet, LLC, at $36,822.71, vote 3-0 p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the second and final one-year extension for bid 2023-066 Traffic Line Marking with K5 Corp. through June 30, 2027, at $175,309.20, vote 3-0 p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-047 for lead abatement of 79 Howard St. to RC Group, Biddeford, ME, at $44,660, vote 3-0 p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Waiver of Competition with C.N. Wood Co. for an all-terrain litter picker at $99,083, vote 3-0 p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-043 for a dump trailer with brush and log loader to Pete's Equipment, Morrisville, VT, at $87,920, vote 3-0 p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-044 for a ½ ton crew cab pickup truck to O'Connor Auto Park, Augusta, ME, at $49,712, vote 3-0 p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Awarded bid 2026-028 for the 2026 Mill and Fill Paving project to Gendron & Gendron, Lewiston, ME, at an estimated $687,120, vote 3-0 p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Waiver of Competition with Salas O'Brien for the Library's HVAC Corrective Action Plan at $113,800, vote 3-0 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, 102 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 5, 2026.

Agenda

Agenda not recorded here. It may be in the city's Archive Center (opens in new tab).

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.

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.