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9th Town Board Meeting 05/06/2026 Page 6 WHEREAS, the Town of Orchard Park is required to test backflow prevention devices in the Community Activity Center, Library, Municipal Center, OP Highway, Compost Facility, Green Lake/Little League Park, Orchard Meadows Playground, Jolls House and Honey Crest Playground. The Town must comply with the New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 5, from the New York State Department of Health and as required by the Village of Orchard Park and Erie County Water Authority; and WHEREAS, bids were opened for the Backflow Prevention Device Testing on April 23, 2026. This three- year contract includes a base bid for testing, costs of backflow prevention repair kits and an hourly rate to repair the backflow devices. Bids were for each facility and the size of the backflow prevention device that each facility currently uses; and WHEREAS, Huron Plumbing had the lowest testing base bid of $2,720.00 for all nine sites with a total bid of $23,406.00, including testing, and repair kits if needed. The next lowest testing base bid was from John W. Danforth Co. in the amount of $3,200.00 for all nine sites with a total bid of $8,080.00, including testing and repair kits if needed; and WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has an extended tabulation for bid results showing the itemized bid amounts of each contractor; and WHEREAS, the Engineering Department consulted with the Town Attorney, and he agrees that the lowest reasonable bidder is John W. Danforth Co. John W. Danforth Co. has been in business since 1884 and has successfully completed various backflow prevention testing and installation projects in the past for multiple agencies including the Town of Orchard Park. This company is more than capable of completing the proposed testing and repair of the various backflow prevention devices. NOW, THEREFORE be it RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby award the contract for Testing and Repair of Town Owned Backflow Prevention Devices (2026) to John W. Danforth Company, 300 Colvin Woods Parkway, Tonawanda, New York, 14150, in an amount not to exceed $8,080.00/yr., including testing, repair kits if needed and a rate of $160.00 per hour to make the repairs (hourly rate not included in the not to exceed amount) as recommended by the Town Engineer. The resolution was unanimously adopted. New Business #7 Approve Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Action Plan requirements and Match Commitment Resolution. 11) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT, TO WIT: WHEREAS, with recent award of the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program, the Town has been granted $120,000.00 through USDOT for an multimodal traffic study and action plan. A 20% match is required on the part of the recipient (equaling $30,000.00, for a total of $150,000.00), and after discussing the program further with USDOT the Engineering Department received confirmation that they could expand the scope of the study to encompass the whole Town rather than just a section of Abbott Rd. As such, the SS4A grant will facilitate a Town-wide intermodal traffic safety study and generate an Action Plan which the Town will utilize to best-fit pedestrian and multi-modal infrastructure improvements in the future; and WHEREAS, with this expanded scope, the Town will have a robust dataset and functionally appropriate blueprint to support future decision-making to best-fit the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of our residents and visitors alike in the long-term; and