H-D board awards new NS wiring contract

Ongoing drama over a rewiring project at North Side Elementary continued Monday night during the Hampton-Dumont Board of Education’s regular meeting.
     The board met with representatives from Dumont Telephone and Advance Tech Solutions to discuss the project. Earlier this month, members voted to void a rewiring contract with Dumont Telephone after Advanced Tech owner Jeff Christiansen raised concerns about the initial bid process. He believed H-D provided too few details when the rewiring work was originally bid, causing him to estimate the project at more than double that of Dumont Telephone’s winning proposal.
     Work was halted and the project was rebid in mid-July. However, little changed after bids were let. Dumont Telephone once again won the contract and will resume work immediately. 
   Read the full article in the July 29 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.