Putney Historical Society

Pepsi Donates $1000 to PHS

On October 3, Putney turned out in force for a wonderful event, celebrating the groundbreaking of the general store. Doug Waterman arrived at 6 am to grill chickens donated by our new proprietor-to-be, Ming Chou, and Pepsi gave out free drinks, then gave Putney Historical Society a $10000 check. Ted Brady of Patrick Leahy’s office, and Paul Bruhn of the Preservation Trust of Vermont spoke. Children had a ball playing games, run by the Putney middle schoolers. Barry Stockwell organized excellent music, including the Stockwell Bros., the PCS Rockshop, Leon Cooper and Julian Browne, the Main Street Arts Band, and Amy Cann.

The foundation is to be poured this coming week.

The Putney Historical Society invites General Contractors to bid on construction of the new Putney General Store located at 4 Kimball Hill Road in Putney, VT. The historic former store was destroyed by fire in 2009.

Work includes but is not limited to; limited site work, water and sewer hookup work, asphalt paving, landscaping, concrete work, limited structural steel work, rough and finish carpentry, roof trusses, insulation and weatherization, roofing, new windows, new doors, drywall work, painting, resilient flooring, bath and accessories, plumbing, heating, and electrical work.

This project is funded by Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Vermont Community Development Program and a Village Revitalization Initiative grant (a partnership of Senator Patrick Leahy and the Preservation Trust of Vermont funded through a special purpose federal grant secured by Senator Leahy). This is an E.E.O. project (Equal Employment Opportunity) project and is subject to Davis-Bacon Wage Guidelines for commercial construction in Windham County, Vermont. Locally-owned, Women-owned, Minority-owned, and Section 3 businesses are encouraged to apply.

Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the offices of Stevens & Associates in Brattleboro, VT. Bid Documents will be available for pick-up and review on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Blueprints, Etc. in South Burlington, VT. A non-refundable deposit amount of $100 made out to “Blueprints, Etc.” is required.  Deposit includes regular UPS ground shipping cost.

There will be ONE recommended site visit at 10:00 AM, Monday, July 19, 2010. Subcontractors are encouraged to attend this site visit.

The Contract shall be awarded to one of the three lowest responsible bidders, conforming to the drawings and specifications, with consideration being given to bidder qualifications as outlined in bidding documents. Inquiries and questions can be directed to William Maclay Architects of Waitsfield, VT (chris@maclayarchitects.com).

As part of the ongoing Twilight Music Series organized by Barry Stockwell, well-known folk musician and comedian Cheryl Wheeler filled the house Friday night at the United Church of Putney, along with bluegrass musician Jim Hurst.

This recent article focuses on fundraising, the proprietor search, and a recent, successful Pepsi Challenge grant.
Times Argus article by Susan Smallheer