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FOI #26-451 (07-8-26, 8:08 am) - Subject - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – ARCHITECT/ENGINEER Safe Streets for All Grant/ CA031326
Name - Ryan Druskin
Affiliation - IMS
Could you please provide me with the name and office location of the firm that was awarded the contract for PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – ARCHITECT/ENGINEER Safe Streets for All Grant/ CA031326 which had a deadline of May 05, 2026?
If known, what is the anticipated schedule for bidding and construction of this project?
Do you anticipate advertising any additional RFP/Qs for design or consulting services in the next six months?
DR# 202600127592
FOI #26-449 - Subject - One Torrington Office Plaza Renovation (Internal File #25-41)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
We are seeking certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below regarding the One Torrington Office Plaza Renovation project located at 1 Torrington Heights Road in Torrington, CT. The GC is PAC Group. Please see the attached FOI letter. Should you have trouble opening the attachment and/or if need anything further on our end, please let me know.
• Apex Tile all weeks worked
• Central Conn Acoustics for Wk ending 1.31.26 through to the present
• East Coast Wall Systems all weeks worked
• Eastern Mechanical for Wk ending 3.15.26 through to the present
• Ferraro’s Painting for Wk ending 3.7.26 through to the present
• Ford & Ulrich all weeks worked
• GC Signs all weeks worked
• GDS Contracting for Wk ending 2.28.26 through to the present
• HTH Automatic Sprinkler all weeks worked
• Lopez Floors for Wk ending 3.5.26 through to the present
• Savannah Specialty Products for Wk ending 12.6.26 through to the present
• Sullivan’s Glass all weeks worked
• Superb Steel all weeks worked
• Walch & Co for Wk ending 3.14.26 through to the present
• Walker Electrical for Wk ending 3.7.26 through to the present
• Zodiak Floor Covering for Wk ending 2.28.26 through to the present
FOI #26-448 (07-7-26, 10:59 am) - Subject - Request for Proposal for University Bookstore
Name - Scott Sherman
Affiliation - A Book Company, LLC dba eCampus.com
This is a notice of a Public Records Request pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, to please provide the documentation surrounding the contract(s)/agreement(s) awarded for the Request for Proposal for Official University Bookstore, UConn Athletic Venue Spirit Shops and Online E-Commerce Stores, Event #KA030624. Please provide all documentation related to the awarded contract, including, but not limited to, the final agreement, proposals submitted, sample agreements, PowerPoint presentations, scorecards, committee notes, and the final scoring matrix.
It would be greatly appreciated if confirmation of receipt of this request could be provided.
FOI #26-447 - Subject - UConn New School of Nursing (Internal File #25-18)
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
Hope you had a good July 4th weekend! Please see the attached FOI letter request certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed in the University of Connecticut New School of Nursing Project No. 300260, located at 1356 Storrs Rd., Mansfield, CT. The CM is Lee Kennedy Co., Inc. The GC is BOND Brothers. Please let me know if you have trouble opening the attachment or whether you need anything further on our end.
• Advance Resources for Wk ending 5.9.26 through to the present
• B&W Paving & Landscaping for Wk ending 5.9.26 through to the present
• Banton Construction for all weeks worked
• Barall & Konover Floors for all weeks worked
• Blackwater Services Group for Wk ending 5.10.26 through to the present
• Cherry Hill Glass for Wk ending 5.9.26 through to the present
• Connecticut Mason Contractors for Wk ending 5.9.26 through to the present
• Eagle Fence for Wk ending 4.4.26 through to the present
• Eastern Steel Erectors (Misc.) for Wk ending 5.2.26 through to the present
• Eastern Steel Erectors (Structural) for Wk ending 5.2.26 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical HVAC for Wk ending 5.2.26 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanical PLUMB for Wk ending 5.2.26 through to the present
• M. Frank Higgins & Co for all weeks worked
• Manafort Brothers for Wk ending 4.25.26 through to the present
• Richards Corp for Wk ending 5.16.26 through to the present
• Scholar Painting and Restoration for all weeks worked
• Stairs & Steel for Wk ending 5.9.26 through to the present
• System One for all weeks worked
• Trinity Construction Group for Wk ending 4.18.26 through to the present
• Wayne Griffin Electric for Wk ending 5.3.26 through to the present
I would like to request a copy of a previous records request on the proposed UConn Golf Facility, made by a member of the Daily Campus. The FOI number is 26-112.
FOI #26-444 - Subject - FOIA Request — Diversity Professional Staff Salaries
Name - Brendan McDonald
Affiliation -
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq., I request copies of public records sufficient to show the current salary, compensation, or pay rate for the following University of Connecticut Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice professional staff members:
1. Jeffrey Hines, M.D. — Vice President, UConn | UConn Health
2. Jonelle Reynolds, Ph.D. — Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
3. Melisa Adiram, M.A. — Project Specialist
4. Kathleen Holgerson, M.P.A. — Interim Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, UConn Health
5. Michael Vidal, M.Ed. — Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement
6. Judy Lopez, M.P.A. — Associate Director of Business Operations
FOI #26-443 (07-4-26, 9:08 pm) - Subject - Purchase Orders
Name - Kaho Mizutani
Affiliation - The Data Branch
I am hereby submitting a public records request for purchasing data. Specifically, we request a spreadsheet or equivalent file containing all purchase orders issued between January 1, 2023, and the present.
Scope of Request:
We are seeking records that reflect purchasing or procurement activity by any department, division, bureau, group, or office under your jurisdiction.
We understand a single, centralized report may not exist. In that case, we are happy to receive:
Department-level or segmented purchasing data
Any readily available reports
Records grouped by department, if that is the structure used by your office
To the extent readily accessible, we are interested in records that include:
Purchase order number (or equivalent)
Purchase date
Vendor ID or name
Department or issuing entity (if available)
Line item description
Quantity
Unit price
Total price
We recognize that recordkeeping practices differ from one institution to another. We are happy to accept records in any of the following formats:
Spreadsheet exports (preferred)
PDF or Word documents
Standard ERP or finance system reports
Any summary-level purchasing records already maintained by your office
To the extent any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, we ask that the remaining non-exempt segregable portions be released.
For full transparency, this request is for commercial purposes. We will gladly adhere to any policies or procedures University of Connecticut-Avery Point has in place for public records requests, and are open to narrowing, clarifying, or modifying the request to make fulfillment easier on your end.
FOI #26-442 - Subject - Public Information Request
Name - Tif Shen
Affiliation -
I am writing to make a public information request for any or all communications and agreements, since January 1st, 2014, between the [University] and affiliates of AJ Capital Partners regarding branding, marketing, or licensing.
Specifically, affiliates of AJ Capital Partners could include:
• AJ Capital Partners
• AJ Capital Real Estate Fund II
• Graduate Hotels Real Estate Fund III
• Graduate Storrs
• GSCT Owner, LLC
• GSCT Lessee LLC
• Any representatives of the above entities
• Any correspondent with email domains @ajcapitalpartners.com or @ajcpt.com
I request these records electronically. These records are for non-commercial, research use. If the cost to provide these records will exceed $300, please provide an estimate in advance of proceeding. If additional information or narrowing of the request in particular ways would substantially reduce the effort and fee required to fulfill the request, please let me know and I’ll consider altering it as possible.