adolce@observertoday.com HANOVER — The Town Board last week awarded the contract for the purchase of 300 to 950 water meters for the purposes of going to a driveby meter system. The Board received five bids for the project and weighed each accordingly, both based on dollar amount and what each individual bid had to offer. In the end, the lowest two bids were compared against each other and sent around the board for evaluation. The lowest bids were selected in the best interest of the town. The difference between the two lowest bids was $2,500, but there were a few catches. “The lowest bid, from FW Webb, has a yearly software management fee yearly of $2,100,” said Wastewater Superintendent Rob Weiskerger. “On top of a $250 per hour tech support fee. There will be lots of hours in the first year for tech support, and that cost would be something we would want to stay away from.”