The Chilmark select board voted to award a contract to Childs Engineering for phase two of the Menemsha commercial dock climate resiliency project, pending a review by town counsel.

Total price for the contract, which will involve Childs designing a replacement dock, is $168,000, though the town will only have to pay $4,000 in matching funds thanks to a grant from the Seaport Economic Council.

“We feel they have the upper hand, having familiarization with the area...that would mitigate the chance of errors,” said harbormaster Ryan Rossi, explaining that Childs also completed phase one of the project.

The contract with Childs came in $20,000 higher than another bid, causing the select board to seek town counsel advice as to whether they are allowed to take a more expensive bid.

Town counsel will review the process before the bid is finalized.