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229 Main Street, City Hall
Nashua, NH 03061-2019

SUBMITTED on April 13th 20.21

Business Name (typed or printed): Melport Enterprises LLC

[| individual [_] Partnership IX] Corporation [_]Joint Venture
Type:
1] General L] Generai
[] Publicly Traded [-] Professional
C Limited O Services

[_] Other Limited Liability
By: : ( 1 (SEAL)

/ (individual’s Signature, General Partner, Officer with autharity to sign)

Doing Business as): Chemserve

Business Address: 317 Elm St, Milford, NH 03055

Phone: 603-673-5440 Email: jamie @chemservelab.com

Date and State af Organization: Chemserve was established in 1986 in NH
Date and State of Incorporation: Malport Ent registered in New Hamoshire 1/6/20
Date of Qualification te do business fs 1/2/2020

Names of Current General Partners/Executive Officers/Joint Partners

Jamie Fitzgerald

Managing Member, Owner

erald Co-owner

(Indicate managing partner by an asterisk *)

Address for receipt of official communications:
317 Elm St, Milford, NH 03055

Each joint ventured must sign. The manner of signing for each individual, Partnership and } corporation that is a
party to the joint venture should be in the manner indicated abave. Path eae ant .

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Address for receipt of official communications:
317 Elm St, Milford, NH, 03055

Each joint ventured must sign. The manner of signing for each individual, partnership and corporation that is a

party to the joint venture should bg in the manner indicated above.

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Board of Aldermen Page 12
November 9, 2016

announced that the Pennichuck system is requesting a 19.5% increase. Before | proceed | want to thank
Alderman Moriarty for setting up a public meeting and also setting it up so that citizens are allowed to ask
questions directly of Pennichuck management. | want to alert the rate payers of the Pennichuck Water
system that on December 1* there will be a public meeting where you can come in and register your feelings
and concerns associated with this 19.5% increase proposal. | think it’s a little bit much. | have some
concerns on the oversight of this entity. One of the things is the stewardship of the system. Pennichuck
announced a volunteer water ban for outdoor watering. That was the extent of the stewardship of the system
in one of the worst drought seasons that this region has experienced in a long time. The request from
Pennichuck was made at the end of the watering season. What does that say about the stewardship of our
system during one of the worst drought periods that we have experienced in a long time? It doesn’t too
much good, does it? | looked at the minutes of the Pennichuck Board of Directors’ meetings and | went
back, and by the way there are so many groups of minutes of meetings with Pennichuck so | did a
Control/Find and | could not find one mention of water rate increases. | checked six weeks ago and there
was not one mention of a water rate increase being discussed. | Know that this is the sole shareholder and
there are meetings that you folks have but they are sort of infrequent. There is not one mention of water rate
increases from the Pennichuck management to the sole shareholder different organization meetings, not one
that | could find and if | am wrong tell me. What does that say? Then all of a sudden in the Telegraph we
find out that Pennichuck wants to increase the water rates by 19.5% and that’s unacceptable and not right.
Now we also find out, | found this out through the grapevine that the expansion of the present customer base
is going to take place in other communities because of contaminated wells with PFOA contamination. There
is no information or discussion pertaining to the present systems capability and capacity to actually expand
into other areas, especially considering that we could be in a prolonged drought period. How will that
expansion affect the water quality of the present customers and what will it cost? Is that why we are getting
the 19.5% increase? | think it is.

President McCarthy

That one is not. If there were a rate increase associated with that it would have to be after that work is done
because of the way the regulation works. Pennichuck can only ask for rate increases to pay back
construction that has already been completed.

Mr. Sullivan

Well, regardless, what about the capacity of this present system? Is it expandable?

President McCarthy

There is a substantial amount of debt that the corporation was carrying when it was a private corporation
which was basically in the form of interest only loans with balloon payments. Typically what they do is to
replace some of that debt with additional equity by increasing the amount of stock that they have outstanding
every few years and then do a rate case to true everything up and then move on with whatever debt they
have. Under the current municipal ownership they can’t do that so the balloon debt has to be converted into
standard debt that will be paid back both principal and interest and a lot of that, which Is improvements to the
system that have been made in the wastewater treatment plant, etc., which we are now paying for is the
basic reason for the 19%. Pennichuck filed at least two different rate cases with the PUC, one with the
current ownership model and one with if they had continued as a publicly traded corporation what the rate
case would have looked like and it was more substantial than the one that they are applying for.

Mr. Sullivan

Yeah, | don’t know if | buy that stuff. If we didn’t sell the company this is what the increase would be because
who is to say that the previous owners would have built a new building for millions of dollars. Vho is to say
that the previous owners would be enacting and implementing expenses similar to these people, we don’t
know.

Project Information

Prime Contract Change Order (CO)

Prime Contract Change Order

Project # 21-004 NPD co# 005
Title Nashua Police Department HVAC Issue Date 21-January-2022
Address 28 Officar James Roche Drive Subject Roll Call Room
City, State, Zip Nashua, NH 03062
Country

FownerGustones
Contact Contact Tony DaCosta
Company City of Nashua Company Tumstone Corporalion
Address 229 Main Street Address 479 Nashua Street
Clty, State, Zip Nashua, NH 03060 City, State, Zip Milford, NH 03055
Country Country
Phone Phone (603) 249-9300
Fax Fax (603) 673-6138

You are directed to make the following changes to this Contract:

Concord Building Specialiles: $3,333.00
Ceilings Labor (Tumstone Corporalion): $660.00
Dumpster: $100.00

Masonry Labor & Materials: $1,465.00
Lang Door, $1,800.00

Reuse and Install Hardware: $360.00
Paint: $1,105

Granite State Acoustics: $1,600.00
Gate City Electric: $1,270.00

Kerry: $1,280.00

GU/BR Insurance(.69%) :$115.46

Bond Cost (1%): $130.89

CM Fee (15%): $1,982.90

All other tenns and conditions of the Contract Documents shall remain In effect,

Original Contract Price

Net change by previous Change Orders

Contract Amount Prior to this Change

Amount of this Change Order

Revised Contract Amounl, including this Change Order

$3,801,767,00
$10,638.14
$3,612,405.14
$15,202.25
$3,627 ,607.39

Response:L Accept O Do Not Accept

City of Nashua

Company

By Date

Yeaton Ass e:
Company

By Date

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LIST OF
SUBCONTRACTORS
(to be submitted with proposal)

The name and address of each subcontractor who will be paid at feast five percent (5%) of the prime contractor 5

total proposal shall be listed below. To be deemed a responsive proposal, this form must be submitted even if no

subcontractors are required to be listed. In that case, the Vendor should state "None" (or similar language stating
that no subcontractors need to be listed) in the space below.

Name & Address of Subcontractor

Alpha Analytical, 11 Walkup Dr, Westborough, MA 01518 PFAS analysis on groundwater samples

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in compliance with your RFP, we hereby submit our proposal for the above project. Having examined the plans

and specifications and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the construction of the proposed

project, including the availability of materials and labor, we hereby propose to furnish aif supervision, labor,

materials and supplies, and to construct the project in accordance with the contract documents, dated
4/13/2021 Including Addenda noted below.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualification Staternent: detailing experience on similar projects of scope, size & scale.

References: include at least 3 professional references (business name, contact, email address & phone number}.
References may be contacted as part of our preliminary bid review to assist project committee in assessing
Vendor qualifications. Current City of Nashua personnel and elected officials shall not be used as references.

City Projects: Provide a list of project awards Vendor has received from the City of Nashua in the past 5 years.
Please include project detail, City department and City project lead.

Acknowledgement is made of receipt of the following addenda: / tacl iu

IF notice of acceptance of this proposal is given to the undersigned within ninety 90 days after the date of opening
of bids, or any time thereafter before this bid is withdrawn, the undersigned will execute and deliver a contract
in the prescribed form within 10 days after the contract has been presented to them for signature.

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: The undersigned certifies that it does not and will not during the
performance of this Contract violate the provisions of the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,
which prohibits employment of ilfegal aliens.

DISQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS: By signing this proposal, the undersigned certifies that this
person/firm/corporation is not currently barred from bidding on contracts by any Agency of the State of New
Hampshire, nor is this person/firm/corporation a part of any firm/corporation that is currently barred
from bidding on contracts by any Agency of the State of New Hampshire.

Either the undersigned or one of the following individuals, if any, ts authorized to modify this proposal prior to the
deadline for receipt of bids by writing the modification and signing their name on the face of the proposal, on the
envelope in which it is enclosed, on a separate document, or on a document which is faxed to the City or by
sending the City's representative an e-mail message:

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ENVIRONMENTAL
317 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-5440 sales@chemservelab.com

April 13", 2021

Kelly Parkinson

City of Nashua — Purchasing Manager

City Hall

229 Main Street

Nashua, NH 03060

RE: RFP0931-041321 Water Quality Testing and Monitoring at Nashua Landfill sites

Dear Kelly,

Enclosed, please find Chemserve’s proposal for RFP0931-041321, Water Quality Testing and
Monitoring at Nashua Landfill sites.

We have addressed proposal submission criteria point-by-point as sections A to F as outlined in
the bid document and uploaded the completed bid, including bid form, into the Bid Express
submission system. Receipt of the two addenda are acknowledged and uploaded.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide this bid and look forward to providing analysis services
again to the City of Nashua. As we have performed these services for you in the past, Chemserve
is already familiar with the sampling locations and knowledgeable of the analyses required for the
various landfill locations.

Please contact me with any questions or with a request to meet with the City for further discussion
of this project.

| am confident that our decades of environmental analysis experience combined with our excellent
customer service will provide you the means to meet your expectations and goals as required.

Respectfully,

, Ht / UY

Jamie Fitzgerald, PhD

Managing Member

Melport Enterprises LLC dba Chemserve
jamie@chemservelab.com
603-673-5440 ext 101

www.chemservelab.com

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ENVIRONMENTAL
317 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-5440 sales@chemservelab.com

Statement of Project Requirements and Scope of Services

A. Statement of Project Requirements

Chemserve is a NELAC-accredited laboratory (# 1008) and has been performing environmental
sampling and laboratory analysis services for over thirty years. Our field sampling department has
been trained to utilize the latest technologies for sample collection, field testing, and proper
sample preservation. This includes water sampling and testing from wells, leachates and surface
water locations.

Chemserve will coordinate a field team with sufficient knowledge and equipment to perform the
sampling per the permit specifications at each landfill. We have recently updated all our field
instrumentation to a wireless system to maximize sampling efficiency. These were successfully
tested in the April 7-9 2021 Four Hills field sampling visit. We acknowledge that there are some
locations that will require low stress sampling and others will require standard purge sampling
techniques.

Our laboratory will provide the necessary personnel and equipment to analyze the samples that
meet the current NELAC and NHDES standards. All samples will be delivered to Chemserve (317
Elm St, Milford, NH 03055) where the majority of chemical analyses will be conducted.
Chemserve will subcontract the PFAS testing to Aloha Analytical in Westborough MA. Alpha is
both NELAC and DOD accredited for performance of PFAS testing.

All reports will be tabulated into a spreadsheet and standard report format. These reports will be
sent to the City and uploaded to NHDES. Detailed responses to the Scope of Services outlined in
the bid documents are below and organized by Task number.

B. scope of Services

TASK 1: All of the wells for this project will be purged using the guidelines set forth for proper low
stress, or “low-flow”, purging outlined in USEPA Document EQASOP-GW 001 Region 1. Low-
Stress SOP revised on January 19, 2010 or will utilize standard purging as outlined in the RCRA
Guidance Document.

The pumping devices utilized for low-flow purging shall be submersible pumps specifically
designed for low-flow sampling. The low flow field parameters shall be determined using a state-
of-the-art MicroPurge electronic flow cell from QED Environmental Systems Inc. The flow cell will
monitor temperature, dissolve oxygen (DO), specific conductivity (SC), oxidation reduction
potential (ORP), and pH with data delivered to a tablet in the field using Bluetooth technology.
Sample turbidity will be monitored using a new Turbidity meter purchased in February 2021
(SPER Scientific). Tne low-flow pumping will be performed at a rate less than 500 ml per minute
as appropriate to establish stabilized values. For low-flow purging, the well will be determined to
be stabilized when the variation in field readings are 10% or less for ORP and DO, pH is +/- 0.2
units, temperature is +/- 0.2 C. Consecutive readings will be taken a minimum of three minutes

hemf,erve

ENVIRONMENTAL
317 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-5440 sales@chemservelab.com

apart. For turbidity that is less than 5 NTU the well will be considered stable after three
consecutive readings less than 5 NTU. Any well that does not conform to 5 NTU or less in a
reasonable time, will be low rate purged for one hour or until 5 NTU, whichever comes first.

Samples will be filtered (0.45 uM) and analyzed for dissolved metals except for bedrock and
surface water samples which will remain unfiltered and analyzed for total metals.

For standard purging, the well volume will be calculated, three volumes of water will be purged
from each well, and field testing for pH, specific conductance, and temperature will be performed.

Note on PFAS analysis: PFAS analysis will conform to the published NHDES guidelines for testing
PFAS and PFCs. As directed by Addendum 2 of the RFP0931-041321 bid document the analysis
will utilize the 537 method modified with isotope dilution on 24 compounds listed in USEPA
SW 846 method 8327. For analytical consistency, the PFAS testing will be conducted by the same
lab that Chemserve partnered with for the current City of Nashua contract; Alpha Analytical
Laboratories.

After the appropriate purging technique of each well has occurred, samples will be collected. All
samples will be collected in accordance with the preservatives and containers outlined in 40 CFR
Part 136. Samples will be delivered the same day to the Chemserve laboratory and analyzed
within prescribed holding times following the methods accepted by NHDES for the analyses
requested. All samples shall be received under proper chain of custody documentation.
Chemserve will follow specific guidelines to avoid cross-contamination and guidelines set forth for
proper PFAS sample collection.

TASK 2: We are currently the vendor that provides sampling and analysis services for the City of
Nashua at these landfill sites. Consequently, we are familiar with the sampling sites detailed in the
RFP including well locations, leachate sample locations and surface water locations.

TASK 3: Upon completion of analysis, results will be reported to the DES Groundwater Permits
Coordinator and the City of Nashua consistent with GMP reporting requirements. Results that
exceed allowable limits will be flagged. All results will be reported within 45 days of sampling.

TASK 4: Chemserve will review data with the City at no additional cost when required. In addition,
if field or lab contamination of samples occurs, or if questionable analyses are reported,
Chemserve will re-sample at no additional cost.

TASK 5: Chemserve will coordinate all sampling events through the City-designated contact
person.

TASK 6: Chemserve acknowledges that the City will prepare and submit biennial summary
reports to the NHDES.

TASK 7: Chemserve will provide laboratory analysis of storm water samples collected by Four
Hills landfill personnel.

hemf,erve

ENVIRONMENTAL
317 Elm Street, Milford, NH 03055 (603) 673-5440 sales@chemservelab.com

C. Project Team

Chemserve personnel will perform all of the field work, sampling and groundwater laboratory
analysis except for the PFA analyses which will be subcontracted out. The Team for this project
comprises the four individuals described below. Technical CVs for the key personnel (project
manager, Laboratory Operations Director and QC Administrator), are listed on the following
pages.

Project Manager — Jamie Fitzgerald, B.S., PhD; His responsibilities include client interface,
technical assistance, client meetings, field team coordination, and budgeting. Dr Fitzgerald will
also be part of the field sampling team for the Four Hills site visits.

Dr Fitzgerald is accredited by the State of NH as overall Laboratory Director for Chemserve and
the Director of Organic Chemistry division.

He is trained as a biochemist and molecular biologist and ran an academic laboratory for 15 years
prior to purchasing Chemserve in September 2020. He has received formal training in organic
chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, microbiology and the scientific method. His has hands-on
technical experiencing in scientific problem-solving, managing research personnel, research
budgets and adherence to regulatory requirements. This experience serves him well for running a
customer-focused environmental analysis company like Chemserve.

Laboratory Operations Director — Paul Fyfe; responsibilities include coordination and delegation
of all laboratory services. Paul has more than 30 years experience in the environmental
laboratory industry in all aspects including instrumentation, sample preparation, data review and
management. He is responsible for all day-to-day laboratory operations of Chemserve and directly
overseas all the analyses conducted by our in-house team of environmental and chemical
analysts.

Quality Control Administrator — Heather Marmorstein; responsibilities include auditing and
review of field and laboratory procedures and data collection review for compliance with pertinent
standards. She will be responsible for reviewing the sampling data and fulfilling the reporting
requirements to the City. Heather started at Chemserve in 2007 working as an Environmental
Inorganic Chemist prior to becoming the QC/QA Officer and therefore has a detailed working
knowledge of environmental laboratory analyses.

Field Service Technician — Andy Campbell, B.S. is the field sampling technician. He graduated
from the University of New Hampshire in 2013 with a degree in Environmental Science. His
responsibilities include scheduling and coordination of field activities, supervision and
implementation of sample and data collection, and delivery of samples to the laboratory. Andy has
been working for Chemserve since 2015 and has significant experience in sample collection at the
City of Nashua landfills.