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2. WORK TO BE PERFORMED Except as otherwise provided in this contract, Service Provider
shall furnish all services, equipment, and materials and shall perform all operations necessary
and required to carry out and perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract
the work described and attached hereto as Scopes of Work.

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. Service Provider shall perform and complete all work within one
(1) year execution of this contract that can be extended should both parties mutually agree.
. The time periods set forth may only be altered by the parties by a written agreement to extend
the period of performance or by termination in accordance with the terms of the contract. Service
Provider shall begin performance upon receipt of the signed contract.

4. COMPENSATION. Service Provider agrees to perform the work for a total cost not to exceed
($ 15,000.00)

Unless Service Provider has received a written exemption from the City. Service Provider shall
submit requests for payment for services performed under this agreement directly to

City of Nashua

Attn: Accounts Payable
PO Box 2019

Nashua, NH 03061-2019

To facilitate the proper and timely payment of applications, the City of Nashua requires
that all invoices contain a valid PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER.

Requests for payment shall be submitted no later than fifteen (15) days after the end of each
month and must include a detailed summary of the expenditures reported in a form that supports
the approved budget. Specifically, Service Provider agrees to provide the following with each
request for payment:

1. Appropriate invoice forms. The forms shall include the project purchase order
number, a listing of personnel hours and billing rates, and other expenditures for which

payment is sought.

2. A progress report. The report shall include, for each monthly reporting period, a
description of the work accomplished, problems experienced, upcoming work, any extra
work carried out, and a schedule showing actual expenditures billed for the period,
cumulative total expenditures billed and paid to date under the contract, and a comparison
of cumulative total expenditures billed and paid to the approved budget.

The City will pay for work satisfactorily completed by Service Provider in accordance with this
Agreement. The City will pay Service Provider all undisputed portions of Service Provider’s
invoices within 30 days of receipt by the City of the submitted invoice forms and progress
reports. The City will make no payments until the invoice forms and progress reports have been
submitted and approved. If the City disagrees with any portion of an invoice, it shall notify
Service Provider in writing of the amount in dispute and the specific reason for the objection

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For the year ended June 30, 2021, the City recognized pension expense of $47,883,163. In
addition, the City reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred (inflows) of
resources related to pensions from the following sources:

Deferred Deferred
Outflows of (Inflows) of
Resources Resources

Differences between expected and actual experience $ 8,641,616 $ (3,435,910)

Changes of assumptions 31,654,591 -
Net difference between projected and actual earnings
on pension plan investments 19,792,498 -
Changes in proportion and differences between
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 4,370,601 (5,259,270)
Contributions subsequent to the measurement date 23,356,118 -
Total $ 87,815,424 $ (8,695,180)

The amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources related to pensions resulting from
contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of the
net pension liability in 2022. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources and
deferred (inflows) of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense
as follows:

Year ended June 30:

2022 $ 10,781,524
2023 14,948,284
2024 15,347,400
2025 14,686,918

Total $ 55,764,126

Actuarial Assumptions and Other Inputs
The collective total pension lability in the June 30, 2019 actuarial valuation was
determined using the following actuarial assumptions:

Inflation 2.00%, previously 2.50%

Wage inflation 2.75%, previously 3.25%

Salary increases 5.60% average, including inflation

Investment rate of return 6.75%, net of investment expenses, including inflation,
previously 7.25%

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within 10 days of receipt of invoice. The City shall pay the undisputed portion of the invoice as
specified above.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONTRACT. This contract shall not become effective until and unless
approved by the City of Nashua.

6. Notices. All notices, requests, or approvals required or permitted to be given under this
contract shall be in writing, shall be sent by hand delivery, overnight carrier, or by United States
mail, postage prepaid, and registered or certified, and shall be addressed to:

CITY REPRESENTATIVE: REPRESENTATIVE:

Tim Cummings, Director Rachel Roginsky, Principal

Economic Development Division Pinnacle Advisory Group

Office of the Mayor — City Hall 98 North Washington Street, Suite 403
229 Main Street Boston, MA 02114

Nashua, NH 03061

Any notice required or permitted under this contract, if sent by United States mail, shall be
deemed to be given to and received by the addressee thereof on the third business day after being
deposited in the mail. The City or Service Provider may change the address or representative by
giving written notice to the other party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be signed and intend to be
legally bound thereby.

City of Nashua, NH (signature) consultant (signature)

Jim Donchess, Mayor
(Printed Name and Title) (Printed Name and Title)

Date Date

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL CONDITIONS
DEFINITIONS

SERVICE PROVIDER STATUS AND PROVISION OF WORKERS’
COMPENSATION COVERAGE

STANDARD OF CARE

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CHANGES TO SCOPE OF WORK
CITY COOPERATION

DISCOVERY OF CONFLICTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AMBIGUITIES, OR
DISCREPANCIES

TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY

INSURANCE

INDEMNIFICATION

FISCAL CONTINGENCY

COMPENSATION

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
NONDISCRIMINATION

FEDERAL SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
ENDORSEMENT

ASSIGNMENTS, TRANSFER, DELEGATION, OR SUBCONTRACTING
CITY INSPECTION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS
DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS

PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS
FINAL ACCEPTANCE

TAXES

NON-WAIVER OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

PROHIBITED INTERESTS

THIRD PARTY INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES

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SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
SEVERABILITY
MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise required by the context, "Service Provider” includes
any of the Service Provider's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and subcontractors

2. SERVICE PROVIDER STATUS AND PROVISION OF WORKERS’
COMPENSATION COVERAGE. The parties agree that Service Provider shall have the status
of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Service Provider, maintaining control over
all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The only contractual
relationship created by this contract is between the City and Service Provider, and nothing in this
contract shall create any contractual relationship between the City and Service Provider's
consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The parties also agree that Service
Provider is not a City employee and that there shall be no:

(1) Withholding of income taxes by the City:

(2) Industrial insurance coverage provided by the City;

(3) Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees of
the City;

(4) Participation or contributions by either the Service Provider or the City to the
public employee’s retirement system;

(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City;

(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City.

Service Provider agrees, if not exempt, to maintain required workers’ compensation coverage
throughout the entire term of the contract. If Service Provider does not maintain coverage
throughout the entire term of the contract, Service Provider agrees that City may, at any time the
coverage is not maintained by Service Provider, order the Service Provider to stop work, suspend
the contract, or terminate the contract. For each six-month period this contract is in effect,
Service Provider agrees, prior to the expiration of the six-month period, to provide another
written request to its insurer for the provision of a certificate and notice of lapse in or
nonpayment of coverage. If Service Provider does not make the request or does not provide the
certificate before the expiration of the six-month period, Service Provider agrees that City may
order the Service Provider to stop work, suspend the contract, or terminate the contract.

3. STANDARD OF CARE. Service Provider shall be responsible for the professional quality,
technical accuracy, timely completion, and coordination of all work performed under this
contract. Service Provider’s work shall be performed with the degree of professional skill, care,
diligence, and sound practices and judgment that are normally exercised by recognized
professional firms with respect to services of a similar nature. It shall be the duty of Service
Provider to assure at its own expense that all work is technically sound and in conformance with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or other
requirements. In addition to all other rights which the City may have, Service Provider shall, at
its own expense and without additional compensation, re-perform work to correct or revise any
omissions or errors in the work or the product of the work or which result from Service
Provider's failure to perform in accordance with this standard of care. Any approval by the City
of any products or services furnished or used by Service Provider shall not in any way relieve
Service Provider of the responsibility for professional and technical accuracy and adequacy of its
work. City review, approval, or acceptance of, or payment for any of Service Provider's work
under this contract shall not operate as a waiver of any of the City's rights or causes of action

under this contract, and Service Provider shall be and remain liable in accordance with the terms
of the contract and applicable law.

Service Provider shall furnish competent and skilled personnel to perform the work under this
contract. The City reserves the right to approve key personnel assigned by Service Provider to
perform work under this contract. Approved key personnel shall not be taken off of the project
by Service Provider without the prior written approval of the City, except in the event of
termination of employment. Service Provider shall, if requested to do so by the City, remove
from the job any personnel whom the City determines to be incompetent, dishonest, or
uncooperative.

4. CITY REPRESENTATIVE. The City may designate a City representative for this contract.
If designated, all notices, project materials, requests by Service Provider, and any other
communication about the contract shall be addressed or be delivered to the City Representative.

5. CHANGES TO SCOPE OF WORK. The City may, at any time, by written order, make
changes to the general scope, character, or cost of this contract and in the services or work to be
performed, either increasing or decreasing the scope, character, or cost of Service Provider's
performance under the contract. Service Provider shall provide to the City within 10 calendar
days, a written proposal for accomplishing the change. The proposal for a change shall provide
enough detail, including personnel hours for each sub-task and cost breakdowns of tasks, for the
City to be able to adequately analyze the proposal. The City will then determine in writing if
Service Provider should proceed with any or all of the proposed change. If the change causes an
increase or a decrease in Service Provider's cost or time required for performance of the contract
as a whole, an equitable adjustment shall be made and the contract accordingly modified in
writing. Any claim of Service Provider for adjustment under this clause shall be asserted in
writing within 30 days of the date the City notified Service Provider of the change.

When Service Provider seeks changes, Service Provider shall, before any work commences,
estimate their effect on the cost of the contract and on its schedule and notify the City in writing
of the estimate. The proposal for a change shall provide enough detail, including

personnel hours for each sub-task and cost breakdowns of tasks, for the City to be able to
adequately analyze the proposal. The City will then determine in writing if Service Provider
should proceed with any or all of the proposed change.

Except as provided in this paragraph, Service Provider shall implement no change unless the
City in writing approves the change. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the provisions of this
contract shall apply to all changes. The City may provide verbal approval of a change when the
City, in its sole discretion, determines that time is critical or public health and safety are of
concern. Any verbal approval shall be confirmed in writing no later than the next business day.
Any change undertaken without prior City approval shall not be compensated and is, at the City's
election, sufficient reason for contract termination.

6. CiTY COOPERATION. The City agrees that its personnel will cooperate with Service
Provider in the performance of its work under this contract and that such personnel will be
available to Service Provider for consultation at reasonable times and after being given sufficient
advance notice that will prevent conflict with their other responsibilities. The City also agrees to
provide Service Provider with access to City records in a reasonable time and manner and to
schedule items that require action by the Board of Public Works and Finance Committee in a
timely manner. The City and Service Provider also agree to attend all meetings called by the

City or Service Provider to discuss the work under the Contract, and that Service Provider may
elect to conduct and record such meetings and shall later distribute prepared minutes of the
meeting to the City.

7. DISCOVERY OF CONFLICTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AMBIGUITIES, OR DISCREPANCIES.
The City shall furnish to Service Provider all information and technical data in the City’s
possession or control reasonably required for the proper performance of the Services. Service
Provider shall be entitled to reasonably rely without independent verification upon the
information and data provided by the City or obtained from generally accepted sources within
the industry, except to the extent such verification by Service Provider is expressly required as a
defined part of the Services.

Service provider will endeavor in good faith, as needed, to obtain from the appropriate
authorities their interpretation of applicable codes and standards and will apply its professional
judgment in interpreting the codes and standards as they apply to the Project at the time of
performance of the Services. Notwithstanding the above, the Parties agree that, as the Project
progresses, such codes or standards may change or the applicability of such codes or standards
may vary from Service Providers original interpretation through no fault of Service Provider and
that additional costs necessary to conform to such changes or interpretations during or after
execution of the Services will be subject to an equitable adjustment in the Compensation and
Project Schedule.

All future questions Service Provider may have concerning interpretation or clarification of this
contract shall be submitted in writing to the City within 10 calendar days of their arising. The
writing shall state clearly and in full detail the basis for Service Provider's question or position.
The City representative shall render a decision within 15 calendar days. The City's decision on
the matter is final. | At all times, Service Provider shall carry on the work under this contract
and maintain and complete work in accordance with the requirements of the contract or
determination of the City. Service Provider is responsible, pursuant to the standard of care, for
requesting clarification or interpretation in the event it discovers a conflict, error or omission or
discrepancy in the contract documents, and is liable for its direct costs or expense to the extent
caused by its failure to do so.

Service Provider shall be responsible for its performance and that of Service Provider’s lower-
tier subcontractors and vendors.

8. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

A. TERMINATION, ABANDONMENT, OR SUSPENSION AT WILL. The City, in its sole
discretion, shall have the right to terminate, abandon, or suspend all or part of the project and
contract at will. Ifthe City chooses to terminate, abandon, or suspend all or part of the project, it
shall provide Service Provider 10 day’s written notice of its intent to do so.
If all or part of the project is suspended for more than 90 days, the suspension shall be treated as
a termination at will of all or part of the project and contract.
Upon receipt of notice of termination, abandonment, or suspension at will, Service Provider

shall:

1. Immediately discontinue work on the date and to the extent specified in the notice.

2. Place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, services, or facilities, other
than as may be necessary or required for completion of such portion of work under
the contract that is not terminated.

3. Immediately make every reasonable effort to obtain cancellation upon terms
satisfactory to the City of all orders or subcontracts to the extent they relate to the
performance of work terminated, abandoned, or suspended under the notice, assign
to the City any orders or subcontracts specified in the notice, and revoke
agreements specified in the notice.

4. Not resume work after the effective date of a notice of suspension until receipt of a
written notice from the City to resume performance.

In the event of a termination, abandonment, or suspension at will, Service Provider shall receive
all amounts due and not previously paid to Service Provider for work satisfactorily completed in
accordance with the contract prior to the date of the notice and compensation for work thereafter
completed as specified in the notice. No amount shall be allowed or paid for anticipated profit on
unperformed services or other unperformed work.

B. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. This agreement may be terminated by the City on 10
calendar day’s written notice to Service Provider in the event of a failure by Service Provider to
adhere to all the terms and conditions of the contract or for failure to satisfactorily, in the sole
opinion of the City, pursue the project or to complete work in a timely and professional manner.
Service Provider shall be given an opportunity for consultation with the City prior to the
effective date of the termination. Service Provider may terminate the contract on 10 calendar
days written notice if, through no fault of Service Provider, the City fails to pay Service Provider
for 30 days after the date of approval of any submitted invoice forms and progress reports.

In the event of a termination for cause, Service Provider shall receive all amounts due and not
previously paid to Service Provider for work satisfactorily completed in accordance with the
contract prior to the date of the notice, less all previous payments. No amount shall be allowed
or paid for anticipated profit on unperformed services or other unperformed work. Any such
payment may be adjusted to the extent of any additional costs occasioned to the City by reasons
of Service Provider's failure. Service Provider shall not be relieved of liability to the City for
damages sustained from the failure, and the City may withhold any payment to the Service
Provider until such time as the exact amount of damages due to the City is determined. All
claims for payment by the Service Provider must be submitted to the City within 30 days of the
effective date of the notice of termination.

If after termination for the failure of Service Provider to adhere to all the terms and conditions of
the contract or for failure to satisfactorily, in the sole opinion of the City, pursue the project or to
complete work in a timely and professional manner, it is determined that Service Provider had
not so failed, the termination shall be deemed to have been a termination at will. In that event,
the City shall make an equitable adjustment in the compensation paid to Service Provider. The
adjustment shall include a reasonable profit for services or other work performed up to the
effective date of termination less all previous payments.

Cc, GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TERMINATION. Upon termination of the contract,
the City may take over the work and prosecute it to completion by agreement with another party
or otherwise.

Neither party shall be considered in default of the performance of its obligations hereunder to the
extent that performance of such obligations is prevented or delayed by any cause, existing or
future, which is beyond the reasonable control of such party. Delays arising from the actions or
inactions of one or more of Service Provider's principals, officers, employees, agents,
subcontractors, consultants, vendors, or suppliers are expressly recognized to be within Service
Provider's control.

9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute not within the scope of section 7 or section 8 shall
be resolved under this paragraph. Either party shall provide to the other party, in writing and with
full documentation to verify and substantiate its decision, its stated position concerning the
dispute. No dispute shall be considered submitted and no dispute shall be valid under this
provision unless and until the submitting party has delivered the written statement of its position
and full documentation to the other party. The parties shall then attempt to resolve the dispute
through good faith efforts and negotiation between the City Representative and a Service
Provider representative. At all times and as long as the City is in compliance with its payment
obligations to Service Provider, Service Provider shall carry on the undisputed work under this
contract and maintain and complete undisputed work in accordance with the requirements of the
contract or determination or direction of the City. If the dispute is not resolved within 30 days,
either party may request that the dispute be submitted to the Board of Public Works for final
resolution. The decision of the Board of Public Works shall be final and binding on the parties.
If either party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Public Works, that party may
immediately terminate the contract under this paragraph, with Service Provider being entitled to
compensation for work actually and satisfactorily performed up to the time of the termination
and the City being entitled to all contract materials in accordance with paragraph 21, and
compensation for any additional damages or expenses incurred in completing the work under the
contract, including, without limitation, the costs of securing the services of other Service
Providers.

10. NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY. Apart from a written extension of time, no payment,
compensation, or adjustment of any kind shall be made to Service Provider for damages because
of hindrances or delays in the progress of the work from any cause, and Service Provider agrees
to accept in full satisfaction of such hindrances and delays any extension of time that the City
may provide, except when the City request Service Provider to provide over time or expend
additional resources to complete the work and such delay is not the result of Service Providers
negligent acts, errors or omissions.

11. INSURANCE. Service Provider shall carry and maintain in effect during the performance
of services under this contract:

> General Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence; $2,000,000
ageregate;
> $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit Automobile Liability;
*Coverage must include all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles.
> $1,000,000 Profession Liability;
> and Workers' Compensation Coverage in compliance with the State of New Hampshire
statutes, $100,000/$500,000/$ 100,000.

Service Provider shall maintain in effect at all times during the performance under this contract
all specified insurance coverage with insurers. None of the requirements as to types and limits to
be maintained by Service Provider are intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify