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as described above within 30 days, if requested in writing by either the City of Nashua or the
Professional Engineer, the parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute, by entering in structured
non-binding negotiations with the assistance of a mediator on a without prejudice basis. The
mediator shall be appointed by the agreement of the parties. If the dispute cannot be setiled within
a period of thirty (30) calendar days with the mediator the parties’ reserve the right to pursue any
available legal and/or equitable remedies for any breaches of this contract except as that right
may be limited by the terms of this contract.

NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY Apart from a written extension of time, no payment, compensation,
or adjustment of any kind shall be made to Professional Engineer for damages because of
hindrances or delays in the progress of the work from any cause, and Professional Engineer
agrees to accept in full satisfaction of such hindrances and delays any extension of time that the
City of Nashua may provide.

INSURANCE Professional Engineer 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
aggregate;
> $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.

Professional Engineer 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 Professional Engineer are intended to and shall not in any manner limit
or qualify the liabilities and obligations assumed by Professional Engineer under this
contract. The City of Nashua shall not maintain any insurance on behalf of Professional
Engineer. Professional Engineer shall require Subcontractors to carry appropriate and lawful
amounts of insurance for the services they are providing. Professional Engineer will ensure
compliance with this section and shall receive valid certificates of insurance from all
Subcontractors as proof that coverage is in place.

Professional Engineer will provide the City of Nashua with certificates of insurance for coverage

as listed below and endorsements affecting coverage required by the contract within ten calendar
days after the City of Nashua issues the notice of award. The City of Nashua requires thirty days
written notice of cancellation or material change in coverage. The certificates and endorsements
for each insurance policy must be signed by a person authorized by the msurer and who is
licensed by the State of New Hampshire. General Liability and Auto Liability policies must
name the City of Nashua as an_additional insured and reflect on the certificate of
insurance. Professional Engineer is responsible for filing updated certificates of insurance with
the City of Nashua's Risk Management Department during the life of the contract.

> All deductibles and self-insured retentions shall be fully disclosed in the certificate(s) of
insurance.
> If aggregate limits of less than $2,000,000 are imposed on bodily injury and

property damage, Professional Engineer must maintain umbrella liability insurance of at
least $1,000,000. All aggregates must be fully disclosed on the required certificate of
insurance.

» The specified insurance requirements do not relieve Professional Engineer of its
responsibilities or limit the amount of its liability to the City of Nashua or other

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persons, and Professional Engineer is encouraged to purchase such additional
insurance, as it deems necessary.

» The insurance provided herein is primary, and no insurance held or owned by the City
of Nashua shall be called upon to contribute to a loss.

> Professional Engineer is responsible for and required to remedy all damage or loss to any
property, including property of the City of Nashua, caused in whole or part by
Professional Engineer or anyone employed, directed, or supervised by Professional
Engineer.

INDEMNIFICATION Regardless of any coverage provided by any insurance, Professional
Engineer agrees to indemnify and shall hold harmless the City of Nashua, its officials, employees
and authorized representatives and their employees from and against any and all actions, legal or
administrative proceedings, arbitrations, damages, liabilities, interest, reasonable attorney’s fees,
costs and expenses of any kind or nature in any manner caused, occasioned, or contributed by
reason of any negligent act, omission, or fault or willful misconduct, whether active or passive, of
Professional Engineer or of anyone acting under its direction or control or on its behalf in
connection with or incidental to the performance of this contract. Professional Engineer’s
indemnity and hold harmless obligations, or portions thereof, shall not apply to liability caused by
the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the party indemnified or held harmless.
Notwithstanding the above, under no circumstances shall Professional Engineer be responsible
for the negligence or intentional acts of City of Nashua.

FISCAL CONTINGENCY All payments under this contract are contingent upon the availability to
the City of Nashua of the necessary funds. This contract shall terminate and the City of Nashua's
obligations under it shall be extinguished at the end of any fiscal year in which the City of Nashua
fails to appropriate monies for the ensuing fiscal year sufficient for the performance of this
contract.

Nothing in this contract shall be construed to provide Professional Engineer with a right of
payment over any other entity. Any funds obligated by the City of Nashua under this contract
that are not paid to Professional Engineer shall automatically revert to the City of Nashua’s
discretionary control upon the completion, termination, or cancellation of the agreement. The
City of Nashua shall not have any obligation to re-award or to provide, in any manner, the
unexpended funds to Professional Engineer. Professional Engineer shall have no claim of any sort
to the unexpended funds.

The City of Nashua shall provide notice to Professional Engineer in the event the City of Nashua
fails to appropriate funds, and in such event Professional Engineer’s obligations under the
contract shall immediately cease, except for completion of any services paid in advance if any.

COMPENSATION Review by the City of Nashua of Professional Engineer's submitted monthly
invoice forms and progress reports for payment will be promptly accomplished by the City of
Nashua. If there is insufficient information, the City of Nashua may require Professional
Engineer to submit additional information. Unless the City of Nashua, in its sole discretion,
decides otherwise, the City of Nashua shall pay Professional Engineer tn full within 30 days of
approval of the submitted monthly invoice forms and progress reports.

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS Professional Engineer, at all times, shall fully and
completely comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, statutes, regulations,
ordinances, orders, or requirements of any sort in carrying out the obligations of this contract,
including, but not limited to, all federal, state, and local accounting procedures and requirements,
all immigration and naturalization laws, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Professional
Engineer shall, throughout the period services are to be performed under this contract, monitor fer
any changes to the applicable laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or requirements,

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City of Nashua

229 Main Street - Nashua, NH 03060

To: Ms. Kelly Parkinson
Purchasing Manager, City of Nashua
229 Main St
Nashua, NH 03061-2019

Date: June 24, 2022
Re: CSC - Assure Claims Access Work Order
Ms. Parkinson,

The Information Technology Department needs to upgrade the City’s Risk Management software
from Computer Science Corporation (CSC) RiskMaster 7.1 — client hosted, to Computer Science
Corporation (CSC) Assure Claims — SaaS hosted. The reason for the upgrade is due to the following;
SQL 2003 server that the operating system resides on is no longer supported by Microsoft, the XP
operating system that the client is installed on is no longer supported by Microsoft, and the
RiskMaster 7.1 version is no longer supported by CSC.

The City of Nashua will pay CSC an annual access fee (to access Assure Claims — Saas Hosted) of
$47,516.00 per year for the period of 9/01/22 to 8/31/25 (CSC will invoice the City of Nashua on an
annual basis at the commencement of each term) and a one-time set-up fee of $8,428.00 for
Amazon Web Services and Sisense Reporting. Please refer to Work Order No.6 (attached) for terms
of the Master Services Agreement and Termination Amendment to Addendum — MESA (Addendum
No.6)

The Information Technology Department recommends the Master Services Agreement with
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in the amount of $47,516.00 per year for the period 9/01/22
to 8/31/25 with one-time set-up fee of $8428.00 for Amazon Web Services and Sisense Reporting.

This 3-year contact is being procured using NRO Sec 5-84 (A) (4) Special Purchase Procedures which
follows the existing contract with this vendor.

Funding is available in 122 Information Technology,Computer Software 22.1.550 — 71228 for the
set-up fee of $8428.00 and 122 Information Technology, Software Maintenance, account 22.1.535
— 54407 for the annual maintenance fee of $47,516.00.

Sincerely,

Jason Toohey

Project/Development Manager, Information Technology

Cc: Kimberly Kleiner, Director of Administrative Services

Information Technology Department (603) 589-3300
Administrative Services Division Fax (603) 594-3434

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shall promptly notify the City of Nashua in writing of any changes to the same relating to or
affecting this contract, and shall submit detailed documentation of any effect of the change in
terms of both time and cost of performing the contract.

NONDISCRIMINATION If applicable or required under any federal or state law, statute, regulation,
order, or other requirement, Professional Engineer agrees to the following terms. Professional
Engineer will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of
physical or mental handicap in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for
employment is qualified. Professional Engineer agrees to take affirmative action to employ,
advance in employment, or to otherwise treat qualified, handicapped individuals without
discrimination based upon physical or mental handicap in all employment practices, including but
not limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for
training, including apprenticeship.

Without limitation of the foregomg, Professional Engineer's attention is directed to “Title
41”Public Contracts and Property Management” C.F.R. Subtitle B “Other Provisions Relating to
Public Contracts” Section 60 “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal
Employment, Department of Labor” which, by this reference, is incorporated in this contract.

Professional Engineer agrees to assist disadvantaged business enterprises in obtaining business
opportunities by identifying and encouraging disadvantaged suppliers, consultants, and sub
consultants to participate to the extent possible, consistent with their qualification, quality of
work, and obligation of Professional Engineer under this contract.

In connection with the performance of work under this contract, Professional Engineer agrees not
to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, age, or sexual orientation. This agreement includes, but is not limited to, the
following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising,
layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training,
including apprenticeship.

Professional Engineer agrees, if applicable, to insert these provisions in all subcontracts, except
for subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. Any violation of any
applicable provision by Professional Engineer shall constitute a material breach of the contract.

ENDORSEMENT Professional Engineer shall seal and/or stamp and sign professional documents
including drawings, plans, maps, reports, specifications, and other instruments of service prepared
by Professional Engineer or under its direction as required under the laws of the State of New
Hampshire.

ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, DELEGATION, OR SUBCONTRACTING Professional Engineer shall not
assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any rights, obligations, or duties under this contract
without the prior written consent of the City of Nashua. Any such assignment, transfer,
delegation, or subcontracting without the prior written consent of the City of Nashua is void. Any
consent of the City of Nashua to any assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting shall only
apply to the incidents expressed and provided for in the written consent and shall not be deemed
to be a consent to any subsequent assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontracting. Any such
assignment, transfer, delegation, or subcontract shall require compliance with or shall incorporate
all terms and conditions set forth in this agreement, including all incorporated Exhibits and
written amendments or modifications. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the contract inures to
the benefit of, and is binding upon, the successors and assigns of the parties.

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CITY INSPECTION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS The books, records, documents and accounting
procedures and practices of Professional Engineer related to this contract shall be subject to
inspection, examination and audit by the City of Nashua, including, but not limited to, the
contracting agency, the Board of Public Works, Corporation Counsel, and, if applicable, the
Comptroller General of the United States, or any authorized representative of those entities.

DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MATERIALS Any books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or
other documents, data, drawings or other materials, including but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital} prepared by or supplied to Professional
Engineer in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the exclusive property
of the City of Nashua and all such materials shall be remitted and delivered, at Professional
Engineer's expense, by Professional Engineer to the City of Nashua upon completion,
termination, or cancellation of this contract. Alternatively, if the City of Nashua provides its
written approval to Professional Engineer, any books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or
other documents, data, drawings or other materials including but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital} prepared by or supplied to Professional
Engineer in the performance of its obligations under this contract must be retained by
Professional Engineer for a minimum of four years after final payment is made and all other
pending matters are closed. If, at any time during the retention period, the City of Nashua, in
writing, requests any or all of the materials, then Professional Engineer shall promptly remit and
deliver the materials, at Professional Engineer's expense, to the City of Nashua. Professional
Engineer shall not use, willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any purpose other
than the performance of Professional Engineer's obligations under this contract without the prior
written consent of the City of Nashua.

PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS Professional Engineer expressly agrees
that all documents ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City of Nashua by Professional
Engineer (including those remitted to the City of Nashua by Professional Engineer pursuant to
paragraph 20), unless designated as confidential by a specific statue of the State of New
Hampshire, shall be treated as public records and shall be available for inspection and copying by
any person, or any governmental entity.

No books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or other documents, data, drawings or other
materials including but not limited to those contained in media of any sort (e.g., electronic,
magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Professional Engineer in the performance of its
obligations under this contract shall be the subject of any application for a copyright or patent by
or on behalf of Professional Engineer. The City of Nashua shall have the right to reproduce any
such materials.

Professional Engineer agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the City of Nashua, its
representatives, and employees from any claim or action seeking to impose liability, costs, and
reasonable attorney fees incurred as a result of or in connection with any claim, whether rightful
or otherwise, that any material prepared by or supplied to Professional Engineer infringes any
copyright or that any equipment, material, or process (or any part thereof) specified by
Professional Engineer infringes any patent.

Professional Engineer shall have the right, in order to avoid such claims or actions, to substitute at
its expense non-infringing materials, concepts, products, or processes, or to modify such
infringing materials, concepts, products, or processes so they become non-infringing, or to obtain
the necessary licenses to use the infringing materials, concepts, products, or processes, provided
that such substituted or modified materials, concepts, products, or processes shall meet all the
requirements and be subject to all the terms and conditions of this contract.

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FINAL ACCEPTANCE Upon completion of all work under the contract, Professional Engineer
shall notify the City of Nashua in writing of the date of the completion of the work and request
confirmation of the completion from the City of Nashua. Upon receipt of the notice, the City of
Nashua shall confirm to Professional Engineer in writing that the whole of the work was
completed on the date indicated in the notice or provide Professional Engineer with a written list
of work not completed. With respect to work listed by the City of Nashua as incomplete,
Professional Engineer shall promptly complete the work and the final acceptance procedure shail
be repeated. The date of final acceptance of a project by the City of Nashua shall be the date upon
which the Board of Public Works or other designated official accepts and approves the notice of
completion.

TAXES Professional Engineer shall pay all taxes, levies, duties, and assessments of every nature
due in connection with any work performed under the contract and make any and all payroil
deductions required by law. The contract sum and agreed variations to it shall include all taxes
imposed by law. Professional Engineer hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the City of Nashua
from any liability on account of any and ail such taxes, levies, duties, assessments, and
deductions.

NON-WAIVER OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS None of the terms and conditions of this contract
shall be considered waived by the City of Nashua. There shall be no waiver of any past or future
default, breach, or modification of any of the terms and conditions of the contract unless
expressly stipulated to by the City of Nashua in a written waiver.

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ‘The duties and obligations imposed by the contract and the nghts and
remedies available under the contract shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties,
obligations, rights, and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law.

PROHIBITED INTERESTS Professional Engineer shail not allow any officer or employee of the
City of Nashua to have any indirect or direct interest in this contract or the proceeds of this
contract. Professional Engineer warrants that no officer or employee of the City of Nashua has
any direct or indirect interest, whether contractual, noncontractual, financial or otherwise, in this
contract or in the business of Professional Engineer. If any such interest comes to the attention of
Professional Engineer at any time, a full and complete disclosure of the interest shall be
immediately made in writing to the City of Nashua. Professional Engineer also warrants that it
presently has no interest and that it will not acquire any interest, direct or mdirect, which would
conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required to be performed under
this contract. Professional Engineer further warrants that no person having such an imterest shall
be employed in the performance of this contract. If City of Nashua determines that a conflict
exists and was not disclosed to the City of Nashua, it may terminate the contract at will or for
cause in accordance with paragraph 8.

In the event Professional Engineer (or any of its officers, partners, principals, or employees acting
with its authority) is convicted of a crime involving a public official arising out or in connection
with the procurement of work to be done or payments to be made under this contract, City of
Nashua may terminate the contract at will or for cause in accordance with paragraph 8. Upon
termination, Professional Engineer shall refund to the City of Nashua any profits realized under
this contract, and Professional Engineer shall be hable to the City of Nashua for any costs
incurred by the City of Nashua in completing the work described in this contract. At the
discretion of the City of Nashua, these sanctions shall also be applicable to any such conviction
obtained after the expiration or completion of the contract.

Professional Engineer warrants that no gratuities (including, but not limited to, entertainment or

gifts) were offered or given by Professional Engineer to any officer or employee of the City of
Nashua with a view toward securing a contract or securing favorable treatment with respect to the

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awarding or amending or making of any determinations with respect to the performance of this
contract. If City of Nashua determines that such gratuities were or offered or given, it may
terminate the contract at will or for cause in accordance with paragraph 8.

The rights and remedies of this section shall in no way be considered for be construed as a warver
of any other rights or remedies available to the City of Nashua under this contract or at law.

THIRD PARTY INTERESTS AND LIABILITIES The City of Nashua and Professional Engineer,
including any of their respective agents or employees, shall not be liable to third parties for any
act or omission of the other party. This contract is not intended to create any rights, powers, or
interest in any third party and this agreement is entered into for the exclusive benefit of the City
of Nashua and Professional Engineer.

SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS | The rights and obligations of the parties that by their
nature survive termination or completion of this contract shall remain in full force and effect.

SEVERABILITY In the event that any provision of this contract is rendered invalid or
unenforceable by any valid act of Congress or of the New Hampshire legislature or any court of
competent jurisdiction, or is found to be in violation of state statutes or regulations, the invalidity
or unenforceability of any particular provision of this contract shall not affect any other provision,
the contract shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted, and
the parties may renegotiate the invalid or unenforceable provisions for sole purpose of rectifying
the invalidity or unenforceability.

MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT This contract constitutes the entire
contract between the City of Nashua and Professional Engineer, The parties shall not be bound
by or be liable for any statement, representation, promise, inducement, or understanding of any
kind or nature not set forth in this contract. No changes, amendments, or modifications of any
terms or conditions of the contract shall be valid unless reduced to writing and signed by both
parties.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE This contract shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the
State of New Hampshire and any claim or action brought relating to this contract, the work
performed or contracted to be performed thereunder, or referable in anyway thereto shall be
brought in Hillsborough County (New Hampshire) Superior Court Southern Judicial District or in
the New Hampshire 9th Circuit Court—Nashua and not elsewhere.

Neither the City of Nashua nor Professional Engineer shall be liable to the other or shall make
any claim for any incidental, indirect or consequential damages arising out of or connected to this
contract or the performance of the services on this project. This mutual waiver includes, but 1s not
limited to, damages related to loss of use, loss of profits, loss of income, unrealized energy
savings, diminution of property value or loss of reimbursement or credits from governmental or
other agencies.

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Exhibit B
Scope of Work

Scope for Nashua Citywide Plan

Task 1: Project initiation (Month 1)

To start the project, Utile will lay the groundwork for efficient and holistic operations
before beginning the planning process in earnest.

1.1 Internal Kick-off (Call)

Utile will work with a growp of internal stakeholders within the City government to
clarify expectations of the comprehensive planning process. This conversation will cover
the plan’s focus areas (including and in addition to the statutorily-required elements), the
public engagement plan, and expectations for the plan’s final deliverables (including
land use plans, zoning amendments, infrastructure plans, and more). This conversation
will be key to establishing internal support for the comprehensive planning process.

Deliverables: Meeting minutes and a summary of meeting outcomes.
1.2 Branding & Style Guide

Public outreach campaigns see the most success when they have a clearly recognizable
brand and a consistent visual language. By establishing stylistic rules early on, the
consultant team and the City will save time and energy otherwise spent on ad hoc
decision-making needs later on.

Deliverables: Logo and visual style guide.
1.3 Information Needs Assessment

Utile will assess the data and materials needed from the City of Nashua in order to
complete later tasks in the plan, and we will furnish that list to the City early in the
process. Early information sharing will create efficiencies later in the planning process.
Utile has already received a list of existing GIS information available from the City, but
expects that some additional potential datasets related to ongoing development patterns,
such as permitting or development pipeline data, would help expedite the existing
conditions analysis.

Deliverables: Written checklist outlining consultant data needs from the City of
Nashua.

1.4 Engagement Plan

A thorough engagement plan is necessary to ensure the voices of all stakeholders are
heard tn this process. Working closely with City staff, Utile will identify the
constituencies, organizations, and individuals needed to shape the comprehensive plan.
We will then lay out a timetable and budget for each engagement activity. The plan will
also explicitly create procedures to incorporate findings from public outreach into the
plan development process.

Deliverables: Written engagement plan with schedule.

1.5 Project Schedule

Once expectations for the process are set, Utile will craft a specific project schedule,
incorporating time needed for analysis, engagement, zoning review, plan development,

Exhibit B

and more. We will coordinate this project schedule to account for busy periods in City
government and other considerations, in order to set and achieve realistic project
milestones.

Deliverables: Project schedule, including milestone and deliverable dates.
Task 2: Existing Conditions Analysis (Months 1-3)

The consultant team will conduct research into existing conditions and collate the
findings of recent planning efforts, in order to frame the issues and opportunities facing
Nashua in the coming years.

2.1 Recent Plan Analyses

The first step toward establishing a vision for the future is to examine past priorities,
what has been accomplished, and what remains relevant in today’s Nashua. Recent
planning efforts demonstrate the wide variety of planning issues and planning scales that
Nashua will need to address in the future. This ranges from riverfront development,
long-range climate preparedness to a bicycle and pedestrian plan, all of which are
interrelated and interdependent. Nashua’s comprehensive planning process should
consider such a range of issues when engaging residents about the City’s future and
where priorities for planning might lie. Our team will review past planning efforts in
Nashua and regionally and summarize their recommendations and outcomes, We will
then crosscheck them with the initial planning priorities and shared visions that will be
established in the early phases of the vision planning process to see how they align.
Some of these past goals may remain relevant to the current state of the City and will be
incorporated into the planning process.

Deliverables: Memo summarizing past plans.
2.2 Data Analysis

Utile, Ninigret Partners, Horsley Whitten, Brown Richardson & Rowe, Toole Design,
and Viva Consulting will work with the City to update the current profile of Nashua
along multiple axes: demographics (including age, race, origins, education, and more),
housing, transportation, labor and economics, open space, environmental sustainability,
and more. This research and analysis will be developed through the lenses of equity,
resilience and climate protection, in order to frame the issues and opportunities facing
Nashua in the coming years. The research will be based on existing government-
published and open datasets, as well as proprietary data where necessary. The City of
Nashua’s own budgets and assessments will also be an invaluable resource. Looking at
socio-economic indicators and physical/environmental conditions will paint an
analytical and objective picture of the City to complement the more qualitative
community input process, Our team will consider relevant data that speaks to issues
surrounding equity, resilience and environmental protection including: socio-spatial
dynamics, such as equitable access to open space, regional affordable housing options,
transit accessibility, and proximity to basic retail and amenities among others. The
relevant data to be examined will become more defined ag the priorities of the planning
process are established,

Deliverable: Written report on existing conditions.

Task 3: Future Trend Assessment (Months 3-4)
A useful comprehensive plan will be based on a systematic understanding of Nashua’s

future needs. Utile with help from the consultant team will estimate Nashua’s future
needs and derive meaningful policymaking insights from those analyses.

Exhibit B

3.4 Demographic & Economic Analyses

Working with the City and regional partners, Utile and our team will produce high-level
estimates for population and housing that will shape the public understanding of actions
required of the City. These estimates will build on public datasets and proprietary data
where necessary, and look to calculate likely growth and the related demand for retail,
real estate development, real estate absorption, and demand for City services and on City
infrastructure. This target list of estimates will frame the needs and constraints placed on
the comprehensive plan’s actions.

More specifically, when locking at housing trends, Utile will reference the 2019
Regional Housing Needs Assessment alongside any updated housing studies the City is
undertaking. Utile will also show existing conditions of land use and the proposed
location, extent, and intensity of future land use as required. As with the existing
conditions analysis, the consultant team will frame its future land use and economic
development recommendations through the lenses of equity, resilience and climate
protection, issues that resonate with the public better than planning-specific topic areas.

Deliverable: Memo documenting analysis of future trends.
3.2 Needs Assessment & Regional Role

The consultant team will assess the projection analysis to determine the needs of the
City relevant to the comprehensive plan, as well as constraints placed by the market that
may inhibit certain policy goals.

Utile and Ninigret Partners will also consider the projections relative to Nashua’s role in
the metropolitan region. As a community that sits in between Manchester and Concord
to the north and the metropolitan Boston region to the south, assessing Nashua’s
trajectory through this master plan will involve situating the City’s future relative to both
sets of neighbors.

Deliverable: Memo summarizing insights gleaned from the projections analysis
in light of existing conditions.

Task 4; Public Visioning & Engagement

Nashua’s plan will gain approval from the City’s many constituencies only if it draws on
the voices of the community. Utile will bring Nashua beyond the traditional public
meeting and focus on building a broad coalition of support for the plan.

4.4 Steering Committee Meetings

Utile will help the City coordinate the plan with a steering committee of community
leaders who will shape the direction of policy and become external advocates for the
planning process. A diverse and thoughtful committee is key in developing a process
that is seen as legitimate and a plan that works for all. Utile will meet monthly with the
City and quarterly with this committee to help make important decisions and oversee the
process itself. As is necessary with respect to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to
best accommodate the schedules of the committee, some of these meetings may be held
remotely, and some may be held in person at the City of Nashua.

Deliverables: Meeting presentations and minutes.
4.2 Listening Tour
Working closely with the City, Utile will conduct a listening tour at the neighborhood

and citywide scale. The precise scope of this tour will be set when crafting the
Engagement Plan, but could include neighborhood meetings, community events, public

Exhibit B