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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: August 25, 2016
Stephen Dookran, P.E., City Engineer
Engineering Department
Main Street Sidewalk Improvements - Block 3 and 4
Granite Curbing Walkway near 154 Main Street
To approve Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract for the Main Street Sidewalk
Improvements to Granite State Curbing Setters, Inc. of Suncook, NH in an amount not to
exceed $20,000. Funding will be through: Department: 161 Street; Fund: General;
Activity Description: Main Street.
As part of the Main Street Sidewalk Improvements project, a new 200 foot long walkway
connecting Main Street to the Spring Street parking lot is being constructed. In 2015, a
block of stores were demolished, providing the opportunity to make this access possible.
This change order will provide the necessary curbing to line the edge the walkway, which
will have a brick surface, installed by City forces. This appearance will be similar in
appearance to the recently improved sidewalk and mid-block crossings on Main Street.
The new walkway will provide a uniform look, add to the aesthetics of downtown, and
provide connectivity to public parking that will result in direct access to downtown
merchants.
At the June 23, 2016 meeting, a contract to complete curbing at two mid-block crossings
on Main Street was awarded to Granite State Curbing Setter, Inc. of Suncook, NH, the
only bidder of six solicited firms, in the amount of $16,120. The price submitted by
Granite State was reasonable and consistent with the estimates developed by the
Engineering Department. Using the same contractor that is working on other areas of
Main Street will provide consistency and understanding of the desired finished product.
With the approval of this change order, the total contract value will be $36,120. At the
time of this meeting, negotiations for the change order were ongoing, but will not exceed
$20,000.
