Finance Committee Page 4
August 17, 2016
Alderman Siegel
Is this controlled construction? Is the architect going to do controlled construction and oversee that it goes
according to plan? It just wasn’t clear from the contract.
Assistant Chief Rhodes
The way that | understand we are going about this is...we have an architect and this isn’t a design build
project, it’s through a construction manager so we have the architect who is going to do all of the engineering
and physical drawings of the building and he will act as our agent as well as the city to protect our interest in
making sure that everything that we were looking for...that the project is going according to plan and things
don’t change.
Alderman Siegel
Okay so the answer is yes, that’s the definition of controlled construction.
Assistant Chief Rhodes
| apologize because | didn’t know the definition.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract Award for Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study Phase II (Value: $27,000)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGELTO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
WEBB MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,000. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FUND: DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
TRUST FUND; ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION: 53 PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES ($25,000)
AND CONTINGENT UPON BOARD OF ALDERMEN APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED FY2017 PRIOR
YEAR ESCROWS, DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FY2017 PRIOR YEAR ESCROWS
($2,000)
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Director Cummings, will you give a brief overview of what is being proposed?
Director Cummings
Before you this evening is essentially a second phase of the Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study. To
quickly recap and there is a memo in your package which basically outlines where we have come from
previously and where we are to date. Phase | has been executed and presented to the community regarding
the results and conclusions. At the end of the day the consultant made a couple of recommendations which
were to partner with a college or university on the development of a new downtown arts center, develop a
downtown meeting events or music center and then develop an “Arts District.” Phase | cost approximately
$22,000 and it’s been 100% completed and the budget has been expended. Recently, last month, the
Planning and Economic Development Committee met and discussed what is in front of you today which is the
phase II portion of the feasibility study where the consultant, Duncan Webb, and to re-orientate everyone, this
was the previous conversation that took place about one year ago where the City of Nashua agreed to go into
this type of project in a multi-phased concept. With that being said, Duncan Webb, our consultant, has
developed this phase II scope which is in front of you and what | am here tonight looking for approval on. My
