Finance Committee Page 7
August 17, 2016
Information about how they would structurally design signs or the demonstration of knowledge about how to
design signs or meeting MUTCD standards was insufficient or non-existent. That's two examples but there
were other things as well.
Mayor Donchess
And the standard you referred to was... you used an acronym | think.
Mr. Vayo
It’s MUTCD which stands for Manual Uniform Traffic Control Device which is used nationally for signage for
roads. It reaches into the pedestrian realm as well. Things you wouldn’t even consider like if a sign is hit by a
car is it bolted down to a concrete foundation in a way that the bolts would break away in the event of an
accident in the right scenario to limit harm and bodily injury. It was stuff that | didn’t even know about until we
got into this RFP process.
Alderman Clemons
Archtype Signworks was similar and | would imagine we are going with Greenman because they are less
expensive, is that the case?
Mr. Vayo
Archtype Signworks’ proposal was also a qualitative issue where the examples they gave in their proposal
were not nearly as esthetically pleasing to the selection committee nor reflective as accurately to the scope of
work that was desired for Nashua. The physical that they showed in their RFP package did not look like the
kind of stuff that the selection committee and the Downtown Improvement Committee were looking for in
Nashua. They were really looking for signs with black backgrounds and white lettering and Archtype
Signworks, while a very capable fabricator and vendor for fabrication, seemed weaker on the design elements
of the proposal.
Mayor Donchess
Who is on the design committee that you were speaking of?
Mr. Vayo
We had DPW staff, myself, Ron from the Downtown Improvement Committee. | can’t think of the whole list but
| can get it for you.
Director Cummings
In the memo that is in the package it outlines that on June 17" a seven member proposal evaluation committee
met and reviewed the proposals and they included representatives of the Community Development Division,
the Economic Development Office, the Department of Public Works, which were their streets division and then
also a member of the Downtown Improvement Committee.
Alderman Siegel
| think the decision process was well vetted. It’s not always price that we decide things on because there is
what you are buying for what you are getting. We see this all of the time in the IT Department where prices
vary but the scope of the work and the various criteria that go beyond just price also weigh in.
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