Finance Committee Page 7
August 3, 2016
Mr. Kooken
There are other companies available to do this and | have some contacts in Concord and Manchester who
have experienced a lot of elevator work that | can reach out to and get some information.
Alderman O’Brien
| think | could | could go along with that but my question again to Mr. Hunnewell is do you agree with Mr.
Kooken that we do have some time with this elevator. | know that we have had people stuck and the fire
department has gotten involved. Are we in a safe margin where we can relook at this and try to get a better
price?
Mr. Hunnewell
Well, | was surprised that there was a 34-week lead time. If we were to sign Stanley elevator today it would be
34-weeks until the modernization would be complete. It’s conceivable that if we do go out to bid that another
company may be able to do it a little bit quicker but we have seen a trend up in entrapments in down time
having to send parts out for service because they are obsolete and they have to be repaired. We don’t know
but we could experience lengthy delays in elevator service between now and even 34 weeks from now. We
haven't had a problem since the parts were repaired and reinstalled in the last month but we have seen an
uptick in entrapments and down time.
Vice Chairman Cookson
We haven't had both elevators down at the same time though?
Mr. Hunnewell
Correct. The main elevator off of the rotunda provides access to the 3 floor and to the Mayor’s office for our
citizens with disabilities. They cannot get past the Chamber using the other elevator.
Alderman O’Brien
| want to say that | understand what Mr. Kooken said; that this was probably presented because of the
emergency in nature but we seem to have a little bit of breathing room. Can we look at this quickly to try to get
a feel for the bidding out there and then come back because this could turn into an emergency situation if the
parts don’t last as long as we hope; if it is that much of a lead time to try to get service and repairs.
Mr. Hunnewell
That’s correct, for example, we had two weeks down time in June and another week in July where the elevator
was out-of-service. Again, even if we sign today we are still 34 weeks away from modernization.
Vice Chairman Cookson
In response to your question, Alderman O’Brien, | believe that if there were which was deemed an emergency
then the Mayor would provide us with the opportunity to move forward and grant that repair work to be done.
Alderman Clemons
How much would it cost to build a ramp right there as opposed to fixing that elevator, at least until we get a
better bid or idea?
