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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 28 2016
Nicholas Caggiano - Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Department
Roadside and trail mowing.
To approve the purchase of roadside and trail mowing services from the low
bidder Kohl Farms of Chelmsford, MA. for an amount not to exceed $26,000.
Funding for this purchase will be from Department: 177 Parks and Recreation;
Funds General and Trust; Account Category: Professional Services $22,000;
Department; 169 Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater; Account Category: 55 Other
Purchased Services $4,000,
Bid results.
The roadside and trail mowing was put out for bid. Six 8 vendors were sent the
information. Only one bid was received for this work Kohl Farms was the low
bidder at a rate of $65 per hour. Kohl Farms has agreed to continue to hold their
2013 price of $65 per hour for 2016. This work will include roadside mowing of
overgrowth areas, intersection sight distance mowing as well as sidewalk, trail
and bike path moving. There will also be maintenance mowing of the Mine Falls
Park Canal and the levy system along the Merrimack River. This work will begin
in Mid-September and will run through late October.
