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Discussion:
City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 26, 2016
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Wayne R. HuSband, P.E., Senior Traffic Engineer
Public Works Division Administration
DW Highway Vehicle Detection from Poisson Ave to Graham Drive
To approve the use of the DW Hwy/Spitbrook Road Transportation Improvement funds
for a contract with Electric Light Company from Cape Neddick Maine to install new
vehicle detection (mostly video detection). Funding through the DW Hwy/Spitbrook
Road Transportation Improvement funds: Department: 160 Admin & Engineering; Fund:
Trust; Activity: 55 Other Services in the amount of $51,300 and through Department 161
Street; Fund: General; Activity: Paving of $18,400, for a total contract award of $69,700.
The existing underground vehicle detection loops along DW Highway between Poisson
Ave and Graham Drive will be damaged during the milling operations prior to the
completion of the Paving program work that is schedule for late summer and early fall of
this year. The vehicle detection will need to be replaced with new detection. The plan is
to install new above ground video detection on the mast arms at each of the signal
locations in this project area. Above ground detection avoids many of the impacts
associated with construction activity, utility work, pot holes and routine maintenance
activities in the roadway.
The project was advertised on June 16, 2016. Three traffic signal contractors submitted
bids on July 11, 2016. The bids were as follows,
Company Amount Bid
Electric Light Company $69,700.00
Cape Neddick Maine
Pine Ridge Technologies $103,717.00
Wakefield, Mass
East Coast Signals, Inc. $134,900.06
Deerfield, NH
- The bids were reviewed, and it was recommended the contract be awarded to Electric
Light Company from Cape Neddick, Maine as the qualified low bidder. They have done
reputable work over the last several years for the City of Nashua on several similar traffic
signal improvement projects.
