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Re:
A. Motion:
City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 26, 2016
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent
Solid Waste Department
Landfill Engineering Services
To approve Sanborn Head and Associates of Concord, NH to perform engineering
services at the City’s landfills for FY17 not to exceed $80,000. Funding will be
through: Department: 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste; Account
- Classification: 53 Professional and Technical Services.
Attachments:
Discussion:
Sanborn Head and Associates proposed scope of services
Sanborn Head and Associates (SHA) is the City’s primary engineering
consultant for landfill and solid waste related issues, including landfill gas
management, design and construction; groundwater, air and solid waste
permitting; capacity analyses; regulatory representation; and general
landfill operations. They review and prepare documents required by the
City’s Title V air emission permit. They also prepare the annual
Greenhouse Gas Emissions report that is required by the USEPA.
The City also utilizes SHAs Landfill Gas Management Suite (LFGMS)
software program to assist us with monitoring, managing, operating the
landfill gas collection and control system at the Four Hills Landfill. The
data collected in LFGMS is included in tri-annual monitoring reports
submitted to NHDES and 1s required by the Standard Operating
Procedures/Enhanced Monitoring Procedures Plan approved by NHDES.
As such, they have a thorough understanding of the issues and
requirements of the Four Hills facility and other closed City landfills, and
provide consistent, high quality engineering and consulting services to the
department in a timely manner. They have demonstrated superior abilities
relative to regulatory reporting, permitting, design and construction
oversight. Therefore, they are considered a sole source for these services.
Sanborn Head has provided the required certificate of insurance to accomplish
these services.
The Solid Waste Superintendent and the Environmental Engineer recommend
awarding Sanborn Head and Associates of Concord, NH the contract for these
services.
