City of Nashua
Office of The Treasurer
229 Main Street - Nashua, NH 03060 (603) 589-3185
Fax (603)589-3228
To: Board of Aldermen
From: David G. Fredette, Treasurer/Tax Collector
Re: Purchase replacement for the Sterling LT95 Roll-off truck
The purpose of this communication is to request approval from the Board of Aldermen for an item that
was listed in the FY2016 Adopted Budget under Planned CERF Replacements that will exceed the ten
percent purchase price threshold. In particular, the Sterling LT95 Roll-off Truck for the Solid Waste
Department has come in at $117,400, which is above the $89,822 budgeted amount by $27,578. The
reason for the variance in price is due to diesel engine emission changes in model year (s) 2004
through 2012 that were not captured in original estimated price of $89,822. For additional
information, the city has to date purchased 16 of the items listed on the planned CERF replacement
schedule for $1,691,190 which is $144,143 below the planned replacement cost of $1,835,333. Asa
result, the CERF fund has sufficient funding for the city to purchase the Sterling LT95 Roll-off Truck
for $117,400.
Pursuant to NRO 5-127.1 D Capital Equipment reserve Fund, which states: “During that fiscal year,
the city may purchase that equipment, or equipment that will serve the same stated purpose as the
listed equipment as long as the price does not vary by more than ten percent of the estimated
replacement value. All purchases from the Capital Equipment Reserve Fund must comply with the
city’s purchasing approval process. Any other requests to use funds from the Capital Equipment
Reserve Fund must be approved by the board of aldermen.”
I respectfully request the approval from the Board of Aldermen for this planned purchase, which is
over the ten percent threshold.
Cc: Mayor Donnalee Lozeau 15-024
John Griffin, CFO/Comptroller
Lisa Fauteux, DPW Director
Jeff Lafleur, Superintendent Solid Waste
