Community Development
City of Nashua Planning and Zoning
Community Development Division Urban Prose
City Hall, 229 Main Street, PO Box 2019 cooromic Development
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 FAX
TO: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
FROM: Carrie Schena, Urban Programs Manager
DATE: August 17, 2017
SUBJECT: First Amendment to Lead Paint Inspectional Services Contract (VALUE $40,000)
The City was awarded a $3.4M lead-paint and healthy homes grant from HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard
Control & Healthy Homes in 2014. Through this grant, we are required to address lead hazards in
housing occupied by low-income households. All lead hazards must be identified by a NH licensed Risk
Assessor/Lead Paint Inspector per state and federal requirements. The Finance Committee approved a
contract with Alchemy Lead Management, of Manchester, NH in May 2015 in the amount of $169,200.
The contract covered our commitment to HUD to enroll at least 170 housing units over the three-year
grant period.
At this time, we have exceeded our goal within the allocated budgets/contracts by four units. We have
analyzed the remaining HUD Lead budget and are pleased to report that the program has enough funds
to enroll additional units before the grant’s period of performance ends November 30, 2017. Addressing
additional units means that even more low-income families will be protected from dangerous lead
hazards.
This proposed contract amendment would increase the contract by $40,000 for a total value of
$209,200.00. The owner of Alchemy Lead Management has indicated she is agreeable to the additional
work at the existing contract prices.
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