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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 27, 2017
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 Tmist; Account Category: Professional Services $22,000;
Department; 169 Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater; Account Category: 55 Other
Purchased Services $4,000.
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The roadside and trail mowing was put out for bid in 2016. Eight 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. Koh] Farms has agreed to continue to hold
their 2016 price of $65 per hour for 2017. 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.
