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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: July 27, 2017
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 FY18 not to exceed $80,000. Funding will be
through: Department: 168 Solid Waste; Fund: Solid Waste; Account
Classification: 53 Professional and Technical Services.
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 is
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.
