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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: May 18, 2017
Stephen Dookran, P.E., City Engineer
Engineering Department
2017 Pavement Preservation Program
To approve the award of the construction contract for the 2017 Pavement
Preservation Program to Sealcoating, Inc. of Braintree, MA in the amount of
$327,423.94. Funding will be through: Department: 161 Street; Fund: General;
Activity: Paving; Department: 161 Street; Fund: Trust; Account Category: 54
Property Services; Department: 169 Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater; Activities:
Sewer Structures and Sewer Rehab.
The 2017 Pavement Preservation Program is expected to Microsurface approximately
27,500 square yards of pavement and place approximately 10,500 gallons of crack
sealant. The contract also includes asphalt milling, asphalt patching, road striping and
replacing obsolete and broken drainage and sewer castings.
The proposed streets in the contract scheduled to receive Microsurfacing are being
reviewed by two consultants and will be subject to change based on their analysis.
The contract was advertised on March 13, 2017. It included Microsurfacing, crack
sealing and work for the School Department for preservation of the parking lot at
Nashua High School North. Two contractors attended the mandatory prebid and two
contractors submitted bids on April 6, 2017. Bids are as follows:
Street Portion of Bid:
Sealcoating, Inc. of Braintree, MA $413,184.59
E.J. Paving Company Inc. of Methuen, MA $441,908.90
Sealcoating, Inc. of Braintree, MA is the qualified low bidder. However, upon
examination of the bids, it was determined that E.J. Paving Company’s bid was much
lower on the School Department portion of the bid. Negotiations between the
contractors and the School Department were held and it was decided that the School
Department will award a separate contract to E.J. Paving for their work. As a result,
the 2017 Pavement Preservation Contract is recommended to be awarded to
Sealcoating, Inc. in the amount of $327,423.94.
References have been checked and both contractors were found to be acceptable.
