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E. Motion:
Discussion:
City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: April 20, 2017
Stephen Dookran, P.E., and City Engineer
Engineering Department
Pavement Management
Engineering Services
To approve the engineering contract with Hayner/Swanson. Inc. of Nashua, NH in the
amount of $ 245,000. Funding is contingent upon the approval of the bonds that will
be funding the muiti- year paving project. Department: 160 Admin/Engineering:
Fund: Bond; Activity: Paving
The Engineering Department is getting ready to execute $7.5 million per year in
paving. As the project is much larger than what DPW staff has experienced with on
an annual basis, a pavement consultant (Hayner/Swanson, Inc. [HSI]) with much
experience in the field of pavement will be hired.
Hiring the pavement consultant will not only assist DPW throughout the process of
bid specification and plan development, oversee, administer and inspect the
contractors work product but also will strengthen DPW’s internal skills. Prior to
starting the work, the network of roads will be re-assessed/evaluated using Stantec
who has developed the pavement management program for the city.
HSI will assist DPW with management, administration, design, bid phase support, bid
result analysis, construction observation, compilation of projects and administration
and support of the construction contract closeout process. In addition, they will
coordinate with privately owned utilities in advance of bidding as well as during
construction. They will also review existing conditions and utility concerns and assist
during construction start-up.
HSI has similar experience in other towns such as Brookline, NH; Lincoln, MA, and
Malden, MA. In addition, HSI has worked with City of Nashua on design and
construction of Broad Street Parkway, Harbor Avenue and Burke Street where they
worked in conjunction with City engineers and inspectors. HSI is local and is very
responsive to the City’s needs.
