Finance Committee - 9/5/2018 Page 19
Mayor Donchess
Yes, we potentially would lose $4 million dollars.
Alderman Laws
So we are spending $40,000.00 to save $4 million in this particular case. | just wanted to put that on record.
I’m not a genius, but that sounds good though.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: 2018 Paving Program — Change Order #2 (Value: $359,738)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE CHANGE ORDER #2
WITH THE CONTRACT WITH NEWPORT CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $359,738. SOURCE OF
FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 160, ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING; BOND FUNDS
ON THE QUESTION
Ms. Gill
This change order we are trying to request fuel line item, for example flaggers, because we are paving so
many residential connector and arterial streets and Newport, on any given day, they have 3 to 5 crews in
Nashua. So for each crew, they need at least 2 to 4 flaggers, so in total sometimes they need 16 flaggers a
day. So we are requesting $100,000.00 for additional flaggers then the next item under this change order is
most of the streets that we were paving this year, we thought we will just do mill and overlay which is must
cheaper alternate compared to reclaim. But last year’s winter was so bad that 6 of the streets we are
reclaiming. That’s why we are requesting additional funds for reclaiming these streets.
Mayor Donchess
Reclaiming means?
Ms. Gill
We actually go in and churn top 10 inches instead of removing just 2 inches off the asphalt. So we try to build
a brand new street.
Mayor Donchess
Now there are several other items so why don’t we wait for the questions.
Ms. Gill
And the Liquid Asphalt Adjustment prices have gone up. When we prepared this contract it was
February/March and right now we are in September, the base price has gone up. That’s why we are
requesting additional funds. And then on Sharon Avenue we are trying to add a right turning lane. So we need
additional funds for adding that turning lane.
Mayor Donchess
And on that last item, this is something Alderman Schmidt is not here, but the residents of the Broad Street
area, Ward 1, would really like to have a right turning lane on Sharon as you go south and you hit Pine Hill
Road so you can turn right if someone ahead of you, in a busy time, is trying to turn left.
