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Date: May 7", 2018
To: John Griffin, CFO; Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
From: Sarah Marchant, Director Community Development Division
Re: Contract for Engineering Services for Improvements to the Greeley Park Boat Ramp
The boat ramp at Greeley Park is the only public access site to the Merrimack River in Nashua
and the only trailer boat access to the river between Bedford and the Massachusetts border. The
boat ramp has fallen into disrepair and basic amenities such as a parking area are lacking.
Previous attempts to obtain funding to improve this important recreation area were unsuccessful
due to the uncertain status of the railroad crossing necessary for access to the site. In December
2016, the City of Nashua and PanAm Railways came to an agreement that the railroad crossing
is public which made it possible to obtain grant funding to improve the site. In October 2017, the
City of Nashua was awarded a Land and Water Conservation Fund to improve the Greeley Park
boat ramp. This grant was accepted by R-17-152.
The objective of this project is to improve the boat ramp by replacing the damaged pavement
surface of the boat ramp with concrete and extend the boat ramp further into the river, re-locate a
stormwater outfall that is in conflict with the location of the boat ramp, create a parking area
associated with the boat ramp, and add a seasonal dock. In addition, we will create a new direct
access road. The existing access road is circuitous which encourages dumping and other illicit
activities. This boat ramp is also the only access to the Merrimack River for the Nashua Fire
Department to conduct water rescues. The current access road adds significantly to their response
time and it is a priority for them to have a new direct route to the boat ramp as part of this
project.
We issued RFP 0265-021518 to request proposals for design, engineering, and permitting
services for this project. We received 5 proposals but 1 was not acceptable due to missing
addendum acknowledgement form. The 4 complete proposals received are listed below:
Firm name Office location Proposed cost
Meridian Land Services Amherst, NH $45,345
Stantec Bedford, NH $66,323.71
Loureiro Engineering Manchester, NH $66,735
McFarland Johnson Concord, NH $90,138.90
