Finance Committee - 4/4/2018 Page 12
Captain Nordengren
Typically that will become a warranty issue as well. We have mechanics in-house that do some of the work on
ours. It would depend on exactly what goes wrong with it. If it's some type of equipment that we have on it as
far as infrared, it would go to Lenco. If it’s an engine issue it may go back, | believe these are Ford vehicles
still, it might go to the Ford dealership nearby or it might be something that our own mechanics at the
Department could fix as well.
Alderman Laws
| saw the warranty and it only covers three years and | imagine, | am hopeful that this will be the Police force
for 100 years. Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Does anyone else have questions? All in favor?
MOTION CARRIED
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Vayo should come up, you are here for that?
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Fabrication and Delivery of Signs for Wayfinding Sign Package (Value: $208,958)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE PURCHASE TO
L&H SIGN COMPANY, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $208,958. SOURCE OF FUNDING
IS DEPARTMENT 183, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ON THE QUESTION
James Vayo
Thank you for having me today. | will just give a quick synopsis of what is before you. The Economic
Development Division has been negotiating with L&H Signs for a contract for the fabrication of 78 signs for
Downtown Nashua Wayfinding. The signs are the result of over a year and a half to two year process which
Economic Development identified a need for an update of the existing Wayfinding signs followed by an RFP for
a designer/engineer to design a sign package which wrapped up the Summer of 2017 and then finally a bid
process in which fabrication installation quotes were received. Before you is basically a negotiated bid
package and a final contract. The signs will be used to basically replace what you may have seen downtown
in different locations as the Great American Downtown signs. They were built in 2004 and they are made of
aluminum and are covered with some kind of durable paint and they have just basically reached the end of
their life, they are oxidized, the paint is peeling off, in many locations the signs have been removed.
The new sign package will essentially help people from the arterial roads find parking in downtown and once
they park find civic destinations in and around Main Street such as the library, City Hall, parks, etc. Over this
summer and into next summer DPW will be taking on the responsibility for installing a portion of those signs
and we will be going back out to procure installation of the remaining signs as the time line carries on. That’s
in a nutshell the project before you.
Mayor Donchess
Questions or discussion?
