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Community Development Division Urban Programs «880-3085
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Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 FAX 589-3398
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To: Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Ge: Sarah Marchant, CD Director
Janet Graziano, Financial Manager
From: Carrie Schena, UPD Manager
Date: January 10, 2018
Re: Lead Paint Risk Assessment/Inspectional Services (Value: $150,000)
ACTIVITY: 1092.18.10.50 ACCOUNT CATEGORY: 54225
LEAD HAZARD CONTROL GRANT: INSPECTION SERVICES
The City was recently awarded a new $2.9 million lead-paint and healthy homes grant from HUD’s Office of
Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes. Through this grant, we are required to address lead hazards in
housing occupied by low-income households. All lead hazards must be identified by a NH licensed Risk
Assessor/Lead Paint Inspector per state and federal requirements. The total number of housing units to be
inspected, per our grant agreement with HUD, is approximately 150 over the three-year grant period.
A RFP was issued to solicit qualified proposals to provide this service on 12/15/17 under RFP0018-010518.
Proposals were received from AEI Consultants of Walnut Creek, CA, and Alchemy Lead Management of
Manchester, NH.
The Urban Programs Department evaluated the two proposals received according to the criteria within the
RFP. The Risk Assessor recommended Alchemy Lead Management based upon successful completion of
their contract under the City’s previous lead grant and their demonstrated capacity to handle the volume of
work. The combination of experience, capacity, quality of work and cost of services, ranked this company the
highest in the RFP evaluations. Further this company qualifies as a Woman Owned Business (WBE).
The Urban Programs Department recommends awarding the contract in a sum not-to-exceed (NTE)
$150,000 to Alchemy Lead Management. The source of funding will be the Lead Based Paint Hazard
Control Grant, which has a total of $150,000 budgeted for risk assessment/lead paint inspection services.
