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hb Design Services & Project Management of Downtown Riverfront Implementation
October 31, 2019
PHASE 1 - CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ESTIMATES
The conceptual design phase will include project initiation, data gathering, confirmation and
refinement of the findings and recommendations in the Riverfront Plan. This phase will also
include a variety of due diligence tasks that will help shape the schematic designs (preliminary
plans) in Phase 2. Phase 1 will include developing conceptual cost estimates to determine
whether the proposed improvements fall within a reasonable range of the available funding.
The following tasks will be included in the Phase 1 scope of work.
Estimated Duration: 20 weeks
1.1 Project Initiation & Design Criteria
VHB will organize a project initiation meeting with City staff, invited officials and TIF Board
members, and key representatives from the various disciplines of the design team. This meeting
will serve to acquaint, or reacquaint, all parties, confirm communication protocols, discuss
schedule and near-term milestones, and to essentially kick off the first phase of design. VHB will
hold subsequent internal kickoff meetings, working meetings and site reviews with VHB staff
and subconsultants to advance this phase in a coordinated fashion.
Another important early action will be drafting design criteria for all aspects of the conceptual
design for City approval.
Estimated Duration: 2 weeks
1.2 Property and Topographic Surveys
This task will consist of boundary survey and existing conditions survey including base plan
production. This work will be performed by VHB’s subconsultant Hayner/Swanson, Inc. (HS).
1.2.1 Standard Boundary Survey
HSI shall perform a "Standard Boundary Survey” Urban classification of the 17 properties
located adjacent to the Nashua River between Broad Street and Main Street. The City also
identified 10 additional properties that will be surveyed east of Main Street. Those parcels
are outside the existing TIF district but an extension of the riverfront improvements east of
Main Street is reasonably foreseeable and the City feels it is prudent to conduct the
additional boundary survey in that area now. Those parcels are therefore included with this
scope of work and associated fee.
HSI will utilize historic data, where possible, to compile the previous surveys with the current
surveys necessary under the Contract. The survey shall include the following:
1. Title research at the Hillsborough County of Deeds.
