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Date: August 27, 2019
To: John Griffin, CFO; Daniel Kooken, Purchasing Manager
From: Jim Donchess, Mayor
Re: Contract for Construction of the Heritage Rail Trail to Mine Falls Park Trail and Pedestrian
Bridge - Change Order #3 and #4
The City of Nashua was awarded a NH Department of Transportation (NH DOT) Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to design and construct a new pedestrian bridge across the
Nashua Canal with an associated crosswalk on Ledge Street and a trail along Everett Street
connecting to the Heritage Rail Trail. This pedestrian bridge will create a new access to Mine
Falls Park from the Tree Streets neighborhood improving recreation opportunities.
The Finance Committee approved the award of the contract for Construction of this project to
George Carins and Sons Inc. of Windham, NH at their May 16, 2018 meeting. The project began
construction in early September and the first change order was approved reducing the total
contract price from $502,622.75 to a new total of $487,820.75. The majority of this savings was
a result of the Department of Public Works re-paving Everett Street under a separate City paving
contract reducing the need for pavement as part of this project.
The second change order was approved in November 2018 which included additional fencing for
the rail trail ramp end, modifications to the handrails to deter damage, modifications required by
Eversource for the utility meter and most significantly the reconstruction of the Ledge Street
trench to include an additional 40+ feet of pavement as it was determined after the fact that the
street had recently been paved. The total price increase for this change order is $24,532.06
increasing the contract from $487,820.75 to $512,352.81, an overall increase in the project of
$9,730.06 from the original contract.
The third change order which reduces the overall contract price from $512,352.81 to
$506,374.73 by an amount of $5,978.08. The reduction in price is due a decrease in the amount
rock excavation, concrete, conduit and sedimentation basins.
The fourth change order is a balancing change order showing the final project closeout amount.
This change order reduces the overall contract price from $506,374.73 to $501,669.51. The
reduction in prices is due to decreases in materials required for the overall project. An itemized
list of the final contract costs is on file.
