The CONTRACTOR shall employ a Transit Clerk. The Transit Clerk shall be on site at the Transit
Center from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (with one hour for lunch) Monday through Friday. Transit Cierk
shall sell CITY bus passes and/or tickets, shall provide customer service to passengers at the Transit
Center and shall answer phones at the Transit Center to answer questions related to the bus
schedules or to take paratransit reservations.
The CONTRACTOR shail also employ during the terms of this Agreement various other personnel, as
reasonably required for the operation of the FRPS. The cost and compensation payable to all
personnel shall be the obligation of the CONTRACTOR as an operating expense of the FRPS.
CONTRACTOR shail be responsible for hiring and discharging personnel employed by CONTRACTOR
to perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that CITY shall have the right to request
CONTRACTOR to remove from service to the CITY any employee who, in CITY's sole discretion, is
deemed unsuitable for the performance of transportation services for CITY; and provided, further, that
CITY shail make such request in writing, state the reasons therefore, and that such request does not
violate applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.
The General Manager and his or her staff shall conduct the day-to-day operations of the FRPS,
including but not limited to matters relating to labor relations, transportation, safety & security and road
supervision. The CITY shall provide an on-site office for the General an office for the Operations
Safety Manager at the Nashua Transit Administration building located at 11 Riverside Street.
The CITY will also provide a computer, office phone (long distance included), cell phone, office
furniture as well as any other items not listed for normal business use. The CITY will also supply all
office equipment associated with the dispatching functions of the operation. This will include radios,
Routematch software, GPS capabilities, phones, recording software and equipment not listed that is
related to dispatching functions.
5. Compensation
The CITY agrees to pay the CONTRACTOR compensation for services performed in accordance with
this Agreement as follows:
a. Contracting Fee
The CITY shail pay to CONTRACTOR as compensation for its services a monthly fee as follows:
Fixed Costs; Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
$517,848 $533,844 $547,992 $564,276 $580,452
Variable Costs; Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
$ 28.90/hr $30.85 /hr $ 32.29 /hr $ 33.69/hr $ 35.33/hr
The CITY will pay the fixed costs as listed above. The CITY will pay the CONTRACTOR a
variable cost only for hourly costs the CONTRACTOR incurs while operating the service. This
hourly cost shall include all costs associated with total vehicle miles as scheduled by the CITY.
The CITY will take primary responsibility for scheduling trips and will rely upon the contractor
to complete this task when necessary. The CITY will notify the CONTRACTOR of the service
that is needed. The CITY will be responsible for advising the CONTRACTOR 5 calendar ‘days
in advance so the CONTRACTOR can schedule its operators accordingly.
In the event of service expansion, the CITY and the CONTRACTOR will both agree on the
hourly rate listed above per applicable year, the total vehicle miles and all other costs
associated with new route(s).
