Jim Donchess
Mayor e City of Nashua
Date: November 26, 2018
To: Finance Committee
From: Jim Donchess, Mayor
Re: Contract for Construction of the Heritage Rail Trail to Mine Falls Park Trail and Pedestrian Bridge —
Change Order #2
In accordance with O-14-011, communication of amendments to contracts, this memo is to inform the
Finance Committee of a subsequent change to the George Cairns and Sons contract. The original
contract was approved by the Finance Committee on May 16, 2018 in the amount of $502,622.75.
Change Order #1 reducing the contract by $14,802 for a total amount of $487,820.75 was submitted to
Finance Committee on October 17, 2018.
This new change order, Change Order #2, includes 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 95.1.2, 352.81, an
overall increase in the project of $9, 730. 06 fram the original contract.
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