Finance Committee - 12/02/2020 Page 32
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Snow Plowing Services in the amount not to exceed $40,000 funded from account 54207 Snow
Plowing Services
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
SNOW PLOWING CONTRACT WITH THE DOTY GROUP, INC., OF MERRIMACK, NH, IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $40,000. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT 166 PARKING, BY ROLL
CALL.
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
This was something that Economic Director Tim Cummings wanted to speak to but he had a conflicting
meeting that he had to go to. So | can provide an explanation, if there’s a lot more detail we could hold it and
bring him in. But we previously had awarded the contract on the same terms for the plowing of the municipal
parking lots and the contractor backed out. So this is a contractor that the City had worked with successfully in
the past, Doty, for some years. So the recommendation here is to move from the contractor who no longer
wants to do the job to Doty who does. They have done good work in the past and this is a maximum price
contract $40,000.00. So it depends on the level of snow as to how much the contractor gets paid. But | think |
see a question from Alderwoman Klee.
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. | guess | am, | think | know the answer to this but for the public listening, we don’t plow
our own parking lots and so on within the City? We don’t do that, we usually contract that out?
Mayor Donchess
That’s correct.
Alderman Klee
Is there a reason for this or is it just not staff and we need it to be turned over?
Mayor Donchess
| think the reason is that our public works and everyone is at full force going to the streets.
Mr. Ibarra
Our focus is the streets, yes.
Mayor Donchess
They don’t really have the capacity to divert resources into the parking lots, which do need to be plowed
quickly. | think for decades the City has contracted for this type of work.
Alderman Klee
That makes a lot (audio cuts out) thank you for my question.
Mayor Donchess
Alderman O’Brien?
