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Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 Transportation 880-0100
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Date: September 28, 2020
To: Jim Donchess, Mayor
From: Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director
Re: Finance Committee — Installation of the Riverfront Lighting by Guardian Energy
The Downtown Riverfront Master Plan was approved in the fall of 2017 as the comprehensive
vision for Nashua’s downtown riverfront. Moving that plan forward, the City issued RFP 0365-
111918 and ultimately entered into contract with Lumen Studios to create a detailed lighting design
and electrical plan for the core downtown riverfront.
Working with Lumen Studios to elicit community feedback a quality, cost-effective, energy
efficient, and low-maintenance pedestrian scale lighting system was designed to connect the
community to their riverfront. Once installed, the lighting will provide improved public safety;
highlight the connectivity of trails, bridges, and walking paths; provide visual access to the river;
and illuminate the beauty and recreational opportunities of the river and its riverbanks.
Moving installation forward, the City issued a bid (IFB0285-070220) to complete a partial
installation of the lighting, focusing on the areas of the Riverfront that will not see substantial
modifications as part of the larger engineering and design project. Specifically the bid included
lighting for the Cotton Transfer bridge, the northern riverbank along the existing paved Riverwalk
trail (in front of Cotton Mill and the Greeley House) and Main Street bridge.
The City received three responses from Dagle Electrical Construction, Guardian Energy
Management and Moulison Heavy Electrical. The Moulison bid was disqualified as they did not
include all the required addenda.
Cotton Riverfront Main Street
Bid Responses Transfer Bridge Walkway Bridge Total
Dagle Electrical Construction $468,000 $2,428,000 $662,000 | $3,558,000
Guardian Energy
Management $105,439 $502,342 $251,788 | $859,569
Moulison Heavy Electrical* $195,000 $895,000 $280,000 | 51,370,000
* incomplete bid, did not submit all Addenda
Based on the lowest bid response, experience and qualifications the City entered into negotiations
with Guardian Energy Management to reduce the total scope to lower the overall cost of the project.
After clarifications of the project scope regarding access to electricity and removing the installation
of lighting on the Main Street Bridge the Community Development Division recommends awarding
the Riverfront Lighting Installation project to Guardian Energy Management for a final contract
price of $607,781, including $105,439 for the Cotton Transfer Bridge and $502,342 for the north
side of the riverfront walk.
