Finance Committee - 09/02/2020 Page 4
Mayor Donchess
Alderman Dowd as well; | always think he’s on the Committee. So Alderman Dowd, thank you for joining us as
well as Alderman Cleaver. Next communication?
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Charlotte Ave. Elementary Safe Routes to School Project
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE CHARLOTTE AVENUE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
TO NORTHEAST EARTH MECHANICS OF PITTSFIELD, NH, IN THE AMOUNT OF $288,812.25. FUNDING
WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 160 ADMIN/ENGINEERING: FUND: GRANT; ACTIVITY SAFE
ROUTES CHARLOTTE AVE.; DEPARTMENT 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION: STORMWATER ABATEMENT; AND DEPARTMENT 160 ADMIN/ENINGEERING: FUND:
TRUST: NORTHEAST QUADRANT SIDEWALK FUND, BY ROLL CALL.
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Now this may be Mr. Hudson?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
It is, thank you Mr. Mayor. | am pleased that Alderman Dowd had an opportunity to attend tonight because he
was instrumental in bringing this project to this point. This project has been around for a long time. We are
really excited that we are finally here at the construction stage. This is a project run through the State Routes
to School Program which is a Federal program so they are providing quite a bit of matching money towards
this project. The balance of the project funding is through Storm Water Funds and then also North East
Quadrant Sidewalks Fund.
The project involves pedestrian safety improvements along Charlotte Avenue in the vicinity of the elementary
school. It involves constructing new sidewalk on the north side of the road and then combing crossing
crosswalks into one crosswalk right at the Middle School entrance which will have additional lighting. And then
there’s some improvements, there’s drainage improvements and then also installing school zone flashing
beacons with radar speed feedback to try to encourage people to adhere to the School Zone speed limits
during the time that they are implemented.
This project was advertised back in June. It took a while to get there; obviously DOT and us and others have
experienced challenges with COVID-19 but finally received an approval to the advertising we have and we
received one bid as Northeast Earth Mechanics. We have reviewed the bid, DOT has reviewed the BID and
found it responsive and appropriate and we are ready to move into construction with your approval.
Mayor Donchess
Any comments? Alderman Dowd?
Alderman Dowd
Yes, it has taken us — we applied for this about five years ago. It has taken us a long time to get this. We had
the approval of the school, we had the approval of all the neighbors, it is going to be a much safer situation and
also be safer for voting but that’s a side light.
