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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: August 27, 2020
Daniel Hudson, P.E., City Engineer
Engineering Department
Charlotte Ave Elementary Safe Routes to School Project
NHDOT #28739, Fed X-A003 (786)
To approve the award of 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 through: Department: 160
Admin/Engineering: Fund: Grant; Activity: Safe Routes Charlotte Ave;
Department: 169 - Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater, Activity Description:
Stormwater Abatement; and Department: 160 - Admin/Engineering: Fund: Trust:
Northeast Quadrant Sidewalk Fund.
This Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project involves the construction of traffic
calming and pedestrian safety improvements on Charlotte Avenue, Charlotte
Street, and Terry Street in the vicinity of the Charlotte Avenue Elementary
School. Proposed improvements include construction of new concrete sidewalks
with vertical granite curbing at the intersection of Charlotte Avenue and Charlotte
Street; construction of new bituminous sidewalk and new vertical granite curbing
on Charlotte Avenue from the east corner of Burgess Street to the west corner of
Meade Street; and construction of a new bituminous sidewalk, vertical granite
curb extension, and mid-block crosswalk at the main School entrance. Other work
includes, but is not limited to: installation of road drainage components;
installation of additional street lighting at the new crosswalk; removal of existing
crosswalks; installation of school zone flashing beacons with radar speed
feedback signs; and narrowing the travel way width on Charlotte Avenue between
Burgess Street and Meade Street. The project is partially funded through
NHDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program.
The contract was advertised for construction on June 19, 2020 with bids due by
July 15, 2020. The following bids were received:
Northeast Earth Mechanics of Pittsfield, NH $ 288,812.25
Northeast Earth Mechanics of Pittsfield, NH was the sole bidder, is included on
the NHDOT’s Prequalified Contractors List, their references have been checked
and found to be acceptable, and they have satisfactorily completed work for the
City previously.
