Finance Committee — 06/01/2022 Page 3
Chairman Clemons
Any further questions or comments? Seeing none.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Wastewater Chemicals Change Order #1: Polymer & Sodium Hypochlorite in the amount not to exceed $67,000
funded from account 61156 Chemicals/Wastewater Fund (Wastewater)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE CHANGE ORDER #1 FOR THE
PURCHASE OF CHEMICAL SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $67,000.00 FROM
BORDEN & REMINGTON OF FALL RIVER, MA. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH: DEPARTMENT: 169
WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION: 61 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
ON THE QUESTION
Chairman Clemons
Thank you. Do we have someone here from Wastewater?
Dave Boucher, Superintendent of Wastewater
Yes, Dave Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent.
Chairman Clemons
Hi, Mr. Boucher. Can you go over this one for us?
Dave Boucher, Superintendent of Wastewater
Yes, thank you. This is for the purchase of two chemicals. One's a polymer. It helps separate the water from the sludge
at the wastewater facility and sodium hypochlorite, which is a disinfectant which we use to treat the treated water before it
goes to the river.
Initially at the beginning of the fiscal year we had budgeted an annual cost based off of historical data. Unfortunately, we
had a heavy rains at the beginning of the fiscal year which caused us to use more sodium hypochlorite than expected.
The polymer we had some supply chain issues. In order to get the polymer, we had to purchase smaller totes of polymers
versus the larger truckloads which came at a higher expense, but it was in order for us not to run out. So this money
being requested is for finishing off the fiscal year with these two chemicals - purchasing them for the rest of the fiscal year.
I'd be happy to answer any questions.
Chairman Clemons
Any questions or comments? Okay, seeing none.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Single Stream Recycling — 3 year contract in the amount not to exceed $1,200,000 funded from 55699 Other
Contracted Services/Solid Waste Fund (Solid Waste)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO APPROVE, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD A THREE YEAR CONTRACT
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING OF THE CITY OF NASHUA’S SINGLE STREAM RECYCLABLES
AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $400,000, AND FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,200,000 FOR THE THREE
YEARS, TO CASELLA RECYCLING, LLC, OF CHARLESTOWN, MA, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE FY23
OPERATING BUDGET AND SUBJECT TO ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVALS. THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT WILL
BE FROM JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH: DEPARTMENT: 168 SOLID
WASTE; FUND: SOLID WASTE; ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATION: 55 OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES
ON THE QUESTION
