Finance Committee - 04/07/2021 Page 13
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Kelly
That was actually part of my question was why was it a change order versus a new contract. But my other
question was just in comparison to last year, is this about what we paid? Did prices go up because everything
seems to be up right now?
Mr. Hudson
No it is about what it was last year. | mean we definitely scaled up, last year we did more than we had done in
year’s past, more paving. And we are doing that again this year. So no | think it is on track and consistent with
what has been done in the past.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll:
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Laws,
Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 6
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Asphalt Testing Change Order #3 in the amount of $100,500 funded from accounts 81704 Paving Bond
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY. TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER
TO THE ASPHALT TESTING CONTRACT WITH S.W. COLE ENGINEERING, INC., OF LONDONDERRY,
NH, IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,500. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 160
ADMIN/ENGINEERING; FUND: BOND; ACTIVITY: PAVING, BY ROLL CALL.
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Hudson?
Mr. Hudson
Thank you Mr. Mayor. So you just approved the engineering support services. This is for the testing firm to do
the asphalt testing for the paving program so they do testing of the various asphalt mixes and then after the
fact when we do (inaudible) and things they test those. This is all to ensure that the product we are receiving
meets the specifications that are applied in accordance with those as well. So this is an important part of our
process in ensuring that we are getting the quality product.
