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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: February 24, 2022
Daniel Hudson, P.E., City Engineer
Engineering Department
City-Wide Pedestrian Infrastructure Conditions Assessment and Ranking
To approve the award of the City-Wide Pedestrian Infrastructure Conditions Assessment
and Ranking contract to Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) of Nashua, NH
in the amount of $42,500. Funding will be through: Department: 161 Streets; Fund: Bond;
Activity: Sidewalk Construction.
Exhibit A - Scope of Work
Nashua is committed to creating accessible paths of travel in the public rights-of-way for
people of all abilities. In order to enhance compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), a city-wide inventory of pedestrian infrastructure is needed. This
inventory will assist the City in identifying priority locations for improvements and
maintenance and will become the primary input to a comprehensive ADA plan.
The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) is an agency that serves as a
resource to support and enhance local transportation planning with an understanding of
State and Federal requirements as well as offering mapping and data services that utilize
the latest technologies. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)
has developed a GIS data collection framework known as the Statewide Asset Data
Exchange System, or SADES, which has been specifically tailored to capture pedestrian
infrastructure data for ADA compliance. In 2020, NRPC partnered with the City to
conduct a city-wide pedestrian Level of Service Analysis that included 17 miles of
SADES pedestrian infrastructure assessment, which was completed successfully.
The City would like to again contract with NRPC to further the data collection effort
using SADES technology and complete a city-wide inventory, conditions assessment and
ranking in partnership with the Engineering Department for a cost of $42,500. Attached
is the Scope of Work to be completed.
