Finance Committee - 11/06/2019 Page 2
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract Award for Nashua Public Library Integrated Library System (Value: $73,710) Department:
179 Nashua Public Library; Funds: Technology Operations Escrow from FY2019 and Computer
Software Escrow from FY2019 for a Total of $54,500 & General Fund $19,210
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
SIRSI CORPORATION D/B/A SIRSIDYNIX IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,710 FOR THE INTEGRATED
LIBRARY SYSTEM. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 179 NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY;
FUNDS: TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS ESCROW FROM FY2019 AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE
ESCROW FROM FY2019 FOR A TOTAL OF $54,500 & GENERAL FUND $19,210
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for 14 Court Street Fire Suppression System (Value $295,857) Department: 181 Community
Development; Fund: Building Trust Fund
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
NORTHPOINT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $295,857 FOR 14 COURT STREET
FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 181 COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT; FUND: BUILDING TRUST FUND
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
There’s a Memo here from Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director who | thought was going to be
here but | can explain this. The Court Street Building does not have fire suppression or sprinklers in the main
theatre, well outside the old fire station. So no sprinklers in the main theater, nor the lobby, nor the lower floor
below the theater where there is a theater that’s basically at the moment a small theater, not usable because of
the lack of fire suppression. It would be much safer to have sprinklers, fire suppression within the main theater
where up to 299 people current are authorized to attend on wooden bleachers or wooden supports. This is an
item that the Fire Department has been nervous about for quite some years in terms of the safety of that
theater. In addition they may be able, with fire suppression, actually safely to accommodate more people.
To me it is a project that is a long overdue and will enable us to more fully utilize the building. The funds are
available in the City Buildings Trust Fund which would be used to pay for this project at the cost you’ve heard.
Now if you need more detail than that, or more that’s in the Memo, we would have to wait for someone else to
come in and get into more technical details? Comments?
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor. | am satisfied with it as some may know, being a former firefighter. But anytime we can
enhance public safety and bring that treasured building up to the particular code and everything | think it is self-
explanatory and it is for the safety of our citizens that we do such. Being a municipality we should be a leader
you know with our Fire Department, to have this type of public safety in our buildings. So | am firmly going to
support this.
Alderwoman Kelly
Yeah | was excited to see this, I’m sorry, can you hear me? | am little stuffed up. | was excited to see this on
the agenda. | know in talking to some of the fire fighters that this is the building that has kind of kept them up
at night. Wish we had been able to do it sooner but | am happy to see it here and | am obviously going to
support it.
MOTION CARRIED
