Finance Committee - 06/19/2019 Page 3
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Nashua River Fountains
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM TURF PRODUCTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $52,104. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 181,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ESCROW FUNDS
Mayor Donchess
And | think Ms. Marchant is here for this.
Sarah Marchant, Director Community Development
Good evening, thank you; so this is a request to move forward with fountains for the Nashua River. It has been
a long time in coming; we’ve actually put two different RFP’s out at different time, including electrical work most
of which has now all been installed. These fountains go along with the professionals that we hired from
Halervson design for the River Front Master Plan and also Lumen who is doing our River Front Lighting Plan
right now. So these are the fountains that work with all the electricity that we’ve put in. They will not be too
tall, they will not splash the abutters but we are looking forward to be being able to get these in.
Mayor Donchess
Where will these be located?
Ms. Marchant
So two will be from the Main Street Bridge to the Cotton Mill Bridge and the third we are hoping to install from
nen Street Bridge to the Jackson Falls. That does not have the electricity in yet; but we are working on
Alderman O’Brien
Ms. Marchant will these be illuminated at night? | know the original one was but like you say the electrical
systems and everything, will people be able to enjoy them at night?
Ms. Marchant
Yes, so these are LED, there are 5 different light shades, but they will start with just white light and yes it is an
LED so it’s a pretty low impact lighting. But they will be beautiful and enjoyed at night and hopefully will help
attract people to walk down the River Walk.
Alderman Laws
Are they permanent or are you removing them in the winter?
Ms. Marchant
We will be removing them each year, we partner with the Fire Department’s dive team, they help us install in
and out each year.
