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Joint Committee Meeting on Nine Riverside Project – September 3, 2025

Board of Aldermen Meetings — Wednesday, September 3, 2025
BodyNashua, New Hampshire
SessionBoard of Aldermen Meetings
DateWednesday, September 3, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:11

Do you want to get started with the meeting, Mike?

0:13

And we can just uh be a lot nicer than it was.

0:21

I didn't even realize to kind of check.

0:25

I didn't know if you were stuck in training.

0:33

That is for that.

0:38

Okay, uh east-west.

0:40

I'll set everybody.

0:41

I'm gonna call the meeting to order.

0:44

So we'll start off by uh good evening.

0:47

Um gonna convene the joint meeting of the committee of infrastructure and the police commissioners.

0:53

Uh this joint meeting is being held on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 530 p.m.

1:01

in the automatic chamber and duly noticed in two places, including the city's website and the corner requirements of RSA 91-A semicolon two, normal two.

1:15

Well, the clerk please call the role.

1:17

Absolutely, Mr.

1:18

Chairman.

1:19

Uh Commissioner Dahl.

1:21

Commissioner Craylo.

1:24

Commissioner Tolner?

1:25

Here.

1:26

Alderman Thibodeau?

1:27

Here.

1:28

Alderman Sullivan.

1:30

Alderman Clee is here.

1:32

Alderman Dowd.

1:33

Present.

1:34

And Alderman O'Brien.

1:35

Present.

1:36

We have five members.

1:37

Thank you.

1:38

So I declare a quorum.

1:40

We did hear from Alderman Sullivan.

1:44

He is out of town on business.

1:47

So in attendance is Tim Cummings, Administrative Service Director.

1:52

Tim Lemaire, Le Valley Basinger.

1:56

And they have uh Lieutenant Joshua Albert.

2:02

No, it's not the valley president.

2:03

We have the captain.

2:05

Not to demote you.

2:07

Yes.

2:08

Get the name.

2:09

Yeah.

2:10

Oh, good.

2:11

Thank you.

2:13

And also, who else is uh Adam Hunter with Whiting Turner?

2:19

Okay.

2:20

You got that.

2:21

Yeah, I'm getting it right now.

2:23

Okay, good.

2:24

All right.

2:26

Uh introductory remarks.

2:28

I really don't have much.

2:30

Uh you know, happy to see everybody.

2:34

And uh turn it over.

2:36

Do you have anything directly coming?

2:38

Uh uh, Ms.

2:39

Chairman, for the record, Tim Cummings, Director of Administrative Services.

2:42

You're about to hear uh a project status update from our project manager, Tim Lemaire of GPI.

2:48

And uh Mr.

2:49

Chairman, I'm pleased to report that the project is is still on track and and under budget.

2:54

So with that being said, I'm gonna hand it over to Mr.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Engineering And Infrastructure████████████████████████████████32%
Capital Expenditures████████████████████████████28%
School Infrastructure██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Joint Committee Meeting of Infrastructure and Police Commissioners – September 3, 2025

The joint committee convened at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in the Aldermanic Chamber to receive a project status update on the Nine Riverside building and to approve invoices and a change order. The project is on track and under budget.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of August 13, 2025 (motion by Alderman Clee, passed unanimously).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public were present.

Discussion Items

  • Project Status Update: Tim Lemaire of GPI reported that concrete work is 99% complete, structural steel for the new garage is 95% complete, roof trusses are on site, and interior security upgrades are 60% complete. EV charging stations are finished.
  • Financial Overview: Total authorized project cost is $3.5 million. Whiting Turner’s GMP remains $2.3 million; approximately $1.085 million has been invoiced (about 47%), with $1.063 million actually spent after retaining 10% retainage. The committee discussed retainage release and moving costs. Director Cummings confirmed the project is under budget.
  • Future Parking Lot Design: Director Cummings announced that a proposal to begin design of the campus parking lot will be brought to the next meeting, as contingency funds are now comfortable.
  • Status Reporting Tool: Alderman Dowd shared a one-page format used by the school department for project status; the committee expressed interest in adopting a similar format. Director Cummings said replication is feasible.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Whiting Turner Invoice: August 31, 2025 invoice for $166,017.43 (motion by Alderman Clee, carried unanimously).
  • Approved GPI Invoice: August 20, 2025 invoice for $1,396.00 (motion by Alderman Clee, carried unanimously).
  • Approved LaValle Brisinger Invoice: August 18, 2025 invoice for $8,020.17 (motion by Alderman Clee, carried unanimously).
  • Approved Change Order No. 4: Whiting Turner Other Change Order No. 4 (correction from agenda item No. 3) for $0, incorporating change notifications 14, 16, and 17 (lights, granite curbing, miscellaneous items). Cost captured within existing GMP (motion by Alderman Clee, carried unanimously).
  • Next Meeting: Scheduled for October 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber (no conflict with Finance Committee).

Meeting Transcript

Do you want to get started with the meeting, Mike? And we can just uh be a lot nicer than it was. I didn't even realize to kind of check. I didn't know if you were stuck in training. That is for that. Okay, uh east-west. I'll set everybody. I'm gonna call the meeting to order. So we'll start off by uh good evening. Um gonna convene the joint meeting of the committee of infrastructure and the police commissioners. Uh this joint meeting is being held on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 at 530 p.m. in the automatic chamber and duly noticed in two places, including the city's website and the corner requirements of RSA 91-A semicolon two, normal two. Well, the clerk please call the role. Absolutely, Mr. Chairman. Uh Commissioner Dahl. Commissioner Craylo. Commissioner Tolner? Here. Alderman Thibodeau? Here. Alderman Sullivan. Alderman Clee is here. Alderman Dowd. Present. And Alderman O'Brien. Present. We have five members. Thank you. So I declare a quorum. We did hear from Alderman Sullivan. He is out of town on business. So in attendance is Tim Cummings, Administrative Service Director. Tim Lemaire, Le Valley Basinger. And they have uh Lieutenant Joshua Albert. No, it's not the valley president. We have the captain. Not to demote you. Yes. Get the name. Yeah. Oh, good. Thank you. And also, who else is uh Adam Hunter with Whiting Turner? Okay. You got that. Yeah, I'm getting it right now. Okay, good. All right. Uh introductory remarks.

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