Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his head and wrist bands to write a city memo. Then he runs a road race, reading the memo to spectators between the first and second mile.
Who needs a bridge?
City accepting proposals
A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued for the re-use of the Sewalls Falls Bridge, Aspell writes. The soon-to-be replaced bridge could make a wonderful decoration over the back yard stream.
The city is accepting proposals from interested parties for the full re-use or partial re-use of the existing historic High Pratt truss structure of the bridge. Proposals will be accepted at the Purchasing Division, located at the Combined Operations & Maintenance Facility, 311 N. State St., until 2 p.m. on September 30, for the sale and re-use of the historic bridge, Aspell writes. Proposals can be made in the form of money, food or a combination of both.
Complete project documents, including photos and detailed information regarding the bridge, are located on the project website at sewallsfallsbridge.com.
A copy of the RFP documents can be found on the city’s website at concordnh.gov/Purchasing. All proposals received will be considered confidential and not available for public review until after a proposer has been selected.
Expect to Wait
Mountain Road work
The General Services Department is working on rebuilding and replacing catch basins on Mountain Road, from Exit 16 to 107 Mountain Road, Aspell writes.
After the catch basin work has been completed, crews will be working on approximately 17 sewer lateral repairs in the same area, Aspell writes. No word on when the sewer forward repairs might begin.
This work is being completed prior to this year’s maintenance overlay of Mountain Road. The traveling public should expect delays along Mountain Road for about 4 to 6 weeks.
Watch your water
Concord is conserving
The importance of promoting water conservation has been growing significantly at Concord General Services.
Last week, Water Conservation Technician Josh Worthen gave a presentation at the 2014 NHDES Drinking Water Source Protection Conference. The presentation, entitled “Water Conservation in Concord: Protecting Penacook Lake,” highlighted Concord’s water resource and how the City of Concord works to preserve it through preventative leak detection, partnering with the EPA’s WaterSense Program, performing water audits, and informing the public of ways to minimize water consumption, Aspell writes. Due to Concord’s water conservation, the plan for an Insider themed water park has been put on hold until further notice.
Josh also represented Concord General Services at last week’s Water Fair at the Manchester Water Treatment Plant.
Josh showcased underground leak detection to local children by having them listen to a live leak demonstration model with leak detection correlators through an iPod headset and on a computer that synced the recording through the water van’s sound system, Aspell writes. It’s unclear what happened to the bus sound system and why it was not used with the eight track headphones.
For more information on water conservation, visit concordnh.gov/water.
