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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2011 STM(NOVEMBER 14,2011)
<br /> At the time of writing this report, this Committee understands that no appropriation is planned under this
<br /> Article and, thus, it will be moved to be Indefinitely Postponed.
<br /> Article 7: Funds Requested Funding Committee
<br /> APPROPRIATE FOR Source Recommendation
<br /> AUTHORIZED $65,000 for Clarke $65,000 General Approve (5-0)
<br /> CAPITAL Middle School Fund (Cash) +
<br /> Paving $35,000
<br /> IMPROVEMENTS Improvements & Community
<br /> $35,000 for Cary Preservation
<br /> Memorial Library Fund
<br /> Document Archive
<br /> "To see if the Town will vote to make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with
<br /> money appropriated in prior years for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers and sewerage
<br /> systems, drains, streets,buildings,recreational facilities or other capital improvements and equipment that
<br /> have heretofore been authorized; determine...."
<br /> "DESCRIPTION: This is an article to request funds for capital improvement project expenditures that
<br /> exceed the level of appropriation."
<br /> [Town of Lexington Warrant to the 2011 STM,November 14, 2011]
<br /> At the time of writing this report, this Committee is only aware of two actions to provide such
<br /> supplemental funding under this Article to prior appropriations:
<br /> Clarke Middle School Paving Improvements (2011 Annual Town Meeting, Article 13(e), $125,000,
<br /> General Fund (Debt)): That appropriation was to address construction of two pedestrian-safety-related
<br /> projects. One was to relocate a parking lot; the other, construction of a sidewalk from the Clarke
<br /> pedestrian bridge over Clematis Brook to Brookside Avenue. When bids were opened on May 17, 2011,
<br /> the low bid for relocating the parking lot was about $105,000 and for the sidewalk—which had been
<br /> made an add alternate—was $69,000. The request for an additional $65,000 is based on recognizing that
<br /> the response to a new bid is likely to be on the order of $75,000, providing contingency funding of
<br /> $10,000, and planning to use the about$20,000 remaining for the original appropriation.
<br /> Cary Library Preservation Project—Archives (2010 Annual Town Meeting, Article 8(h), $100,000,
<br /> Community Preservation Fund): That appropriation was to design, engineer, and construct a fireproof,
<br /> climate-controlled room (using part of an existing storage room) for valuable, irreplaceable, historic
<br /> materials owned by the Library. After about $12,000 having been spent on D&E, there is an $88,000
<br /> balance available for construction. The bids from companies to act as general contractors came in
<br /> between $130,000 and $163,000—which would represent a $42,000-to-$75,000 shortfall in available
<br /> funds. The request for only an additional $35,000 is because the Department of Public Facilities now
<br /> plans to be the general contractor and contract directly with State-approved trade-contractors for the
<br /> performance needed in the various construction disciplines. That request is expected to allow for all the
<br /> required construction performance and also include about$4,200 for efficient, archival-storage, shelving.
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