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Permanent Building Committee (PBC) <br />201 Bedford Street, Room 221 <br />November 10, 2015, 6:00 p.m. <br />Members Present: Jon Himmel, Chairman, Eric Brown, Vice - Chairman, Philip Coleman, <br />Charles Favazzo, Carl Oldenburg, Bill Hurley,and Lee Noel Chase <br />Members Absent: Dick Perry, Peter Johnson <br />Guests: Paul G. Kalous and Dave Billings, Hill International; Ken DiNisco and Vivian Lowe, <br />DiNisco Design Partnership; Mike Lambert and Ken Johnson, Bond Brothers; Angel Khazadian, <br />A.M Fogarty; Glenn Parker, Kate Colburn and Andrei Radulescu -Banu, Appropriation <br />Committee;; Jessie Steigerwald, School Committee; Jill Hai, Capital Expenditures Committee <br />Liaison, Joe Pato, Peter Kelly and Suzie Barry, Board of Selectmen; Diane Biglow, Town <br />Meeting Member, Precinct 8 <br />Lexington DPF: Patrick Goddard, Director of Public Facilities and Mark Barrett, RA Project <br />Manager <br />Recording Secretary: Sara Arnold <br />Jon Himmel called the Meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. <br />1. General Business <br />• The members reviewed the PBC Meeting Minutes dated October 8, 2015. There were <br />some suggested edits. <br />Motion to approve meeting minutes dated October 8, 2015, with suggested edits. The <br />Motion was approved: 6 -0 <br />Ms.Chase arrived at approximately 6:15 p.m. <br />2. Master Plan Multiple School Projects Update, Clarke and Diamond Middle Schools <br />(Clarke and Diamond): <br />i. Opening Remarks: Mr. Himmel reported that the BS is looking at the overall <br />budget and the context for all of the Town building projects that are being <br />contemplated. Looking at the Clarke and Diamond projects, he suggested that <br />value engineering (VE) is appropriate. <br />ii. Update by DiNisco Design Partnership: Using a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. <br />DiNisco reviewed the processes for developing the cost projections being <br />presented for the middle school projects and discussed details about the design <br />development costs, as follows: <br />• Bond Brothers and A.M. Fogarty were used as separate design development cost <br />estimators. Their costs were generally comparable. <br />• The previous Friday there was a reconciliation meeting with all the players and <br />estimates. The results of that meeting are being presented tonight. <br />PBC Meeting 100115 Page 1 <br />