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coolant lines continuing, fire stopping ongoing, tile work continuing in the 2nd-floor bathrooms and locker rooms, locker installations were generally complete with slope tops underway, drywall installation was mostly complete, terrazzo flooring in the main lobby was complete, and priming and painting was ongoing throughout the building. In February, the elevator cab work will be ongoing and completed in March, the interim metal work will be ongoing, finish work in the bathrooms and locker rooms will be ongoing, exterior work on the brickwork will be addressed, the millwork will continue for the rest of the month, and the solar canopy foundation work was being priced. He presented photos of the building envelope progress, the electrical duct bank, and interior progress. He reported that in December, overhead MEP rough installation and labeling were ongoing, AC piping and ductwork passed the pressure testing, fire stopping was ongoing, wall tile began in the bathrooms, and most windows were installed. The brick and brownstone continued through December. The drywall installation was mostly done, and painting was ongoing. The exterior conduit was signed off from Eversource. The northwest corner was filled, and it will be used for loading in the Spring once the binder is down. The roof trims and gutters were ongoing. The main boiler and chiller were successfully pressure-tested. AT&T put a grounding ring around the newly installed antenna base for the tower. The ceiling grid begins on the second floor. The plumber was working on his items. There was curtain wall testing and one window-wall test, both of which passed. The town of Lexington building inspector and electrical inspector were on the job. Mike Burton reported that there was more dedicated focus from the Griffin Team on underground work, and it was hoped they would be able to have Eversource sign off in the coming week. A date will be provided for the transformer once Eversource signs off. The whole site had 400 amps, which was only enough to provide construction power. It was discussed that the move-in date was not scheduled until June 20 subject to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy. It was asked if power could be picked up from the adjacent buildings. It was confirmed that Eversource would not give a date on the transformer until the underground work was complete and they came out. There was work being done with CTA on the canopy, and other vendors were reached out to for estimates. Mike Burton reported that galvanization, profile refinement, and tonnage were being examined to reduce the costs of the canopy. A new price with the refinements was being sought. The PV was in a separate $3.4 million project. It was stated that the building was doing okay financially. A series of changes were made. It was asked what the schedule was for the monopole and the solar. It was reported that the tentative date for the monopole was the first week of March and would come after the electrical trenching, and there was not an anticipated date for the solar until the pricing was determined. It was discussed that the target was still fall 2024. Update on Lexington High School Project Lorraine Finnegan from SMMA provided an update on the Lexington High School Project. She reported that the Existing Conditions Evaluation was completed and distributed to the SBC for review and comment and there were no major comments. The Existing Space Evaluation was 95% complete. A final walkthrough will be done on February 22nd. The final survey was received and is being gone through, and it will be used to help confirm the total gross area. The Proposed Space Evaluation was 90% complete. There were multiple meetings with departments to discuss the need and the use. The goal was to send the draft of the Proposed Space Evaluation on February 16th to show the total existing and proposed existing spaces by category. The Existing Space Summary was presented and discussed to explain how room types were combined. The net square footage included the area of the rooms, and the total building gross floor area included the corridors and walls. The gross factor has to account for all of the bathrooms, stairs, elevators, mechanical spaces, and more. The existing total building gross floor area was 351,930 square feet. The grossing factor was 1.39. The Preliminary Design Program (PDP) design workflow was presented. It was asked if 352,000 was the existing or new building area square footage. It was clarified it was the existing building area. The total building net floor area was 253,441. It was stated that the MSBA will accept a grossing factor up to 1.5. It was clarified that there was a school-only baseline requested. Mark Sandeen asked if there was a ratio for square footage to student. Lorraine Finnegan reported that once there were 2,000 students, the ratio stopped. Enrollment Projection at LHS is 2395. Matthew Rice from SMMA discussed the focus groups. The groups were happening in isolation regarding discussion, but the content and subject matter overlapped because there were existing synergies between the working groups. There was a collection of four meetings, with the fourth including all focus groups. All four focus