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S A , 9 TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of Tuesday December 9, 2003 meeting at the Lexington High School Trailer. Permanent Building Committee member Philip Poinelli called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. with other PBC members, Mary Lou Touart, Richard Sperandio, Jonathan Himmel, Dick Perry and Peter Johnson present. Also in attendance the Owner's Representative, Bill Kealy, Project Manager, and Carl Oldenburg, Project Coordinator. In the absence of the architects B. Kealy began by soliciting approval of Payment Requisition No. 5 for Castawia Construction for the amount of $691,273.94 Kealy told the PBC that a geo- grid has been completed filling and securing a hole caused by the drilling of one of the wells. He said that the steel is up in buildings A and B; all the foundations have been completed; and that, tarps will be going up in A- building for the use of temporary heat so that the decks can be poured. Kealy also stated that the site is not as pristine, as thought, creating the need for many loads of buildable fill. The GC is claiming the cost of the buildable fill to $!20,000.00. Kealy has made a counter offer of $40,000.00. A motion was made by P. Poinelli to pay the requisition in the amount of $691,273.94 and seconded by M. Touart. All were in favor to pay. Next Kealy introduced Castagna's Change Order No 1 for the sum of $26,741.53 P. Poinelli recommended that the CO have a better breakdown of hours, rates, and material costs. P. Poinelli made the motion to pay the Change Order for the corrected math amount of $26,741.53. J. Himmel seconded and all were in favor to pay the CO. Kealy then asked the Committee to approve payment of Northeast's Payment Requisition No 6 totaling $35,063.00 Kealy reported that the project is close to finishing, but there are problems with noise in adjacent rooms. The DBA has not been met in five rooms. A motion was made by P. Poinelli to pay the requisition. it was seconded by P. Johnson and all were in favor to pay. Kealy presented Northeast's Chan e Order CO) No 5 for $20,411.18 P. Poinelli made the motion to approve payment of the CO. J. Himmel seconded the motion and all were in favor to pay. Subsequently Kealy sought payment for Alexandra's Payment Requisition No 29 for the amount of $419,497.46 Kealy explained that the most work remaining is on the lower level, the second level is being worked on and the upper level has the carpets and doors installed and the painting completed. Exterior painting, landscaping and repairs to the soffit remain to be done, once the weather allows the work to continue. P. Johnson pointed out that Time & Material line item on the cover sheet should be changed to the corresponding CCD in order for it to tie in with the back page. P. Johnson made the recommendation to pay Requisition No. 29 with the correction made from Time & Material to the correct CCD. P. Poinelli seconded the motion and all were in favor to pay. Kealy brought Alexandra's CO No 14 to the table for the sum of $16,657.20 D. Perry made the motion to pay the CO and P. Poinelli seconded the motion. All were in favor to pay Alexandra $16,657.20. Finally, Kealy asked the Committee to approve payment of Camdele's Payment Requisition No 1 for $39,939.95 D. Perry noted that the requisition contained costs for bleachers and was concerned that the bleachers are handicapped accessible. Both P. Johnson and P. Poinelli stated that the bleachers should be written up as a Change Order, J. Himmel suggested that Camdele