HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-10-01-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of October 1 1986 Meeting in Selectmen s Meeting Room.
Town Office Building
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kennedy at 8 05 p m. ,
with other committee members Edson, Laurence and Scanlon present
Also attending were staff Coscia and Maclnnes Selectman-Liaison
McSweeney Capital E..penditures Committee Liaison Spector School
Committee member Wik and Construction Consultant Aitchison
Approval of Minutes= MOVED (in separate motion for minutes of
each meeting) to accept minutes of May 21 July 2 and 23 August
27 and September 4 1986 as submitted MOVED to accept as
amended minutes of September 11 24 and 25 1986. Amendments
included name and title of those present and clarifications of
sentences regarding Bowman roofing bid pricing and citizen
information meetings at various schools
Selection of ArchitecttEnaineers Aitchison recommended Briggs
for roofing of the four schools and TAMS for the packages of
everything except roofing Briggs he noted, are basically
specialists in the roofing field, and they run a good office
Care should be taken in detailing the contract TAMS was
especially commended for their excellent presentation - one of
the best I ve seen - displaying sensitivity for Lexington's
needs and desires Their asbestos division is a real plus and
their local office is very handy to Aitchison s
In ensuing discussion some concern was expressed about TAMS'
ability to cover small maintenance-type items. Some committee
members wondered if their asbestos insurance situation would
remain as favorable after policy renewal time TAMS relatively
less experience in school renovations is compensated by their
enormous range of experience If site inspection should reveal
considerable discrepancy between "as built" drawings and the
existing structures. an additional small four-figure amount might
be added on
Aitchison offered to send a letter of intent on behalf of the
committee reporting their decision of this evening Committee
members opined that such written communications should come from
the town Chairman will consult Town Manager and Town Counsel on
how to proceed
Following a few expressions of pleasure, especially at the
savings margin to be attained early in the project the committee
VOTED to accept Aitchison s recommendation to retain Briggs for
roofing and TAMS for architectural work Recommended that these
firms be invited to the next meeting
Nert Meeting Postponed from October 8th to Thursday October 16th
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Aitchison is now preparing a master schedule for the job,
including architects engineers and roofing Maclrnes put in a
plea for small jobs that could be done during the school year
such as the safety curtains at Diamond and the high school
Bridge School switch to lockers would call for drawing up new
specifications and would be an add-on for Dick Heydecker of KLO.
Meeting adjourned at 9 25 until 8 p m Thursday October 16,
1986.
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene, Secretar, to the
Permanent Building Committee
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