HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-06-11-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of June 11 1987 committee meeting in Room 6-15, Town
Office Building as aproved July 9, 1987
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Edson at 7 35
p m with other committee members Scanlon, Smith and Touart
present, as well as Assistant to Town Manager Susan Adler, School
Committee member Wik Selectmen/liaison McSweeney consultants
Aitchison and Rowlands of Chartwell and staff Maclnnes and
Coscia
Minutes of April 9 1987 were approved as amended
Minutes of May 14 1987 were approved as amended
Minutes of May 28. 1987 were approved as amended
Progress Report No 8 told that all schools will be underway by
June 22 or earlier Only minor work will be done at Fiske at
this time Maclnnes questioned the timing of work on the ramps
at Fiske noting that they are adjacent to the library scheduled
for ne. t year He also emphasized need for the teachers to know
the work schedule so that they can have their areas packed up
He is getting a large number of cardboard bores to the schools to
facilitate the operation
Roofing at Bowman is virtually complete A staff conference on
the interior work is scheduled there tomorrow.
Shop drawings for work at Estabrook are well underway Window
design has been changed back to an anodized aluminum style
matching the existing because this type can be obtained more
quickly Some hardware may be slow to come, temporary equipment
may have to be installed in order to be ready for fall opening
A bidding protest on package No. 2 was lodged by J P Construc-
tion and a hearing on this may be held on Monday June 15.
However, Town Counsel has notified the Department of Labor and
Tndustries that the case for protest is weak and has requested an
earlier ruling.
Roofing Projects underway include Clarke nearly complete and the
High School field house Concern expressed that Morello had left
ladders overnight at the field house nearby and had placed a
dumpster adjacent to the building The latter was especially
worrisome since the press bo; at the football field went up in
flames The roofing contractor has $5 million insurance
Maclnnes commented that the braces in the old skylight areas
appear to be installed in an inconsistent manner although pre-
sumably they are structurally sound and will eventually be masked
by a coat of paint Concern expressed that the Briggs people
sent to supervise the Clarke roofing job appear quite young
PBC Minutes 4/11/87 p 2
Financial Report changes include addition of asbestos work The
total construction estimate has risen from $8 830 )00 (by :LO) to
$9,314,000 Noted that money for the gym floor has been taken
out and therefore the budget is only about $13,000 off on
presently contracted work at the high school
Asbestos concerns'? A high school curtain that still remains and
flaking sills at Clarke are to be investigated
Field House Floor wood is to be removed and the rough tarred area
beneath is to be excavated and smoothed The advantages and
disadvantages of rubber flooring were advanced_ Replacing light
bulbs above is also a necessary consideration Replacing the
floor with rubber would cost about $120 000; half of this would
be for beefing up the base Cost for using the same wood floor
would be about $110 000 Many activities, including basketball
take place on this floor Agreed that the committee/consultant
should find out more about what Seaman Bratko would do for the
Field House floor Concern was e; p-ressed that the floor should
be of the correct material Not all rubber floors are equal
The floor at the Salem High School is considered ehcellent but
some others are not VOTED that Seaman Bratko should be
authorized to do the floor (an alternate if the material they
propose to use is OK (like Salem s)
Financial Matters., A 10 percent retainage has been withheld for
each roofing contractor VOTED to pay all bills on the attached
Chartwell list
A brief advocacy presentation on sprinklers was given by Dan
McCabe who arrived shortly before His proposal had been given
neither approval nor appropriation by town meeting The
committee heard and received his report in writing
An insurance problem for Stanley roofing was reported The
contractor has asked for $5 000 so that he can obtain an extra $1
million i -surance to fulfill the town s requirement that he be
insured for $2 million VOTED to accept the extra charge
Clerk of the Works preference is for Manny Coscia in the town s
best interest Susan Adler- said she was not happy in terms of
the work load in DPW operations over the summer A meeting will
be scheduled to discuss the clerk of the works functions next
week after the chairman returns
At Clarke School a metal vent pipe fell down due to roofing work
Fortunately nobod' was in the room when it landed (Metal vent
pipes are no longer legal and will have to be replaced )
P Construction contract to be signed nett week.
Meeting adjourned until Thursday June 28 at 7 30 p m
Respectfully submitted gat
il`^e —__ Secretary