HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-22-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of January 22 1991 committee meeting in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, as approved February 12, 1991
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Kennedy at 7 47 p m with
all committee members present except for David Smith Also attending
were staff Manny Coscia and John Moynihan (for first half hour)
Minutes of August 22 1990 were approved with two amendments Notes
from November 14 were checked for accuracy and deemed 0 K
Report from the Committee for the 1990 Town Report will be amended to
omit mention of wheel chair lift and schools ' takeover of improvements
A sentence noting the amount of School Building Assistance reimbursement
of $7 2 million will be substituted
Field House Roof project yeilded five bids priced from 58, 250 to 83, 500
Lowest bidder Rockwell won the job and his contract is now being
written Money is to come from town funds not PBC ' s Town Manager has
proposed to have a young person from Engineering inspect the job, but
committee agreed it would be unwise to risk getting another poor job due
to inadequate supervision and inspection Noted that a Sarnafil
representative is available for the work involving that material Edson
urged that Simpson and Gumpertz be engaged for about $500 per week to
oversee the work Another possibility would be to hire a well qualified
retired or unemployed person recommended by Adler
Removal of Wheel Chair Lift (which does not currently work) is now
needed Two proposals have been received - complete removal for $2, 800
or removal of all but the rails for $1, 900 Manny Coscia said he could
arrange for complete removal for less Although Manny is now officially
retired, he agreed to be around for reference on this and other final
touches of the school renovation project
Punch List Progress has been made by J P Construction, Manny reported
Fiske is done except for a few electric light fixtures At Diamond the
job is progressing; however, the grills over the windows are leaking
It is not yet known how far J P will carry his various contentions
Committee' s future role in five-year planning involving possible
relocations for safety and school administration functions has been
suggested by Town Manager However, neither he nor any other
spokespeople for this possible project was present In the meantime,
the Chairman has received a letter from the absent committee member
offering his resignation Chairman and all present expressed preference
for keeping David Smith as a committee member, since the committee ' s
responsibilities in the coming year are uncertain
The meeting adjourned at 8 35 p m until Tuesday, February 12 , 1991 at
7 30 p m %/,
Respectfully submitted, �� ✓d �f�`.e41z.Secretary to Committee