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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-09-PBC-min.pdf "Th o,e� TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of Tuesday May 9 2006 meeting in the PBC Lexington High School Construction Trailer. Permanent Building Committee Chairman,Phil Poinelli called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. with other PBC members Richard Perry Mary Lou Touart,Peter Johnson,Bruce Creager,Eric Brown and Bill Kennedy present. Present as well,were the Owner's Representative, Bill Kealy, Project Manager,Project Coordinator, Carl Oldenburg,Clerk of Works, Gary Kaczmarek, Superintendent of Schools,Paul Ash,and Bill Hartigan,Director of Facilities. On behalf of the School Committee(SC), Olga Guttag and Tom Griffiths,also,TLCR architect, Santiago Rozas. 1 Clerk of Works gave his report on the new Fiske School. The furniture will be delivered to the school October 15 through November 15`" Occupancy may take place during Thanksgiving vacation. 2. PBC suggested the School Department prepare to budget for heat and utilities if the building is ready ahead of schedule. 3 The Proiect Manager introduced CTA's Change Order No. 10 in the amount of$6.693.10 for the Fiske School for approval of navment.A motion was made by P Johnson to approve payment of CO No. 10 in the amount of$6,693.10.B.Creager seconded the motion and all were in favor to pay the CO. ( 4 Next the Proiect Manager asked the Committee to nay CTA's Payment Reeuisition No. 12 in the amount of 51,088.066.00 for the Fiske School A motion was made by D.Perry to approve payment of Requisition No. 12 in the amount of$1,088,066.00.E.Brown seconded the motion and all were in favor to pay the Requisition. 5 Harrington School is 99 92%complete 6. S.Rozas recommended that the PBC approve Castagna's Payment Reeuisition No. 27 for the sum of$55.299.54 for the Harrington School. The well controls are being finalized. Four of the five wells are fully operational.The motor of the fifth well is burned out. S.Rozas requested that retainage be released to Castagna plus $21,000.00 for replacement of the well drives. P Johnson made the motion to release retainage to Castagna as well as monies for miscellaneous punchlist work and approve payment to Castagna in the amount of$55,299.54 D. Perry seconded the motion and all were in favor to approve payment. 7 Lastly S. Rozas presented Castaena's CO No. 14 for 529.080.45 for the Harrington School for payment.P Johnson made the motion to approve CO No. 14 in the amount of$29,080.45 B. Creager seconded the motion and all were in favor. 8. Castagna Construction has a claim against ESCOA.ESCOA has a claim against the Bonding Company $150,000.00 is being held for the electrical work. 9 NSTAR has changed their program on the standard energy rebate for schools.Now that occupancy sensors are standard,the NSTAR rebate for the Harrington School will be less than anticipated. 10. The PBC agreed to nay for the narking lot at the old Harrington School if in the opinion of the Town's attorney it is legal and in no way causes a suit against the PBC. M.Touart klirso Page 2 PBC Minutes May 9,2006 made the motion to accept the motion and E.Brown seconded it.All were in favor to accept the motion. 11 The Superintendent of Schools will be asking that$60,000.00 be transferred from the White House fund and be appropriated for a Master Plan to update the study for the elementary schools. The PBC was asked to go through designer/architect selection to find a firm to produce a Master plan including the four remaining elementary schools,use of old Harrington,and the White House, and potential building sites for School Administration offices, storage and maintenance. 12.The Committee will write the RFO for the Master Plan.RFQ's will go out between May 23 to June 13 with Architect selection the end of June or early July 13. The White House will not be able to use the space at the old Harrington permanently because it will be needed for the four remaining elementary schools as swing space. 14 A new Enrollment plan will be nut into Mace and redistricting will go into effect September, 2007. Both Bowman and Bridge Schools will be over capacity 15. Sunerintendent Ash will challenge the ratings given to the four remaining elementary schools by the MSBA. 16.An agreement with HKT is still being worked on. The project will be moving into the next phase, Schematic Design.PBC will ask the fall Town Meeting for design money 17 At 9:06 p.m. E.Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting.B. Creager seconded the motion and all were in favor. Respectfully submitted, Cara Shapiro Secretary