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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
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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