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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
( PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday April 11 2006 meeting in the PBC Lexington High School
Construction Trailer.
Permanent Building Committee Vice-Chairman, Jon Himmel called the meeting to order
at 7:03 p.m. with other PBC members Rich Sperandio,Richard Perry,Mary Lou Touart,
Peter Johnson,Bruce Creager, 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,DPW Director,Bill Hadley and Bill
Hartigan,Director of Facilities. On behalf of the School Committee(SC), Olga Guttag
and Tom Griffiths and from HKT, architects, Janet Slemenda and Mike Lawrence. Also
present, TLCR architect, Santiago Rozas.
1 The Project Manager introduced CTA's Change Order No. 9 in the amount of
$31.023 43 for the Fiske School for annroval of navment. A motion was made by D.
Perry to approve payment of CO No. 9 in the amount of$31,023.43 P Johnson seconded
the motion and all were in favor to pay the CO.
2. Next the Proiect Manager asked the Committee to nay CTA's Payment Requisition
No. 11 in the amount of$1.151212.00 for the Fiske School A motion was made by P
Johnson to approve payment of Requisition No. 6 in the amount of$1.113.494.00. D.
Perry seconded the motion and all were in favor to pay the Requisition.
3 A renort will be presented tonight to the Lexington Conservation Commission
regarding the water spilled from the drilling at the Fiske School
4 The High School Landscane Committee has asked the PBC trailer be moved. A
suggested location is the area in back of the LHS senior quad.
5 J Himmel made a motion to accent the Schematic Design for the School
Administration Building(SAB) as orenared by Handlin, Garrahan and Zachos.the
Project architects. B. Creager seconded the motion and all were in favor.
6. A motion was made by J Himmel to accent the cost estimate for the Schematic Design
for the SAB and to present it to the School Committee. P Johnson seconded the motion
and all were in favor.
7 J Himmel made a motion that the PBC was asked to retain an Architect to develon a
building design at the current School Administration site that resnonds to the School
Department's program and is compliant with the HDC reauirements. While the PBC is
pleased with the design and feels that the design responds fully to the requested program,
the PBC is concerned with the total cost. We recommend that the Architect be authorized
to proceed with DD, if the project is to proceed on this site. P Johnson seconded the
motion and all were in favor.
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8. The Committee reviewed the Daedalus report prepared for 2006 and 2005 for the SAB
comparing the estimated construction costs and square footage. The current project
budget for the SAB is 4.9 million.
9 A discussion ensued comparing the old cost estimate with the new cost estimate for the
new DPW facility and whether there are sufficient funds for the Design and Development
phase of the nroiect. There will be a presentation to the Selectmen,regarding this issue,
on Wednesday, April 19th and with their approval the PBC will go before Town Meeting.
10. HKT will request a Hermit. from the HDC.to demolish the DPW barn.
11 Community Development and Planning are not part of the original DPW nroiect
design or budget. There are other missing costs that need to be addressed.
12. HKT did a presentation showing their concent of what the new DPW facility and site
will look like.
13 HKT is waiting for the approval of the square footage for the new DPW facility
14 The PBC recommended that a package for the new DPW facility be put together to be
presented at TM. It was suggested that the presentation include,where the project was
and how it has developed to where it is now; all decisions made should be reported;
approval to proceed;presentation of HKT's plans; what has been added; the actual
location of the new facility; estimated project cost;the continuation of this process and
validation of the program; and, approval for the project, incorrectly reported, with HKT,
determining the difference in cost and square footage; and,retaining HKT to do the
schematics.
15 At 9:58 p.m. D. Perry made a motion to adjourn the meeting. P Johnson seconded the
motion and all were in favor to end the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cara Shapiro
Secretary