HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-22-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday April 22 1997 Meeting in Room G-15, Town Office
Building, as approved May 20 , 1997
The meeting was called to order at 7 42 p m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, and Touart present Also present were
School Committee chairman Peltz and Director of School Buildings
Operation Moynihan
VOTED unanimously to hire only one design firm for the entire schools
renovation project This will eliminate committee member Poinelli ' s
firm (Symmes Maini & McKee Associates , who bid only on the high school ) ,
but in order for him to participate in the selection of a design firm
from the short list , he must write a letter to the Ethics Commission
Noted that there will doubtless be scheduling risks whether the town
engages one or more design firms
VOTED short list of the following firms to interview
The Design Partnership of Cambridge, Inc
Drummey, Rosane, Anderson, Inc (DRA)
Earl R Flansburgh & Associates , Inc
HMFH Architects , Inc
Interview time set for Thursday, May 1 in two sessions 8 30 a m to
10 30 a m and f p m to 3 p m at the School Administration Building
Moynihan reported that when Jim Anderson of the state's school building
assistance office visits Lexington on Friday, April 25, he will find out
if Lexington's nine proposed projects are reimbursable He also
informed the committee that Archetype is now reviewing HMFH's Master
Plan and will report on their findings in two weeks
Boilers at Harrington and other schools Moynihan said that the boiler
at Harrington was not replaced The remainder of the work at that
school , including only window repair instead of replacement due to high
cost , about to be completed with the painting of the new doors The two
boiler replacement bids were rejected as out of line, nowhere near the
estimated cost of $125 ,000 With proposed additions , an increase of
800 ,000 in boiler would be required and cost 30 percent more The
remaining $267 ,000 in the article for Harrington improvements will be
held open and available to be folded into the forthcoming project
Boilers in most of the other schools will be adequate; Hastings may be
marginal ; and Diamond is slated for new boilers
Possible air quality problems are to be investigated due to a complaint
from the parents of a high school student If the complaint comes from
a school staff person in writing the Department of Environmental Hygiene
will pay for the investigation The schools/town must pay to hire an
environmental firm upon a student 's complaint A complaint may also be
lodged at Bridge School Impending problems lurk at the high school
science building
A general discussion of rationale of the School Committee's decisions on
new construction versus rehabilitating and renovating existing and
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sometimes old schools ensued A part of the Met State site was viewed
as the best potential school location should a new building be
contemplated in the future
Ground rules for architectural firms ' presentations
Only principals of the proposed projects , as well as project
architect in charge should appear
No pictures ! This will save easel set-up time
Be prepared to tell how the project will be organized and staffed
Only 3/4 hour per firm' s presentation
Engineer is not required to appear The committee will want to
know who is doing this work, and the committee will say if they
wish to have a different engineer on the job
Meeting adjourned at 9 10 p m until May 1 at 8 30 a m
Respectfully submitted,
fictte e/
Erna S Greene
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