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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-31-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes of Thursday July 31 1997 Meetina in Room 111, Town Office Building, as approved August 19, 1997 The meeting was called to order at 7 32 p m by Chairman Bruckman with other committee members Johnson, Kelley, Poinelli and Touart as well as Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan present Dawn McKenna was also present Interview with Nancy Rubenstein proceeded with Moynihan posing the questions When asked about her experience, Ms Rubenstein told of working for Turner Construction Company in Philadelphia and for the City of Boston in Public Facilities Management She also worked for a real estate developing in public interface issues and financing In explain- ing her understanding of the owner's representative role, she commented on unexpected problems especially in renovation A query about schedul- ing and phasing brought a note that she uses Microsoft Project program in her work She characterized herself as an advocate for getting parties together and communicating at the outset of projects Currently she is working on eight projects at Tufts University She noted that she will not be available until the third week in September full time Between interviews the committee undertook a more specific description of the project manager' s job as 20 to 30 hours per week until at least December, after which it could be a scaled-down project if a Prop 2 1/2 vote is unsuccessful or it could blossom into a full-time position Interview with Faye D'Avianon proceeded with similar questions from Moynihan Ms D'Avignon, trained as an architect , has been in project management for 20 years and on her own in that capacity for over a year She talked about "level of confidence and comfort" and described herself as someone "who takes the reins" Scheduling is accomplished by hand, plus Project and Excel Public presentations were commonplace in her work with Wellesley College and dealing with their board of trustees However, she does not have experience with Chapter 149, the public bidding law, although she has done some work involving municipal officials Praising the committee for looking for help early in the project , she stressed the importance of long-term investment values to be kept in mind when making construction decisions She said she likes flex-time in her work and asked the committee about the anticipated work load Progress of the Lexington project was summarized Discussion of candidates found the committee favoring D'Avignon due to her greater hands-on and general experience, even though she does not have specific experience or knowledge of chapter 149 Moynihan will report on references check of both candidates Future clans include giving directions to the architects on four schools - Bowman, Bridge, Clarke and Diamond - next Tuesday Also noted the League of Women Voters ' August 13 evening meeting, where PBC information is needed The LWV has not taken a stand on the school project Meeting adjourned at 10 00 p m 46 Respectfully submitted, c �-71.-"— Secretary 4