HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-01-06-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday January 6 1998 Meetina at Bridge School , as
approved January 14, 1998 and further corrected January 21 , 1998
The meeting was called to order at 7 45 p m by Chairman Bruckman with
other committee members Johnson, Kelley (at 8 45 p m ) , and Touart
attending, as well as Director of School Buildings Operation Moynihan,
and Owner ' s Representative Fay DeAvignon Also attending were School
Committee Chairman Barrie Peltz (briefly at the end of the meeting) ,
Dawn McKenna, Mike Spence of TMP Engineers, Peter Bradley of Daedalus ,
and HMFH architects Philip Lewis, Dorthea Hayes and Arthur Duffy
A detailed analysis of costs for elements of the hiah school emphasized
cost differences between figures given at the Schematics Design state
and with those of Design Development As an example, the PBC questioned
the addition of 700 extra feet of exterior pipe for fire protection
Spence of TMP said he would check into this However, his recollection
was that at the Schematic state, the site drawings were not yet prepared
and the 70 feet was simply an estimate at that stage
With regard to electrical service, it was explained that since Schematic
Design, Boston Edison was now requiring that our service must go back to
the original manhole off Waltham Street It appeared that the location
of the new library addition was triggering this requirement The
committee asked TMP to check with Boston Edison to make sure the change
would be really necessary Moynihan noted that new switch gear was
installed only two years ago
The landscaping line item was carefully reviewed as it has been
reiterated on several occasions that the landscaping budget had to be
cut by 50 percent , and it appeared that this had not been incorporated
to date HMFH will make the necessary changed
Concern was also expressed about adjustments in allowances for removal
and remediation of hazardous materials Noted that in removal of vinyl
asbestos flooring, the mastic must also be removed, as it , too, poses
hazards A recent study of hazardous materials in schools is to be
checked
An increase in cost of lockers related to the increase in athletic
lockers , the committee was told There was some questions as to whether
the number of water bubblers exceeded requirements for the plumbing code
or whether it related to ADA requirements HMFH will look into this
Numerous other cost items were discussed
Design contingency should be kept at five percent , the committee
recommended after some discussion Also the committee noted need for
review of plans for the high school guidance area The staff has
already reviewed general plans , except for the new guidance proposal ,
with DeAvignon and Moynihan, the committee was told
Chanae of committee chairman action was presided over briefly by
Moynihan Resignation of Bruckman as Chairman was accepted with regret
Peter Kelley was elected new committee chairman A new meeting evening
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was set for the next two months Wednesday Plans for the next three
meetings were announced January 14 on Harrington School ; January 21 on
Clarke and January 28 on Diamond These will be value engineering-type
discussions to gain understanding about what can be bought for what
budget DeAvignon was asked to provide a list of what more should be
expected of HMFH architects, and based on this a letter will be sent
John Miller
A forthcomina planning meeting will be held at 8 30 a m on January 14,
with Selectmen, School superintendent and PBC representatives to be
invited The PBC committee, in addition to reiterating its strong
advocacy that any proposed capital project be reimbursable, will state
that any such viable project (for the high school ) will probably cost
about $24 million
Approvals VOTED to approve the statement for $8400 for the December
work of Fay DeAvignon VOTED to approve the minutes of December 16
meeting as submitted Also approved was the final draft of a report for
the 1997 Town Report
Meeting adjourned at 10 25 p m
Respectfully submitted,
Erna S Greene, Secretary