HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-08-16-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Wednesday August 16. 2000 meeting in the Conference Room, School
Administration Building, as approved August 30, 2000.
The meeting was called to order at 7 15 p.m. by Chairman Kelley with other PBC members
Himmel, Kennedy and Touart present. Also attending were Sandy Hart of Comptroller's office,
Director of School Building Operation John Moynihan, Project Director/Owner's Representative
Bill Kealy, Assistant Director Dan Vallee, School Committee Chairman Robin DeGiammarino,
Architect Philip Lewis of HMFH and Larry Pruyne of the Lexington Minuteman.
Report from Proiect Director Kealy told that if all goes without hitch, all three schools under
construction will open on time. He thanked all the staff for cooperating in the effort. He
expressed concern that next summer may be more difficult. Lights are currently being installed
in the high school parking lot. Some conduits were stolen from the high school grounds,but they
have been replaced. Rain has slowed all work, including some indoor work beneath leaking
roofs. Inspections are nearly done, and the service wing and library are enclosed.
The flooring problem at Diamond described in the last meeting has been solved by application of
Hardcap. Now there is a solid base for the flooring. The gas line is now going in on the
Hancock Street side, and the pulverizing road problem has been solved. Clarke is going well
with fewer surprises.
Final paving of the high school narking lot was urged by Kealy, upon advice of the architects and
advocacy of the high school administration. Considerations involved were drain structures'
effectiveness, conservation and safety On the Waltham Street side a binder only will be applied
at this time. All are cooperating to get the schools open on time. However, paper work from the
architects, particularly from their subcontractors such as TMP and Nitsch, has lagged. Change
orders to date have amounted to$97 780. for flooring and crushed rock for the Diamond
driveway VOTED to approve final coating of the Worthen Road high school parking lot.
A colors conference for the middle schools took place earlier today and Pip Lewis brought
boards to display what was chosen for floors, walls, lockers in hallways and locker rooms.
Proposed for bathroom walls were dark lower area with patterned stripe to transition to lighter
upper walls. Suggested floor tile patterns were debated, with the suggestion that the borders of
all stationary walls be of the darker color to mask possible wax buildup over the years. John
Moynihan will review the color selections with the school principals.
Reouisitions for payment received from Peabody in the current amount of$1,793,963. Total
amount spent to date is $4,472,273 against the total of over $20 million. Construction is now
about 18 percent complete. Moved and VOTED to pay Peabody's requisition.
Eastern s requisition was for $1,072,789 for about 11 percent completion of project. Of that
amount$10,184 is change order No. 1 for removal of trees at each of the middle schools and
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change order No. 2 for replacement rather than refurbishing the movable walls at Clarke at a cost
of$5,957 Moved and VOTED to pay Eastern s middle schools requisition.
Methods of financial reporting differ between contractors. Eastern s practice for reporting by sub
contractors is not the preferred method, but has been accepted for now
Diamond uarkine lot will receive two layers of finish coat. Change Order No. 2 has already been
done and was signed this evening.
Meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
Respectfully submiitttted,
Erna S. Greene, Secretary