HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-01-08-PBC-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Minutes of Tuesday January 8. 2002 meeting in the Construction Trailer on the high school
grounds, as approved November 12, 2002.
The meeting was called to order at 7.12 p.m. by Chairman Kelley with other PBC members
Johnson, Kennedy, Pierce, Poinelli and Touart present. Also attending were Project
Manager/Owner's Representative Bill Kealy Assistant Project Manager Dan Vallee and HMFH
representatives Philip Lewis, Gabe Petino and Douglas Goddard. Present on behalf of the library
project discussion were Terrence Sturm, Architect associated with Stephen Hale and David Rodgers
of Palmer&Dodge LLP
Materials distributed included requisitions for payment and change order requests, passed out for
inspection and then collected for action.
Reauisition Number 22 for work at the high school from Peabody Construction Co. In the amount
of$172,710 was VOTED approved. Work at the high school has slowed down.
Reauisition Number 19 for work at the Middle schools from Eastern in the amount of$529,731 40
was VOTED approved. Kealy explained that the work has not yet reached the punch list phase.
Clarke needs more work in the auditorium and landscaping work At Diamond more work has to be
done in the guidance area and acoustic work must be completed, as well as landscaping work to be
completed in spring.
Poinelli reported the recent issuance of a letter from the Attorney General on distribution of
handicapped seating in auditoriums, and it was recommended that Kcaly obtain a copy of this letter
from John Moynihan or whoever in the School Department received it.
Chance Order Reauest Number 20 for the middle schools in the amount of$42,207 was VOTED
approved. The only new item that had not been before the PBC previously called for sprinklers in
the boys' locker room at Clarke per request of the new Fire Chief.
Change Order Request Number 21 in the amount of$16,112 for work at Diamond calls for a beam
infrared detector in the gymnasium and includes two credits but does not include any change order
for acoustic work, even though some of that work has been done and billed. This was also VOTED
approved.
Requisition No. 6 for work by Alexandra at the library in the amount of$247,760 was VOTED
approved, upon a motion by Pierce. Steel is arriving tomorrow morning, Kealy reported.
Chance Order No. 2 at the library was concerned replacing an elevator contractor who could not get
a bond. Other items in this change order involved removal of an old ceiling not specified by the
architect, electric company's involvement with removal of the old elevator, steel primer, support
structure demolition and the replacement of a wood truss. Approval of this change order was
VOTED.
PBC Minutes of Tuesday January 8, 2002 -page 2
In concluding discussion of change orders, Johnson requested that the committee receive regular
reports from the architects for the schools and library on potential exposures of the town for
additional costs in connection with upcoming change orders.
An engineer Richard Sperandio introduced himself as someone interested in the work of the
Permanent Building Committee. He now serves on the Design Advisory Committee and suggested
that he might provide a liaison between the DAC and the PBC. Committee members agreed that
such a relationship would be helpful.
At 8.35 p.m. the committee VOTED unanimously by roll call vote to go into Executive Session
with the committee members present plus Kealy Vallee and Attorney Rodgers to discuss fee
amendment negotiations with Architect Hale, following discussions on the matter with Kelley and
Poinelli during the past five weeks.
The meeting remained in Executive Session until adjournment at 9.47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,Q
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Erna S. Greene, Secretary