HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-07 Kittredge School Building Committee Minutes Kittredge School Building Committee
Meeting Minutes
February 7, 2024
Present: Laurie Burzlaff, Laura Bates, Melissa Murphy Rodrigues, Eva Hamori (remote),Gregg Gilligan,Andrew
McDevitt,Steve Foster, Maureen Sakakeeny(remote), Richard Cushing(remote)and Phil Palumbo (remote)from
Colliers Project Leaders.
Absent: Kathleen Colwell, Denevan O'Connell,Jim Mealey and Diana Beckley.
Meeting was called to order by Laura Bates at 4:04PM in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall.
Vote to move forward with the Designer selection process with the(3)submissions or to re-advertise
the Designer
Mr. Palumbo provided the timeline for the Request for Services.The Town received 3 submissions,which is not
uncommon. MSBA requires a certain process when 3 or less submissions are received. Mr. Palumbo explained that
there were 41 requests for the RFS, 17 of those were architectural firms.There were no visibility issues as 27 firms
were aware the RFS was out there. MSBA gives 2 options. Either re-advertise or move forward with the 3
submission. If the committee decides to move forward with the 3 submissions,the Town needs to provide MSBA
with specific information regarding the process. Phil reached out to firms that pulled the RFS but didn't submit
and firms that Colliers has worked with in the past. He received sixteen responses. Reasons for not submitted
included workload, interest in other MSBA projects and Mount Vernon Group's relationship with town. Phil
explained the pros and cons of each option.
Mr. McDevitt asked if there were any respondents that said they didn't know about it or just missed the deadline.
Mr. Palumbo indicated there were not.
Ms.Sakakeeny stated that she is seeing the same thing on the DCAMM Board. Firms are being more selective and
may not want to spend the time and expense on a proposal when there is a perceived incumbent.
Mr. Foster asked if there is a learning curve for the firms that have never worked with MSBA. Mr. Palumbo
indicated that the MSBA design process is similar to any other design process so that should not be a concern.
Andrew McDevitt made a motion,seconded by Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues,to move forward with the 3
submissions and not re-advertise for design services.Motion approved 9-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Andrew McDevitt,seconded by Gregg Gilligan, to adjourn the meeting at 4:35PM. Motion
approved 9-0.
Documents used at meeting:
Power point presentation