HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-19 Kittredge School Building Committee Minutes Kittredge School Building Committee
Meeting Minutes
May 19,2025
Present: Laura Bates, Laurie Burzlaff, Pamela Lathrop, Maureen Sakakeeny, Greg Landry, Denevan O'Connell,
Diana Beckley, Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues,and Eva Hamori, Phil Palumbo and Trey Logie from Colliers Project
Leaders,and Jeffry Burchard from Machado Silvetti.
Absent: Steve Foster, Kathleen Colwell and Dave Brown
Meeting was called to order by Laura Bates at 4:04PM in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall.
Vote to approve minutes of April 15, 2025
Denevan O'Connell made a motion,seconded by Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues to approve the minutes of April 15,
2025.Motion approved 9-0.
Review and approval of invoices
The monthly invoice for Colliers and Machado were received.
Denevan O'Connell made a motion,seconded by Laurie Burzlaff to approve the invoice as presented for Colliers
Project Leaders and Machado.Motion approved 9-0.
Budget update
Project is on budget. Line item amounts shifted due to payment of bills.
Schedule update
Preferred Schematic Report was submitted.We are ending Module 3 and moving into Module 4. MSBA will decide
on June 18t" if we are approved to move to schematic design. Facility Assessment subcommittee is meeting on
May 21". Once we enter schematic design,we will start construction estimates. Phil will provide a draft survey to
obtain community input.The committee will discuss at the next meeting
Review and vote on owner cost estimator proposal
Phil reviewed the estimate from A.M. Fogarty.This cost comes out of"other" block for feasibility study.
Denevan O'Connell made a motion,seconded by Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues to approve$16,750.00 for the cost
estimator for the schematic design.Motion approved 9-0.
Review and vote on general contractor procurement or construction management at risk procurement
Phil explained the advantages and disadvantages of each method. General contractor procurement is the
traditional method where design is completed and then bid.Construction Management at Risk is higher cost and
based on qualifications notjust price. CM retained early in design process to provide input on budget,schedule,
constructability.
Laurie Burzlaff made a motion,seconded by Denevan O'Connell to use the general contractor method of
procurement. Motion approved 9-0.
Feasibility Study update
Jeffry explained that the number one goal of the schematic design is to get a cost estimate. Decisions also have to
be made on mechanical systems. Direction needs to be given on layouts of classrooms and design aesthetics.Jeffry
reviewed the slides for the FAS presentation.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Laurie eurzlaff,seconded by Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, to adjourn the meeting at 5:OOPM.
Motion approved 9-0.
Documents used at meeting:
Minutes of April 15, 2025
Invoices
Cost estimator proposal
Presentation