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Police Station Building Committee
September 13, 1999
The Committee met in the Conference Room at the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street,
Reading, Massachusetts at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chairman Paul Dustin, Vice Chairman
Bill Lavoie, Committee members Mike DeBrigard, Robert Cavagnaro, and Chief Edward
Marchand, also present were Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, FinCom liaison
Richard McDonald and Paul French from Daedalus Projects Inc.
On motion by Mike DeBrigard seconded by Edward Marchand the Police Station
Building Committee voted to approve the minutes, with changes, of the July 26, 1999
meeting by a vote of 5-0-0.
Paul French updated the committee on the construction's progress. He said the total
amount of change orders to date is in the $34,000. range. The project has a building
contingency of $54,000.
G & R have not been able to make up any time in the building schedule. The roofing is
going slower than anticipated. The building will probably be finished mid January 2000,
although G & R have not asked for a continuation in schedule. Paul will ask G & R for
the exact day that they anticipate completion. The Committee will need to decide what
day, if any, to activate the liquidated damages. The charge for liquidated damages is
$1,000 per day. G & R have asked for an extension of time for some change orders.
The communications room should be completed by December 1, 1999, so the additional
work can be started. The building's exterior should be completed in two weeks and the
staging will be taken down.
Eric Jason Smith's house is the property abutting the police station. Eric has consented to
have the Town remove the retaining wall bordering his property. The grade is level
enough not to need the retaining wall.
Richard Marks has access to some furnishing contractors that are on the state bid list.
That means they publish their prices before hand. Peter said there is $125,000 $135,00
in the budget for furnishings. Chief Marchand expects to bring a couple of the
dispatcher's chairs from the old building, but that is about all.
CCR Consultants have given a bid of $175,000 for the dispatch equipment.
On motion by Ed Marchand seconded by Bill Lavoie the Police Station Building
Committee voted to adjourn their meeting at 5:15 p.m. by a vote of 6-0-0.
Respectfully submi
A V - -LI ,
Recording Secretary