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Police Station. Building.Committee
October 7, 1998 a
The-Co mAttee met.in_tho Arnold Berger R.oom.atthe, Town.Hall,_. LG. Lowell Street,
Reading, Massachusetts at 7:30 p.m. Present were Chair Paul Dustin, Vice Chair Bill
Lavoie,. Committee members-James-Cormier, Edward Marchand, Eric Jason,.Smith, Bryan
Irwin, Jack Russell, and Mike DeBrigard also present were Town Manager Peter
HechenbleiknerjinCom liaison RichardMcDonald LLRobert Silva, Brett Donham from
Donham & Sweeney Inc., Allan Fiddes from Daedalus Projects Inc., and Selectman
George Hines.
On motion by Edward Marchand..seoonded_by_Mike.DeBrigard the Police, Station Building
Committee voted to approve the minutes of August 12, 1998, by a vote of 8-0-0.
Brett m:
Brett_D. submitted a.list-of.the..Eiled. Suh-Bids-There were approximately 175 Sets
of specifications sent out. The Town received a large quantity of sub-bids with a wide.'
range-of estimates.
The_fourth.lowest. sub-bid.on-the liVAC was submitted.by HVAC EnginPP;rin&Ine,,of
- Billerica, MA. They notified the Town that the three lower bids contained an alternate
system.fro nthe CB Control.System.that.was._spsci&d..Since the CB ControlSyystem is
compatible with the other HVAC systems in Town the specifications stated no
substitntions_ HVAC Engineering..Inc-wULprotest_if.tlx suh: bid is awarded-to..one of the
three firms that substituted. Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner will look into the
problem.,
Status Report
Drainage.----This was taken.out_of .theproje-et_co.st.and completed by the:.TownDPW.
Electrical Service The conduit has been installed up to the Antons Building by the
M micipal.Electric Department-The- plans-are. far the_Muni-inal Electric Departuneni to
install the service up to the electrical box outside of the new Police Station.
Blight_Parking-- The Town- will be accepting.bidsfor tbis_onOctober 21,1998_The hope
is to be completed before the first snow.
Qff.Street.Paddng There willhe overnightparkingallawed.on one side_afthe,street
during the winter.
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On motion by Tames Cormier-se-conded byBi1 avoie-the-Police Station Building
CQmmi te.e.voted to. adjaurn-their:meeting.at.8-,15.p.m_by...avote of 9-0-0.
Respectfully-submitted,
Qx ecrdary