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Police Station Building Committee
October 6, 1997
The Committee met in the Conference Room at Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading,
Massachusetts at 7:35 p.m._ Present were Chair Paul Dustin,, Vice Chair Bill Lavoie,
Committee members Jack Russell, Edward Marchand, Eric Jason Smith, Robert
Cavagnaro, James Cormier,, and Bryan Irwin,, also present were David Lee,. Chair of the
Architect Selection Sub-committee and FinCom Liaison Richard McDonald.
On motion by Bill Lavoie seconded by Mike DeBrigard the Police Station Building
Committee unanimously accepted the submitted Minutes of the September 22, 1997
meeting.
Architect Selection - David Lee, Chair of the Architect Selection Sub-committee,
reviewed the interview process and the qualifications they were looking for. The sub-
committee strongly recommends that the duties of the Architectural firm and the Project
Management firm be clearly separated.
The Police Station Building Committee voted to unanimously accept the recommendations
of the subcommittee. The four firms chosen, in order of their ranking are:
1. Donham & Sweeney, Inc., Boston, MA
2. Stahl Associates Architects, Boston, MA
'i 3. Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc., New Britain, CT
4. Monacelli Associates, Inc. (in association with Office dA), Cambridge, MA
Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner will interview the four recommended firms starting
with the Committee's first choice and working through the list. Peter Hechenbleikner will
make the final decision.
Project Manager Selection - Jack Russell, Chair of the Project Manager Subcommittee,
presented the names of the 4 firms chosen for interviews. The firms are:
1. Daedalus Projects Inc.
2. Heery International
3. Anadac Inc.
4. KV Associates Inc.
The Project Manager Subcommittee will be conducting these interviews on October 9,
1997. They will present their recommendations to Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner
on October 10, 1997.
On motion by Mike DeBrigard seconded by Bill Lavoie the Police Station Building
Committee voted unanimously to allow the subcommittee to give their recommendations
to the Town Manager before the Police Station Committee reviews them.
Polia Chief Edward Marchand will not be able to make the October 9, 1997, meeting and
James Cormier will take his place.
Site Acquisition - The Board of Selectmen will be signing a Purchase and Sales
Agreement for 13 Union Street at their meeting on October 7, 1997. Further details of the
site acquisition were presented to the Committee in a memorandum from Peter
Hechenbleikner.
The next meeting will be October 20, 1997. If an Architectural firm has been chosen by
that date the Committee would like to invite them to this meeting.
On motion by Jack Russell seconded by Robert Cavagnaro the Police Station Building
Committee voted to adjourn their meeting at 8:05 p.m. by a vote of 9-0-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Recording Secretary