HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-11-14 ad Hoc School Building Committee MinutesREADING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 14 1995
THE READING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MET ON
NOVEMBER 14 1995 IN THE ARNOLD BERGER ROOM AT TOWN HALL.
PRESENT WERE RICH RADVILLE ROGER SANSTED RUSS GRAHAM JOE LUPI,
ROBIN DANTONA MARGARET COWELL AND DAVE WILLIAMS.
RICH RADVILLE STATED THAT THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW PARKER
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS IN STEEL IS ON ORDER AND PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT IS
SUCCESSFULLY UNDERWAY.
DR DELANEY WAS PRESENT TO DISCUSS WITH THE COMMITTEE HIS HOPE
THAT THE LOW BID VERSUS BUDGET WOULD ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO USE MORE MONEY
FOR FURNISHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE BUILDING. THE ORIGINAL BUDGET LEFT
VERY LITTLE FOR THESE ITEMS AND HE FELT IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE A NEW
BUILDING WITH OLD AND IN SOME CASES SHODDY FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.
HE IS VERY INTERESTED IN SPECIFICALLY ADRESSING THE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS OF THE BUDGET.
WHILE THE COMMITTEE DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM WITH SUCH A MOVE IT
CAUTIONED THAT SUCH DECISIONS WERE THE PROVINCE OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND SUGESSTED THAT HE CREATE A WISH LIST FOR REVIEW WITH THE SCHOOL
COMMITTEE AND IF IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LIST HAVE THE BUILDING COMMITTEE
STATE ITS LACK OF CONCERN OVER SUCH AN ACTION.
RENA MIRKIN WAS PRESENT TO UPDATE THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH
MR. GRAHAM ON THE RFP AND ACTIVITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SINCE OUR LAST
MEETING.
MR GRAHAM AND MRS MIRKIN HELD BOTH A VENDORS CONFERENCE AND
A TOUR OF THE FACILITY IN MID OCTOBER. ABOUT THIRTEEN VENDORS WERE PRESENT
AND PARTICIPATED. PROPOSALS FOR THE STUDY ARE DUE FROM VENDORS BY 3:00 PM
ON NOVEMBER 30 1995.
DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE AS TO THE PROCESS AFTER RECEIPT OF
PROPOSALS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE PROCESS USED IN PRIOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WORKED VERY WELL AND SHOULD BE CONTINUED.
UNDER THAT PROCESS A SUB COMMITTE OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE
WOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW ALL PROPOSALS
FROM VENDORS AND PARE THEM DOWN TO THOSE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE RFP.
THE SUB COMMITTEE WOULD THEN COMMUNICATE WITH REFERENCES PROVIDED BY
THOSE VENDORS TO ASCERTAIN SATISFACTION LEVELS WITH SUCH VENDORS.
USING A PRE ESTABLISHED EVALUATION SHEET THE SUB COMMITTEE
WOULD RECCOMEND TO THE FULL COMMITTEE THOSE ARCHITECTS WHO WOULD BE
INTERVIEWED FOR SELECTION FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
A MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 12 1995 AFTER RECEIPT OF
PROPOSALS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO ALLOW THE PROCESS
TO MOVE FORWARD.
ON MOTION OF RICH RADVILLE SECONDED BY ROGER SANSTED THE
MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:28 PM