HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-09-28 ad Hoc School Building Committee MinutesREADING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 28 1995
THE READING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MET ON SEPTEMBER
28 1995. PRESENT WERE RUSS GRAHAM, DAVE WILLIAMS, BOB GRASSO, JOE LUPI RICH
RADVILLE AND ROBIN DANTONA.
MR. GRAHAM REPORTED THAT AT THE END OF JULY, BIDS FOR THE
PARKER PROJECT WERE OPENED AND LOW BIDDER WAS TLT CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF
LYNNFIELD WITH A CONSTRUCTION BID OF $9,763,700. VERSUS A CONSTRUCTION BUDGET
OF $11,409,000. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MASSACHUSETTS LAW TLT WAS AWARDED THE
CONTRACT. WHILE TLT HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING TOUGH, THEY ALSO HAVE A
REPUTATION FOR GETTING THE JOB DONE. A CLERK OF THE WORKS HAS BEEN HIRED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION. NO PROBLEM IS ANTICIPATED IN MEETING THE RATHER
AGGRESSIVE TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT.
DELAYS IN CREATING THE RFP FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL WERE
BASED ON SOME UNCERTAINY IN THE ADMINISTRATION NO DOUBT AGGRAVATED BY
THE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION. RUSS GRAHAM RENA
MIRKIN AND KNOWLEDGABLE PERSONNEL FROM TOWN HALL MET TO RESOLVE THE
IMPASSE AND THE RFP HAS GONE FORWARD. A VENDORS CONFERENCE IS TO BE
SCHEDULED FOR MID OCTOBER AND TOURS FOR LATE OCTOBER. ARE SCHEDULED.
THE CALENDAR FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS TO BE
AGGRESIVELY PURSUED CSO THAT PROGRESS CAN BE MEASURED BY TOWN MEETING.
ON MOTION OF ROBIN DANTONA SECONDED BY RICH RADVILLE
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:15 PM