Town of North Stonington
SCHOOL MODERNIZATION BUILING COMMITTEE (SMBC)
North Stonington New Town Hall
Monday January 23, 2017 7:00pm
Attendance: Walt Mathwich, Sam Cherenzia,Jay Peterson, Mike Urgo, Bob Carlson, Dan Spring, and Alice Zeeman.
Architect (Quisenberry) was represented by Rusty Malik.
Current stage of the project: Design development.
1. Call to order. 7:06 pm.
2. Public comment. No input.
3. Correspondence. Mike Urgo E-mailed to SMBC members detailed revisions to budget for proposed Construction Manager contract to us. He also E-mailed the corresponding revised construction schedule.
4. Minutes approval.
a. Discussed the procedures used for SMBC meeting minutes. The meeting minutes are currently taken during the meeting by Jay Peterson, who types them up after the meeting and then mails the draft minutes to M. Urgo. Mike will then make changes and track those changes which will then be approved or modified by the committee as a whole and subsiquently approved as amended.
b. Dan Spring moved we accept the amended minutes from 1-17-2017 and the motion was seconded by Walter Mathwich. The motion passed 7-0-0.
5. Discussion of civil engineering. The SMBC discussed the CLA proposal for septic design. Some of the work has been done. Nothing has been invoiced yet. Sam Cherenzia has researched the proposal price and felt it was high. Rusty will attempt to negotiate a lower price with CLA at their next meeting.
6. Input discussion from architect.
a. Discussed construction manager contract modification, which is a substantial increase due to the need for a more phased and longer-duration project. The increase to the construction manager is offset by savings at the construction side and would be cost neutral. The contract and this proposed modification will be discussed the next day by town officials.
b. Rusty indicated he is working with the state to try and get the space waiver.
c. Rusty will be meeting with teachers and school officials to work out details on furniture and casework.
d. Rusty has updated design renderings. The CMBC requested further work on the entrance by the architect to generate a more impressive entrance.
e. Architect answered questions regarding potential cost increases at the architect side. Issues raised are not expected to materialize.
f. Rusty noted we could achieve savings on his contract if we avoided the use of several consultants. The SMBC will take it into consideration.
7. Secretarial position. Mike Urgo will pass the job description to Shawn Murphy for advertisement.
8. Communications. No input.
9. Future strategies. No input.
10. Public comment. No input.
11. Adjourned. Sam Chrenzia moved to adjourn. Motion seconded by Dan Spring. Motion passed 7-0-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm.
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