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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

The presenter is the Public Facilities Department.

You can also watch the meeting on Boston City TV at Comcast channel 24, RCN channel 13, and on boston.gov/boston-city-tv.

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Maureen Anderson, Senior Project Manager

    Transfer of the care, custody, management and control of the land and building: 585 Commercial Street, North End, Massachusetts.

    Property Transfer

    Subject to the approval of the Mayor under the provisions of St. 1909, c. 486, § 31A (as appearing in St. 1966, c. 642, § 12), the land and building located at 585 Commercial Street (Ward 03, Parcel Number 03058001), consisting of approximately 32,148 ± square feet, in the North End District of the City of Boston and, further, be and the same hereby is, transferred from the care, custody, management and control of the Property and Construction Management Department, doing business through the Public Facilities Department, to the care, custody, management and control of the Boston Public Schools.

    The aforementioned transfer of land and building are authorized in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of written authority from the Mayor.

  2. VOTE 2: James McGaffigan, Project Manager II

    Contract to NADAAA, Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services for Adams Branch Library Renovations project located at 690 Adams Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts.

    Contract Price: $1,259,320

    That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to request from the Mayor, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, written authority to award a contract, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on December 28, 2015 and Central Register on December 30, 2015, to NADAAA, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 1929 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118. Under the terms of this contract, NADAAA, Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services for Adams Branch Library Renovations project located at 690 Adams Street, Dorchester, MA. The term of this contract shall be 156 weeks from the date of the execution at a cost not to exceed $1,259,320 including $537,800 for additional services. The Director is, also, authorized to execute such contract, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.

  3. VOTE 3: Mary Silveria, Project Manager II

    Contract to CGKV Architects, Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Johnson Building Roof Replacement project located at 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

    Contract Price: $373,300

    That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to request from the Mayor, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, written authority to award a contract, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on December 4, 2017 and Central Register on December 6, 2017, to CGKV Architects, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 204A Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Under the terms of this contract, CGKV Architects, Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Johnson Building Roof Replacement project located at 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The term of this contract shall be 156 weeks from the date of the execution at a cost not to exceed $373,300 including $105,963 for additional services. The Director is, also, authorized to execute such contract, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.

  4. VOTE 4: G. Michael Messersmith, Project Manager

    Contract to Gale Associates Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the William J. Devine Clubhouse Roof Replacement and Patio Expansion project located at 1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester, Massachusetts.

    Contract Price: $184,304

    That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to request from the Mayor, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, written authority to award a contract, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on October 23, 2017 and Central Register on October 25, 2017, to Gale Associates Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 163 Libbey Parkway, Weymouth, MA 02189. Under the terms of this contract, Gale Associates Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services for William J. Devine Clubhouse Roof Replacement and Patio Expansion project located at 1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester, MA The term of this contract shall be 104 weeks from the date of the execution at a cost not to exceed $184,304 including $65,864 for additional services. The Director is, also, authorized to execute such contract, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.

  5. VOTE 5: Robert Melvin, Project Manager II

    Amendment to the vote of August 18, 2016: Regarding a contract with Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. for architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Program (ARP) for window and door replacements at seven (7) Boston Public Schools.

    Increase of $87,093

    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of October 8, 2015, and, thereafter, amended on August 18, 2016 regarding a contract with Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. for architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Program (ARP) for window and door replacements at seven (7) Boston Public Schools:

    Sumner Elementary School, 15 Basile Street, Roslindale, MA

    Mary Curley School/James Curley School, 493 Center Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

    David Ellis School, 302 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury, MA

    Donald McKay School, 122 Cottage Street, East Boston, MA

    Tech Boston Academy (formerly Dorchester High School), 9 Peacevale Road, Dorchester, MA

    Community Academy of Science and Health (formerly Grover Cleveland High School), 11 Charles Street, Dorchester, MA

    Young Achievers Academy (formerly Solomon Lewenberg Middle School), 20 Outlook Road, Mattapan, MA

    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

    By deleting the following words and figures: “December 31, 2017, at a cost not to exceed $1,676,578” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “July 1, 2018, at a cost not to exceed $1,764,481.”

    The Director is, also, authorized to execute such amendment, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.

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