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Public Safety Building Committee
A plan for a new public safety building to house all three public safety
departments departments was offered to the Town in the form of:
presentations to the Board of Selectmen; open meetings; public forums; and a
presentation at Town Meeting. In May, 2005, the citizens approved $5.939
million dollars for the construction of a new facility, with the amount to
be spread out over a twenty year bond.
In June, 2005, Reinhardt Associates, of Agawam, Massachusetts, was hired as the architect to design the new facility. John Hale, of The Hale Design
Studio, of Hamilton, Massachusetts, was hired as the project manager.
During the summer and fall of 2005, the design process took place, with the
final plans being ready to go out to bid in early December, 2005. In
December, 2005, numerous sub contractors submitted their bids, and the sub
contractor bids were opened on December 28, 2005. In January of 2006, only
three general contractors submitted bids for this project, and the general
contractor bids were opened on January 12, 2006. Unfortunately, the low
bid exceeded the part of the appropriation designated for construction by
approximately $800,000.00. The PSBC made additional cuts to the proposed
design, and the project was rebid. Upon opening the second round of bids in
the spring of 2006, the low bid again exceeded the part of the appropriation
designated for construction by approximately $250,000.00. In May, 2006, the
citizens approved an additional $250,000.00 for the construction of a new
facility, with the amount to be spread out over a twenty year bond. The
contract for construction was awarded to W. T. Rich Construction Company of Allston, MA.
The construction phase of the project began in the summer of 2006, and
construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2007.
The PSBC is thankful to the community for their support of this project.
The above report is the Public Safety Building Committee Annual Town Report
for 2006.
The Public Safety Building Committee:
Bob DeFelice
Dick Flynn
Phil McCarthy
Anne Marie Cullen, Emergency Center Director
Walter Cullen, Police Chief
Phil Stevens, Fire Chief
Kalil Boghdan, Chairman.
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