12/07/2000 FIRE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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i S i Fire Station Building Committee Minutes December 7. 2000 PROJECT OVERVIEW: Ms. Greenleaf recommended that the change orders be segregated to allow' for faster evaluation. She indicated that her representatives would work out the change orders and cost proposals on-site at no additional cost to the town in an effort to hasten the process. Mr. Iornetsky noted that a file sub-bidder is part of the contract although you are not bound to his price, and that the general contractor should not let pricing get out of line. It is the responsibility of the architect to determine a fair and reasonable price. Mr. Iornetsky recommended that the subcontractor attend the weekly job meeting to open time lines of communication. He suggested that the matter be "hands-on', and that the project manager and clerk see to this function. On behalf of the design team, Mr. Bertaux apologized to the Committee noting that It was his intention to review the problems to find inconsistencies and omissions. Ir. Bertaux indicated that his expectation did not work, and that problems are still likely to occur. There are a lot of unknowns with the change orders. Mrs. Mason related concern to the project budget and necessitated items such as the phone and computer systems. Mrs. Mason indicated that ownership for each cost change proposal should be properly identified. The Conn ittee needs to know the position of the turn as to who is going to talo responsibility and what is going to be disputed. There are project errors and omissions that are clearly an oversight. Issues relative to the incorrect specification of the sink units, stove, dryer vent and NFPA standard omissions were cited. How can a designer forget to design a gas pipe for a stove.? How carp water be installed to a sink? How can a dryer be vented properly? This work is basic and a simple design function indicated Chief Baker in concern. In response, Mr. Bertaux recommended that the Committee contact their insurance broker to review the liability assumption. He requested that the mediation process begin. Ms. Greenleafagreed, and stated that her firm would give a firm commitment and would not back down from the project. Mr. Kornetsky indicated that his firm always finishes a project.