11/9/1993 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Executive Session

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Mr . Jones suggested staying with the ori gina] estimate of $2 ffl-i -11 1,on . **Ms , Ahlyren made a motion to present this -in-Formation to the Selectmen with a recommendation that they put in a percent for a buffer above that cost . Ms . Mills seconded the motion . ** D' scu ss ion : Ms . AhIgren does not know what the percentage should be . Bill Jones thinks it is the Selectmen ' s responsibil 'ity to get the ] arid and they should make the ca. 11 . We will put the building on i t-,, Mr . Gree"Ilsh thinks it should be In the body of the motion that the Committee questions the validity of the estimate numbers . Mr ., Dinizio stated the Commit-tee will come up w-ith one number for everything . Mr . Francesch! gave the figure of $27 . 7 million -for project costs , based on the formula. Does the, Committee want to recommend that to the Selectmen? , Ahlgren does not thInk we can afford 'to do less . Ms . Mills agrees, and noted we don ' t have to spend it all . Tom reminded -the Committee that town . counsel said a s-urvey of the land is needed for -the taking (acquiring) . W111 that be covered neaatfi e gure? this fIgure or do we need -t-,o corne upILh a spr w- Does eaGh parcel have to be Identified? Mr . Dinizio turned the cha-irmanship of the meeting to Mr ,, Creel ish . Amended mot on , Mr . D-inizio made a mot ion to present this information to the S(--,1`Iec-Unen with the recommendat-IOn the Executive Secretary , Selectmen , Town Planner , Assessor and Town Counsel determine 'the amount it w-ill cost to go through 'the process of acquir-ing the site arid then add (an appropriate contingency -in 'the event the taking or, negotiations are higher than the assessed values and for the cost of a survey , if needed . Ms ,, AhIgren seconded -the motion . All members were In favor ,, ** **M,s,, Ahlyren made a mot-ion to present to the Selectmen $27 . 7 million for project costs . Mr . Jones seconded the mot on ., sc,(A ss i on -. Mr . Greelish stated the Marstons Mills school hc,,-ad Li difficult time, doing it this way , using the formula . We know construction oasts are about $100 per ,-->q . foot, and average cost to equ-ip it 'is $20 per sq foot., It would be prudent tO COW,' LAP w! th a figure less then the $27 . 7 t-0 1 I 'i on th-rat we can stand eh-ind based upon more of a calculation , 3