2/10/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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e s i gnat i at i on of the intersection? -- Zone II of the PI well- should be looked at early on and start investigation as soon as possible. -- { uashnetirer - water dual i ty, fishery, Keep as wide a buffer as possible,. Delineate the wetlands. Arts center site. These areas ea were outin d on a diagram a d he remaining area, about 60 acres, Mr. # a l 1 st 1 o said is adequate for the program proposed . With shared access to h arts ceneF it gets t 1 ghter■ With no arts center there is a lot more flexibility to move the playfields, You want to stay as far away from the river as you a 1 can and minimize the impact of parking on the site. David Finney spoke of the process schedule and presented a proposed schedule. The goal is occupancy for Sept. 1996 . He noted the concern of not submitting plans for the June 1 state deadline. He said you do not have to wait to file until the next June. They have been submitting any time up to the next spring you will not loose mush time, construction can follow at the sags schedule , it will just be 1 year later when you start getting your first reimbursement payment. They proposed the design phase to be 7 months, 3 months for preliminary and site exploration , time for MEPA submission , public resentat i on of work in process and review by other regulatory agencies with jurisdictiona Ordering , procu rement and installation of equipment w ' 11 occu r the summer before sept 1996 . Construction Services Department - ars architect from this de a r tm nt takes the project all the way to the end. A principal of the firm heads this department, working with the principal i n char e. The do the site visits , up to and through the punchlist and occupancys They tape the owner through the project budget. Prepare a cash flow budget, showing the towns ability to pay . They have a good track record for keeping projects on budgeter They presented a chart on change orders for past project, it is a very tight number. QUESTIONS Joe Polito asked what a standard amount of high tech; is for each classroom which allows each student the ability to plug in, that we can afford to do? t s after i t i s plugged i n Per Constab 1 e said what happen e determines a lot of cost into a network, interactive TV, network modem etc. It i's difficult to determine. Mr. Flockhart said we can tell you what each piece will Dost. You have to examine the function and how often are teachers going to us these unitsHow difficult would it be to swap a classroom, upping the utilization of the equipment? Get the best allocation of those dollars. 9