7/6/1995 TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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t MASHPEE TOWN HALL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes for July 6, 1995 Page knowing the building inside and out. He Stated he is familiar with working with impossible budgets and had worked on many projects with budgets in the past Similar to this project. Mr. Ferro stated that their philosophy is to not gut the building when renovating but rather to analyze each part and to renovate/repair only what is necessary. He Stated that this way there is minimal disruption during renovation. Committee members nbers questioned how this would be possible when, as an example, the 'electrical wiring on this project would most likely have to be completely replaced. Mr. Ferro Stated that it is possible and that they have done this on many other projects. He Stated that any new heating, air conditioning, or electrical requirements could be installed from either above or below the working offices. Jim asked ghat one or two projects that Mr. Ferro thought were Similar to theirs. Mr. Ferro responded that they had probably done a dozen similar projects. He stated that renovation/restoration of buildings is ghat they Specialize in. Bob Fox asked what he thought about using the basement as office space and asked what he thoughts were about the idea of putting vaults done there. Mr. Ferro Stated that there were many possibilities for the basement to be utilized as office space. He Stated that they had good luck in the past with raking basement Space look glamorous. He also Stated that there were ways of accessing more light from the windows. Mr. Ferro explained that there will be new regulations corning out in the future prohibiting basement vaults and that this would have to be looked into as the project progressed. He recommended using fireproof storage instead of a vault. Bob Ilhritenour asked for his thoughts on how they could complete this project with minimal disruption to the operating offices and how he felt this would impact the overall project budget. Mr. Ferro Stated that they had never worked on a project where they had to Stop the offices from operating during renovation. He stated that because they would be creating new Space, they would temporarily move offices around during the restoration project. He Stated that because of their minim listic approach to renovation, they cause minimal disruption. Bob Whriten ur asked him if he felt it would be necessary to use trailers as temporary offices. Nor. Ferro Stated that he had not ever had to use trailers on any of his projects in the past. Jim asked how Mr. Ferro could possibly use this minimalistio approach when the entire HVAC System would most likely need replacing. He stated that he felt it was possible and that he could guarantee the least disruption possible. Mr. Laurence Mated that he had not Seen the present system so he could not State what system would be most appropriate. However, he Mated that they would go in and analyze building's requirements and present their recommendation based on their analysis. A brief discussion was held regarding the mechanical requirements of the building. Bob Fox asked how he could assure that the contractor and subcontractors would adhere to this r ini alistic approach. Mr. Ferro stated that he feels the key is in the Specifications and contract documents that they produced. He Mated that in addition he completes a walk-through with the contractor and Subcontractors to assure their understanding of the project. Greg asked if they Saw that the porosity and the condition of the mortar was not in the condition that it should be in and considering its additional deterioration over the next 20 or so years, what would be their