2001-2005-SENIOR CENTER BUILDING COMMITTEE

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Clerk of the Works(cont1d) Mr. Virgilio reported that progress has been good. All walls are now sheet rocked;the sprinkler system is being installed, with testing still going on by the Fire Department; the skylight is due in a few weeks. Yet to be completed is the roofing, the front entry, the porch in the rear, the shingling, and installation of the cupola. Grant Manager. Susan Gray distributed copies of the Senior Center Project Budget dated 8/09/04. She reported that there has been very little change since the report prior to this one. There is an$1800 change in the Clerk of the Works,which is now down to$7,580. The JCA fee is down to$29,600, and with the JCA invoice received today, it will come down to$11,500. Reimbursable expenses will come down another$56. Susan reminded the committee that the Grant Manager's fee is paid from grant funds. The$1200 surplus will go to the Clerk of the Works for testing. There may be an additional bill for the high pressure testing of the sprinkler system. There is still$46,772 remaining in the construction contingency fund. Susan Gray stated that the payrolls are now being received in a timely fashion. She also reported that the grant termination date is 9/30/04. DACD has been contacted to request an extension of the grant termination date to 1/15/05. This date includes the 30 days after the completion date of the building. Susan expects that the extension request will be granted. Additional extension requests are possible, if needed. PROJECTS Furnishings—Jim Long. Jim reported that the specs on the furniture for the new senior center had been completed. He has received a bid of$75,000 from W.B. Watson. The furniture is mid level price, not high end. The bid includes the following items: - For the conference room, a 10 ft. veneer finish table with 14 chairs, buffet and credenza - for Lynn Waterman's office, a desk, credenza, lateral files and overhead bookcases - for the administration area, a 15-ft. reception desk with filing units underneath - for the lobby, 4 chairs around a 36" table - for the lounge, sofas and side chairs - for the arts and crafts room, lightweight but sturdy folding tables @$515 per table - for the great room, 160 chairs The office chairs are priced at$300 per chair. The chairs for the great room are stackable, and are priced at$124 per chair with arms, $116 per chair without arms. The bid price includes 80 chairs with arms, 80 without. Jim Long stated that the next step is to get additional bids from other furniture companies. He hopes to come in at a price of$60,000 for the furniture to allow$40,000 for the window treatments and miscellaneous items such as dollies for the chairs and tables. Chair fabrics and colors still need to be decided. Iry Goldberg requested that the building committee sit in on the next furniture selection meeting. Landscaping—Ed Adams. Ed reported that he and Iry Goldberg met with Mashpee Commons to discuss the irrigation and well projects. Irrigation. Ed reported on quotes he had received for the irrigation installation. Vola in Centerville quoted$4100. The company has since come down to $3000, with an additional . $2000 if Mashpee Commons is hooked into the system at a later date. If Mashpee Commons and the Senior Center irrigation system were installed at the same time, the cost would be$4000. Viola will reduce the price from $4000 to $2500, if a smaller pump is installed. The larger pump would be an additional$700. Ed has two additional irrigation companies to contact for quotes. Landscaping. No landscaping can be done until the irrigation system is installed. The landscaping may well have to be postponed until spring 2005. Ed has written a letter to Mahoney's up in Winchester, through a personal friend of Mahoney's at FMSC, requesting their assistance in planning the landscaping for the new Senior Center. Brickwork Plan for Patio. Iry Goldberg presented a brickwork drawing for the patio prepared by the FMSC. The plan has three squares of bricks, each with"'a border of bricks 8"x 8" square, and 2