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designing a building useful to the community into the next <br /> century. They provide for integrating systems, even if the town <br /> cannot afford to spend the money today, it will not prohibit you <br /> from incorporating in the future. The Perry school has a fiber <br /> optic system. They take advantage of the best consultants we can <br /> find . They would give the Committee a list of recommendations to <br /> select from. <br /> Mr. Greelish stated he saw a lot of hand drawn work , what are <br /> their CAD capabilities? <br /> Mr. Frenette explained they have 34 CAD stations. All of their <br /> drawings are produced on CAD, 90% of the production drawings. <br /> They have the capabilities for animation, walkthrough, flyby. <br /> Paul Griffin asked what they see the project costing and how long <br /> for the design and construction? <br /> Mr. Frenette explained project costs is 120% of construction <br /> cost. Their best estimators recommend $125 per sq foot <br /> construction costs. Some are trying to do it for $115 per sq <br /> foot and some high schools have been built for $145 per sq foot. <br /> Mr. Griffin asked if they have seen inflationary costs as of <br /> late? <br /> Mr. Frenette said they are starting to see things go up a little, <br /> it was level for 4 years. <br /> Mr. Griffin mentioned a recent E & R article which said <br /> construction costs could rise 8-9% in the next year. <br /> Mr. Griffin asked about timing, realistically, without rushing , <br /> how long for design and construction? <br /> Mr. Frenette said based on the draft educational specs he <br /> reviewed - 1 1 /2 months for programming, 2 months for schematic <br /> design , 2-3 months design development, 5 months contract <br /> documents - in 9-12 months they could go out to bid. With early <br /> site preparation , foundation and footing designs it can <br /> definitely meet the schedule for Sept. 1996 . <br /> They have, in the past, done public projects on a fast track <br /> basis. <br /> Mr. Griffin noted this project needs filed sub bids. <br /> SMMA said they could put together multiple packages. It would <br /> cost more to produce more packages. <br /> Peter Dinizio what work load will be handled by Perkins and Will ? <br /> Mr. Frenette said Mr. Brubaker of Perkins and Will and he would <br /> do the programming work together 50-50 . <br /> Mr. Dinizio asked who would be the contact person on a day to day <br /> basis? <br /> Mr. Frenette said he is the final authority. Mr. Brubaker is <br /> similar to a consultant to SMMA. The two firms are on line and <br /> connected by CAD. <br /> Mr. Dinizio explained the Committee intends to hire a project <br /> management firm. Has SMMA worked with a project manager and how <br /> did it work? <br /> Mr. Frenette said more than 2/3 of their work is with a project <br /> manager. They even recommend to some of their clients who have <br /> 4 <br />