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Michael ranked them second . They have good experience in building schools. <br /> A good working relationship with high tech consultants. <br /> Peter said he wouldn ' t classify the errors at Fall River with the ones we <br /> saw in the Groton school ( Keyes) , those were major flaws and this was only <br /> detail . He feels the firm chosen has to understand how a school program <br /> works and how to translate it into a building. DRA has that capability to <br /> do that. <br /> He visited Harwich Vocational High School , the Superintendent said to this <br /> day DRA gives them support to keep the building up to speed and ensure <br /> their needs are satisfied - 20 years later. He was very satisfied with <br /> DRA. <br /> The Fall River sight was very tight. They had a good understanding of how <br /> a school works. The kids and teachers liked the building . <br /> Steve explained there is general construction and "shop work" . The <br /> architect is responsible for the quality of the material brought on site - <br /> shop work. At Fall River , he got the impression no one ever looked at it. <br /> Symes Maini and McKee <br /> Bill Jones said he could find no flaws in any area of this firm. He rated <br /> them number one. He checked some references and they were favorable. They <br /> proposed to work with Perkins and Will and they have done some very nice <br /> looking schools. <br /> Merry Sue liked them a lot. However, their programming is done out of <br /> State. The two firms have designed a high school together - Chelsea. She <br /> is concerned about the distance but there seems to be someone in charge in <br /> Massachusetts. She liked some of the things they said - buildings looking <br /> nice at night. She is concerned about their dedication to us with Chelsea <br /> school going on at the same time. <br /> Janice was not at the interview but has spoken with others who were and <br /> they all had good, warm things to say about SMMA. <br /> Paul asked, if Perkins and Will were not teamed with SMMA would we have <br /> picked them? Perkins and Will have bid a lot of jobs around the country <br /> and do a lot of partnerships. At Chelsea, since the programming was done, <br /> Perkins and Will has not attended any other meetings . How and where do we <br /> hold responsibility of the 2 firms? Perkins and Will is a good firm, but <br /> he wished they were local . If we had no one else as good he would give <br /> them heavy weight. <br /> Bill Martiros thought they were very good and feels the concerns can be <br /> addressed. We should keep them on the front burner while we address the <br /> concerns. <br /> Joan said she enjoyed the presentation. A strong firm. The composition of <br /> the whole group - men , women and people of color was important. <br /> Joe thinks they are a very strong firm and the Committee should consider <br /> them. The package of information they gave us is a very helpful tool . <br /> Their presentation showed imagination. They showed lighting, mechanical <br /> systems, the environment inside is important and they can take care of that <br /> in house. They have the capacity to do the job. He does have concerns <br /> about Perkins and Will - how to control that? <br /> Steve said it is one of the strongest partnerships we have seen . Perkins <br /> and Will has national exposure but they are known for their partnerships. <br /> They have to explain the partnership agreement. <br /> Paul asked what sites would we visit? <br /> 5 <br />