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Paul asked for a brief overview of who would work on the team. <br /> Mr. Pocillo said Leher McGovern would work, during design development, with <br /> SMMA. They have a technical services group and will provide in house <br /> consulting services and value engineering , lifecycle costing. This allows <br /> us to give you the best advise. We will set up weekly meetings with the <br /> architect and are in constant communication during the design phase . We <br /> have the technical firepower to do it. We don ' t however , want to over due <br /> it. We will negotiate with you . <br /> Merry Sue - you said you will bring a project manager to this project, do <br /> you have these people on staff? <br /> Mr. Pocillo said yes, they do. They have people working on the NYC schools <br /> and in Chicago and Houston , all with a lot of school experience. <br /> Merry Sue asked if they have people with MA State GESS experience? <br /> They will be working with SRA on that, they do have MA experience. <br /> Mr. Pocillo said they have a woman with tremendous school experience that <br /> he is thinking of. LMB will give the Committee 2-3 resumes the chance to <br /> interview them and choose the best for you. You will have the opportunity <br /> to choose that person . <br /> Bill Martiros asked what their fee is based on, without giving exact <br /> numbers . ? <br /> Mr. Pocillo said it is done in different ways. It is not based on a <br /> percentage of the architect' s or construction fee , that is not an adequate <br /> way to give you the best service. First we will develop the scope of <br /> services and the amount of hours that it will take . We will cap it. <br /> Bill Jones said there will be an unprecedented change in the cost of <br /> heating the building over it's life. The system must be flexible and have <br /> the potential for more advanced technologies, i . e. heat recovery systems. <br /> Is that within your scope to look at it specifically and make an analysis? <br /> Mr. Pocillo said they have that ability but it is a joint process with the <br /> architect. We can jointly decide the best system. He does have experience <br /> with geo thermal heat pumps, they are cost efficient and viable . A major <br /> concern of the Edison project is energy. We will be very much involved in <br /> that and will give you the opportunity to look at different types of heat <br /> sources. <br /> Mr. Herbolt of SRA said they will be looking at all of the things which <br /> could effect your energy costs- lighting , glass, HVAC etc. <br /> Bill Jones asked them, in their experience, how many architectural firms <br /> come up with a value analysis study on their own efforts? <br /> Mr. Herbolt said he did a study on just this point while at the Kennedy <br /> 4 School . Most architectural firms in Boston don 't have enough in-house depth <br /> T <br /> all the areas of expertise/disciplines it requires. In his experience <br /> architects don't do it unless they are forced to. Architects are typically <br /> concerned with the long term and are conservative, they want systems that <br /> are well documented , tried and true. <br /> Joe asked how they would interface with the architect, on this issue <br /> specifically? <br /> Mr . Pocillo said they would be right to the point. They are very <br /> successful with their ability to work with architects. We are careful not <br /> to do design work. <br /> Paul asked about maintenance manuals, what would the Committee expect, what <br /> would be an acceptable maintenance manual for the school , considering it <br /> will be custodians running the school? <br /> 3 <br />