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_.I Report of the Planning & Construction Committee To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee r The Planning & Construction Committee was appointed by the Board of Selectmen in August 2005 to oversee capital improvements to the Town's facilities as well as the construction of new buildings. The primary focus of the Committee during the year was the construction of the new j library. Below is a summary of projects from the past year. i I Fire Station#2 All work was completed and the project closed out. The final cost of the project was $1,876,206.41, $237,793.59 less than the original $2.114 million approved for the project. Library At the October 2004 Town Meeting, $3.5 million in funding for construction of a new library on the existing library site was approved by Mashpee voters. At a subsequent Town Meeting in May 2007, an additional $2 million in funding was approved. In September of that year, a grant for $2.9 million was awarded to the project by the State Board of Library Commissioners. Another approximately $310,000 in grants and rebates have or will be received. A contract for construction was awarded to Bufftree Building Company of New Bedford, MA in November 2008 for approximately $6.4 million. Demolition of the old building and the site occurred in December 2008 and a ground breaking was held in January 2009 to kick-off the construction. ti Over the past 12 months, construction of the building proceeded predominately according to schedule. The foundation was able to be completed in early spring 2009, despite the cold temperatures due to use of a ground heating system and insulation blankets in accordance with a cold weather protection plan. Erection of the structural steel and decking occurred in March. The Cape's normal spring showers continued through almost the entire month of June, causing some delay in finishing the building's exterior, but the contractor was able to make up for lost time as the summer progressed. On October 1, the custom-built cupola was lifted to the top of the roof. The last several months of the year have been spent completing the interior building ` systems and finish work. An important component of the new library is its "green" design. From the start, the Town and the Planning & Construction Committee believed strongly that the library should be energy- efficient, sustainable, and an educational tool/example for other building projects. Through a grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Town pursued a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the US Green Building Council. Among the "green" initiatives included in the library are day lighting controls, low VOC materials, a high-efficiency HVAC system," Xeriscape" or low water use landscaping, on-site storm water infiltration, and 20.3 kW photovoltaic solar panels, the latter's cost being paid by a Commonwealth Solar grant and a donation from the Friends of the Mashpee Public Library. t Projects can qualify for four levels of LEED certification—Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The project is on target to achieve minimum Silver certification though Gold is within sight. 151