Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

Transfer of the care, custody, management and control from the Public Works Department (PWD) to the Boston Public Schools Department (BPS): Certain portions of property located adjacent to 174 Ipswich Street (a/k/a 176 Ipswich Street), in the Fenway District of the City of Boston, Massachusetts.

Property Transfer

Subject to the approval of the Mayor under the provisions of St. 1909, c. 486, § 31A (as appearing in St. 1966, c. 642, § 12), certain portions of property located adjacent to 174 Ipswich Street (a/k/a 176 Ipswich Street) as shown on plans of land entitled, “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance Plan, 174 Ipswich Street, Boston,” dated July 20, 2018 and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Highway Discontinuance Plan, 174 Ipswich Street, Boston” dated July 20, 2018 and prepared by Nitsch Engineering, (Ward 05, Parcel Number 04189000) in the Fenway District of the City of Boston, and, further, be transferred from the care, custody, management and control of the Public Works Department to the care, custody, management and control of the Boston Public Schools.

Amendment to the vote of August 6, 2014: Regarding a contract with Daedalus Projects, Inc., will provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the Dearborn 6-12 STEM/Early College Academy project located at 36 Winthrop Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Increase of $100,000 and Time Extension

That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of October 11, 2012 and thereafter amended on August 6, 2014 regarding a contract with Daedalus Projects, Inc., will provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the Dearborn 6-12 STEM/Early College Academy project;

be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

By deleting the following words and figures: “June 30, 2018, at a cost not to exceed $1,965,000, including $195,000 for additional services” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “December 31, 2018, at a cost not to exceed $2,065,000, including $295,000 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 3.2% based on an estimated construction cost of $60,245,740.”

The Director is also authorized to execute such amendment, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.

Contract to Miller Dyer Spears Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Central Maintenance Facility Complex project located at 400 Frontage Road, South Boston, Massachusetts.

Contract Price: $395,000

That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to request from the Mayor, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, written authority to award a contract, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on January 15, 2018 and Central Register on January 17, 2018 to Miller Dyer Spears Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 99 Chauncy Street, Boston, MA 02111. Under the terms of this contract, Miller Dyer Spears Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services in phases, which will be associated with the Central Maintenance Facility Complex project located at 400 Frontage Road, South Boston, MA 02118.  The term of this contract shall be 104 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $395,000 including $78,800 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 7.44% based on an estimated construction cost of $4,250,000 for the total project.

The Director is also authorized to execute such contract, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.