Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

 

Contract to Hill International (New England), Inc.: To provide owner project manager (OPM) services for the feasibility study and schematic design phases associated with the William E. Carter School project located at 396 Northampton Street, South End.

 

 

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 services under M.G.L. c. 149, section 44½(c) with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on July 1, 2019 and Central Register on July 3, 2019, to Hill International (New England), Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 75 Second Avenue, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494. Under the terms of this contract, Hill International (New England), Inc. will provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the William E. Carter School project located at 396 Northampton Street, South End. The term of this contract shall be 156 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $387,295, including $27,000 for additional services. 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.

 

 

Amendment to the vote of May 21, 2015: Regarding a contract with Skanska USA Building, Inc. to provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the Josiah Quincy Upper School project located at 900 Washington Street and 249 Harrison Avenue, Chinatown.

 

 

That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of March 7, 2014 and, thereafter, amended on May 21, 2015 regarding a contract with Skanska USA Building, Inc., to provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the Josiah Quincy Upper School project;

 

be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

 

By deleting the following words and figures: “October 1, 2016, at a cost not to exceed $897,634, including $126,940 for additional services” and substituting in place there of the following words and figures: “December 31, 2020, at a cost not to exceed $1,428,705, including $40,000 for additional services.”

 

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.

 

 

Amendment to the vote of May 21, 2015: Regarding a contract with HMFH Architects, Inc., to perform a feasibility study associated with the Josiah Quincy Upper School project located at 900 Washington Street and 249 Harrison Avenue, Chinatown.

 

 

That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of December 15, 2011, as amended by PFD’s Director under a delegation of authority on March 11, 2013 and, thereafter, amended by votes on August 1, 2013, October 17, 2013, December 19, 2013, May 21, 2015, and, further amended by PFD’s Director under delegations of authority on November 25, 2016, and November 13, 2018 regarding a contract with HMFH Architects, Inc., to perform a feasibility study associated with the Josiah Quincy Upper School project;

 

be, and hereby is, amended pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. c.7C, §§ 44 and 52 as follows:

By deleting the following words and figures: “October 31, 2019, at a cost not to exceed $5,169,571” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “December 31, 2020, at a cost not to exceed $6,343,817.”

 

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.

 

 

Amendment to the vote of August 5, 2015: Regarding a contract with Beasley, Chin & Hunderman, P.C. d/b/a WJE Engineers and Architects, for architectural design and construction administration services associated with Boston Fire Department (BFD) Engine Stations 4, 14 and 55 Building Envelope Repairs project located in the West End, Roxbury and West Roxbury.

 

 

That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of August 5, 2015, and, thereafter, as amended by PFD’s Director under delegations of authority on November 13, 2018, April 10, 2019 and September 4, 2019 regarding a contract with Beasley, Chin & Hunderman, P.C. d/b/a WJE Engineers and Architects, for architectural design and construction administration services associated with Boston Fire Department (BFD) Engine Stations 4, 14 and 55 Building Envelope Repairs project located in the West End, Roxbury and West Roxbury;

 

be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

 

By deleting the following words and figures: “October 31, 2019, at a cost not to exceed $172,503.33, including a total of $77,140.86 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 9.92% based on an estimated construction cost of $961,000” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “March 1, 2020, at a cost not to exceed $240,801.33, including $115,438.86 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 9.1% based on an estimated construction cost of $1,377,584.41.”

 

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.