Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)
The presenter is the Public Facilities Department.
RE: COVID-19, Temporary Practices
ATTENDANCE
In accordance with Governor Baker's June 16, 2021, Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency, with respect to the Open Meeting Law, the Act extends, until July 15, 2022, the remote meeting provisions of the Governor’s March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public, the Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will be conducting its meetings virtually. This enables the PFC to conduct its usual business while adhering to public health recommendations and ensuring public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.
You can watch these virtual meetings on Boston City TV at Xfinity channel 24, RCN channel 13, Fios channel 962, and live-streaming on our website.
These practices in effect since May 11, 2020 will remain in effect until further notice. Updates to these practices will be posted as appropriate.
Discussion Topics
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VOTE 1: J. Rohn MacNulty, Senior Project Manager
Amendment to the vote of July 22, 2020: Regarding a contract with Gale Associates, Inc. to provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Josiah Quincy Elementary School Envelope project located at 885 Washington Street, Chinatown.Increase of $214,707.58 and Time ExtensionThat the vote of this Commission at its meetings of July 22, 2020 regarding a contract with Gale Associates, Inc. to provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Josiah Quincy Elementary School Envelope project located at 885 Washington Street, Chinatown;be, and hereby is, amended as follows:By deleting the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $464,998, including $50,000 for additional services” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $697,705.58, including $214,707.58 for additional services;” andAlso, by deleting words and figures: “October 17, 2023” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “August 31, 2024;” andThe Director is, also, authorized to execute such contract amendment, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.