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Public Facilities Commission (PFD)

The presenter is the Public Facilities Department.

You can also watch the meeting on Boston City TV at Comcast channel 24, RCN channel 13, and on boston.gov/boston-city-tv.

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  1. VOTE 1: James McQueen, Senior Project Manager

    Amendment to the vote of June 15, 2016: Regarding a contract with Perkins Eastman Architects, D.P.C. to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a schematic design for the Boston Arts Academy project.

    Increase of $280,000 and Time Extension

    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of June 15, 2016 regarding a contract with Perkins Eastman Architects, D.P.C. to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a schematic design for the Boston Arts Academy project located at 174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA:

    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

    By deleting the following words and figures: “July 12, 2018, at a cost not to exceed $1,200,000, including $250,000 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 1.45% based on an estimated construction cost of $66,000,000” and substituting in place thereof the following figures: “October 31, 2018, at a cost not to exceed $1,480,000, including $530,000 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 1.4% based on an estimated construction cost of $68,500,000.”

    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.

  2. VOTE 2: James McQueen, Senior Project Manager

    Amendment to the vote of March 16, 2016: Regarding a contract with PMA Consultants, LLC to provide owner project manager services associated with the Boston Arts Academy project.

    Increase of $75,000

    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of March 16, 2016 and, thereafter, amended by PFD’s Director under a delegation of authority to increase the additional services on September 18, 2017 regarding a contract with PMA Consultants, LLC to provide owner project manager services associated with the Boston Arts Academy project located at 174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA:

    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:

    By deleting the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $500,000, including $23,969 for additional services” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $575,000, including $98,969 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.

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