SHARON STANDING BUILDING COMMITTEE
 Minutes
September 12, 2006

 This meeting is closed to public comment unless the speaker is on the agenda.

Members Present:  Gordon  Gladstone, Rich Slater, Colleen Tuck, Greg Waugh, Joel Wolk, Deb Benjamin, Dave Belton, Bill Croteau

Guests Present:  GGD - Ed Galuska, Bob Braga , CMS – Kevin Turley, STV – Bob Connors, BH+A – Steve Lamothe. KBA – Bernie Melone

Executive Session w/Attorney Costello – to discuss pending arbitration with the Cottage Street School and East Elementary School.

The members were polled to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation and arbitration. The following members voted in the affirmative Gordon Gladstone, Rich Slater, Colleen Tuck, Greg Waugh, Joel Wolk, Deb Benjamin, Dave Belton, Bill Croteau The committee will return to open session to continue with the meeting.

At 7:45 pm the committee returned to open session to continue with the Agenda.              

Cottage and East Elementary School Close-out

Cottage:

Cottage Street School punch list status; the committee discussed the work that has been completed and the open items at the Cottage Street School.  The only large item that is open is the wetlands replication.

The committee reviewed the following correspondence.

· A letter from GGD RE: Rooftop Heating and ventilating Unit field Investigation

· A letter from GGD RE: As-built drawing Review

· A letter from GGD RE: Balancing Reports

· A letter from Holland & Knight RE: HV-1

· Demand for Direct Payment RE: Capeway Roofing

· DFP Response to Capeway Demand

Invoices: The following invoices were approved for payment. (Belton/ Tuck – unanimous)

East:  Merrick Louison & Costello $ 533.75

Cottage: Merrick Louison & Costello $ 2077.35

Cottage: J. Sallese & Sons, Inc. $1650.00

Roof Warranty – There has been no action on the roof warranty at the East Elementary on the standing seam metal roof.

HVAC Issue – GGD will contact the HVAC subcontractors on the East and Cottage Street School in regards to the repairs necessary to the heat exchangers and HV-1.

Middle School HVAC - KBA

Close-out status – The project is nearly complete close-out documents including the warranties need to be submitted.

Invoices:  The following invoices were approved for payment. (Belton/Wolk – unanimous)

Fraser Engineering, Inc. $100475.77

KBA, Inc. $111.06

Middle School Roof - KBA

Close-out status - The project has been completed and the Sarnafil representative was on site and any items that were outstanding were addressed.  Warranty information will be turned over to the Committee.

Invoices:  The following invoices were approved for payment.

Silktown Roofing, Inc. $251,703.45 (Slater/Wolk - unanimous)

Verizon $118.22

CMS, Inc, 25285.50

Community Center Project - BH +A

Project Status - The project is progressing well.  The abatement in the building has been completed; Full drainage system work is being installed.  The submittals have been forthcoming on a regular basis.  The project seems to be slightly delayed by the abatement. 

Ground Breaking – Rob Maidman - Monday October 9^th at 10:00am

The following meetings need to be scheduled with the proponents; Color boards, FF & E, and

Technology.

 The following correspondence was reviewed by the Committee.

· B-19 CCD for site work – drainage and trenching

· email RE: groundbreaking

· RFI # 28 – RE: Lintels

· Mont Blue Change Orders

· A memo to clarify Bulletin # 15 – CCD – Windows

Invoices:  The following invoices were approved for payment. (Rice/Belton – unanimous)

Rogan Requisition - $320,272.48

TL Edwards $543.35

Platinum Services $ 136.00

Comcast $95.00

CMS, Inc. $11700.00

BH +A $16566.16

            Wilber Abatement Project – STV

A pre-construction meeting was held with SMI, Smith & Wessel and representatives from the Town Departments. 

MOTION:          To authorize the chairman or vice chairwoman to sign the contact when it has been executed by SMI, in the amount of $447,000.00. (Wolk/Belton – unanimous)

The following correspondence was reviewed by the committee.

· Notice to Award

Invoices:  The following invoices were approved for payment. (Belton/ Wolk unanimous)

Merrick Louison & Costello $35.00

STV, Inc. $18841.25

Gelerman & Buschmann $448.00

            Administration

Future meetings: 

September 26,2006, October 3, 2006, October 17,2006, November 14, 2006, November 28,2006, December 5, 2006, December 19,2006

The following minutes were approved:

August 22, 2006:  To approve as corrected

August 29, 2006:  To approve as written.

Respectfully submitted:

Maureen R. Doherty

Maureen R. Doherty – Project Manager

Gordon Gladstone                  October 3, 2006

Signature of Chairman                                        Date of Approval