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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

Reason for cancellation: Please contact organizer.

ATTENDANCE

On March 29, 2023 Governor Healy approved an extension to remote and hybrid meeting options for public bodies established under Former Governor Baker's Executive Order of March 12, 2020 Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law through March 31, 2025. The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will continue to conduct 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 livestreaming 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

  1. VOTE 1: Hélène Guézennec, Project Manager II
     
    Amendment to the vote of January 18, 2023: Regarding a contract with Anser Advisory Management LLC to provide owner project manager services (OPM) associated with the 2021 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repairs Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located in Roxbury and Dorchester.
     
    Time Extension and Increase of $544,487
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of April 15, 2022 and, thereafter, amended on January 18, 2023, regarding a contract with Anser Advisory Management LLC to provide owner project manager services (OPM) associated with the 2021 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repairs Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located at:
     
    Boston Day and Evening Academy 20 Kearsarge Avenue, Roxbury
     
    Rafael Hernandez K-8 School 61 School Street, Roxbury
     
    William W. Henderson Upper School 18 Croftland Avenue, Dorchester
     
    William E. Russell Elementary School 750 Columbia Road, Dorchester
     
    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the following words and figures: “July 8, 2023, at a cost not to exceed $265,356, including $214,240 for additional services” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “March 20, 2025, at an amended total cost not to exceed $809,843, including $544,487 for additional basic fee services.”
     
    The 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.
  2. VOTE 2: Hélène Guézennec, Project Manager II
     
    Amendment to the vote of January 18, 2023: Regarding a contract with Habeeb & Associates, Inc. to provide design services associated with the 2021 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repairs Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located in Roxbury and Dorchester.
     
    Time Extension and Increase of $1,178,106
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of April 15, 2022 and, thereafter, amended on January 18, 2023, regarding a contract with Habeeb & Associates, Inc. to provide design services associated with the 2021 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repairs Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located at:
     
    Boston Day and Evening Academy 20 Kearsarge Avenue, Roxbury
     
    Rafael Hernandez K-8 School 61 School Street, Roxbury
     
    William W. Henderson Upper School 18 Croftland Avenue, Dorchester
     
    William E. Russell Elementary School 750 Columbia Road, Dorchester
     
    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the following words and figures: “July 8, 2023, at a cost not to exceed $934,644, including $663,364 for basic services fee” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “March 20, 2025, at an amended total cost not to exceed $2,112,750, including additional basic fee services of $1,059,636 and additional services of $118,470, yielding a total additional sum of $1,178,106.”
     
    The 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.
     
  3. VOTE 3: Alistair Lucks, Project Manager II
     
    Contracts to various designers: To provide house doctor consulting services for various City facilities, projects and/or sites. Design consulting services will be performed on an as-needed-basis from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.
     
    Contract Price: $5,000,000 (general architecture) maximum amount per contract for a five-year period.
     
    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 qualifications under M.G.L. c.7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe, City Record and in COMMBUYS on January 2, 2023, and in the Central Register on January 4, 2023, for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2028, for house doctor consulting services for various City facilities, projects and/or sites to be performed on an as-needed-basis. Services include investigating, evaluating and preparing certifiable assessments, studies and/or final design and construction administration services for renovation, alteration, modernization and additions to various City facilities, projects and/or sites.
     
    The contracts are awarded to:
     
    Category No. 1: General Architecture - $5,000,000 maximum amount per contract for a five-year period.
     
    Annum Architects, Inc.
    40 Broad Street, Suite 102
    Boston, MA 02109
     
    Matz Collaborative Architects, Inc.
    50 Speen Street, Suite 300
    Framingham, MA 01701
     
    Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.
    1050 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA 02138
     
    Merge Architects, Inc.
    332 Congress Street, Floor 6
    Boston, MA 02210
     
    CGKV Architects, Inc.
    204A Hampshire Street
    Cambridge, MA 02139
     
    Mount Vernon Group Architects, Inc.
    178 Albion Street, Suite 240
    Wakefield, MA 01880
     
    CSS Architects Inc.
    107 Audubon Road, Bldg. 2, Ste. 300
    Wakefield, MA 01880
     
    NADAAA, Inc.
    1920 Washington Street, #2
    Boston, MA 02118
     
    DHK Architects, Inc.
    54 Canal Street, Suite 200
    Boston, MA 02114
     
    Over, Under Inc.
    46 Waltham Street, Courtyard One
    Boston, MA 02118
     
    Fennick McCredie Architecture, Ltd.
    70 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor
    Boston, MA 02110
     
    Perkins & Will Architects, Inc.
    225 Franklin Street, Suite 1100
    Boston, MA 02110
     
    Garofalo Design Associates, Inc.
    384 Lowell Street, Unit 105 A&B
    Wakefield, MA 01880
     
    Saam Architecture Inc.
    283 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
    Boston, MA 02210
     
    Gensler Architecture/Design, Inc.
    One Beacon Street, Suite 1500
    Boston, MA 02108
     
    Schwartz/Silver Architects, Inc.
    75 Kneeland Street
    Boston, MA 02111
     
    Jones Architecture Inc.
    10 Derby Square, Suite 3
    Salem, MA 01970
     
    Studio Enee Inc.
    460 Hillside Avenue, Suite J
    Needham, MA 02494
     
    Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc.
    313 Congress Street, Suite 150
    Cambridge, MA 02139
     
    Touloukian Touloukian Inc.
    67 Batterymarch Street, Suite 200
    Boston, MA 02110
     
    Machado and Silvetti Associates, LLC
    560 Harrison Avenue, Suite #301
    Boston, MA 02118
     
    Utile, Inc.
    115 Kingston Street
    Boston, MA 02111
     
     
    West Work, LLC
    103 Terrace Street, Second Floor
    Boston, MA 02120
     
    Under the terms of these contracts, the aforementioned vendors listed above will provide house doctor consulting services at a cost not to exceed the specific dollar amounts identified above per contract award, for the designated five-year period.
     
    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.
     
  4. VOTE 4: Kerrie Griffin, Director, Public Facilities Department
     
    CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
     
    By this writing, signed by a majority of its members and filed with the Secretary, the City of Boston Public Facilities Commission, upon written recommendation of the Director for the Public Facilities Department, does hereby vote:
     
    VOTED: “Subject to the approval of the Mayor, that in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2 and 3(ii)(v) of Chapter 642 of the Acts of 1966, the Public Facilities Commission does hereby authorize and direct the following named individuals, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, to execute and deliver such documents, instruments and certificates as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by such named individuals relating to the Public Facilities Commission’s approved acquisition or conveyance of real property or to the discharge, satisfaction, subordination or termination of instruments of record which have been recorded with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds or filed for registration with the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court. Deeds or Orders of Taking to be recorded with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds or to be filed for registration with the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court shall be accompanied by a separate vote of this Commission specifically authorizing such conveyance or acquisition. Said named individuals are further authorized and directed to execute and deliver Grant Agreements involving the City of Boston, Public Facilities Department, in the name and on behalf of the Commission as they may deem necessary or appropriate.”
     
                                   Kerrie Griffin, Director
                                   Public Facilities Department
     
                                   Carleton W. Jones, Deputy Director
                                   Public Facilities Department
     
                                   Ellen McDonough, Chief of Staff
                                   Public Facilities Department
     
    FURTHER VOTED:  That this authorization is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until such time as it is expressly rescinded, in whole or in part, by a vote of this Commission.
     
    FURTHER VOTED:  The taking of the foregoing vote and the naming of the above individuals, when approved by the Mayor of Boston, shall serve to expressly rescind that certain Certificate of Authority dated September 14, 2022 recorded on October 21, 2022, with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 68335 at Page 219, and filed with the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court as Document Number 00938912.
     
    PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMISSION
     
    ______________________________
    Katherine P. Craven, Chair
     
    ______________________________
    Larry D. Mammoli, Commissioner
     
    A true record, ATTEST:
     
    ______________________________
    Colleen Daley, Secretary
                                                               
                                       City of Boston Public Facilities Commission
     
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The City of Boston has caused its name to be subscribed hereto by Michelle Wu, its Mayor on this __ day of April 2023.
     
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