Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)
The presenter is the Public Facilities Department.
ATTENDANCE
On March 28, 2025, 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 June 30, 2027. The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will continue to conduct its meetings virtually and to ensure its public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.
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For public participation requests, please email PFC@boston.gov. Any and all requests for public participation must be received no later than the commencement of this Public Facilities Commission meeting (10 a.m.).
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: Scott Dupre, Senior Project Manager, Public Facilities Department and Patrick Lee, Facilities Director, Boston Fire Department
Property: 44 Winter Street, DorchesterWard: 15Parcel Number: 00362000Easement square feet: + 338Subject to the approval of the Mayor under the provisions of St. 1909, c. 486, § 31 A (as appearing in St. 1966, c. 642, § 12) that a grant of easement be made on behalf of the Boston Fire Department to the Public Improvements Commission (“PIC”) as shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Parish Street, Dorchester,” dated September 30, 2022 and prepared by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., 99 High Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02110” totaling approximately 338 square feet, for the public purpose of establishing a pedestrian easement.
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VOTE 2: Wayne MacKenzie, Project Manager II
Amendment to the vote of January 31, 2024: Regarding a contract with NV5 Consultants, Inc. to provide owner’s project manager (OPM) services associated with the 2022 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale.Increase of $337,500 and Time ExtensionThat the vote of this Commission at its meetings of January 31, 2024, November 15, 2023 and March 15, 2023 regarding a contract with NV5 Consultants, Inc. to provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the 2022 Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Accelerated Repair Program (ARP) project at four (4) Boston Public Schools located at:Jeremiah E. Burke High School, 60 Washington Street, DorchesterThe English High School, 144 McBride Street, Jamaica PlainDennis C. Haley Pilot School, 570 American Legion Highway, RoslindaleDr. William W. Henderson Upper School, 18 Croftland Avenue, Dorchesterbe, and hereby is, amended as follows:By deleting the following words and figures: “December 31, 2025, at a cost not to exceed $895,000, including $700,000 for amended base and additional services” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “December 31, 2026, at a cost not to exceed $1,232,500, including $337,500 for amended additional 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 and Boston City Council vote of approval for appropriation of funds.