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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

The presenter is the Public Facilities Department.

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.

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Tom Kazmouski, Senior Project Manager
     
    Amendment to the vote of January 13, 2021: Regarding a contract with Jones Architecture Inc. to provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the UP Academy Unit Ventilator Replacement project located at 35 Westville Street, Dorchester.
     
    Increase of $68,120
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of January 13, 2021 and, thereafter, amended by PFD’s Director under a delegation of authority on July 8, 2022 regarding a contract with Jones Architecture Inc. to provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the UP Academy Unit Ventilator Replacement project located at 35 Westville Street, Dorchester;
     
    be, and hereby is, amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $204,770, including $10,000 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 9.21% based on an estimated construction cost of $2,112,917” and substituting in place thereof the following words and figures: “at a cost not to exceed $312,890, including $68,120 for 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.
     
  2. VOTE 2: Pat Mulvey-Welsh, Assistant Director of Construction
     
    Contract to Gale Associates, Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Northampton Square Garage project located at 35 Northampton Street, South End.
     
    Contract Price: $135,600
     
    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 the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on January 23, 2023 and in the Central Register on February 1, 2023 and COMMBUYS on January 31, 2023, to Gale Associates, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 300 Ledgewood Place, Suite 300, Rockland, MA 02370. Under the terms of this contract, Gale Associates, Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Northampton Square Garage project located at 35 Northampton Street, South End. The term of this contract shall be 110 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $135,600 which is a fixed fee of 2.7% based on an estimated construction cost of $5,000,000.
     
    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.
     
  3. VOTE 3: Roberson Castor, Project Manager II
     
    Contract to Utile, Inc.: To provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Dorchester Community Center project located at 40-48 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester.
     
    Contract Price: $5,191,588
     
    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 the qualifications under M.G.L. c. 7C, sections 44-57 with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe and City Record on January 23, 2023, in the Central Register on January 25, 2023 and in COMMBUYS on January 30, 2023, to Utile, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 115 Kingston Street, Boston, MA 02111. Under the terms of this contract, Utile, Inc. will provide architectural design and construction administration services associated with the Dorchester Community Center project located at 40-48 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester. The term of this contract shall be 156 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $5,191,588, including $2,052,303 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 6.28% based on an estimated construction cost of $50,000,000.
     
    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: Alistair Lucks, Project Manager II
     
    Contract 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: $3,000,000 (Landscape Architecture/Civil Engineering) 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 contracts, 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 on January 2, 2023 and in COMMBUYS on January 11, 2023, and 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. 2:  Landscape Architecture/Civil Engineering - $3,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    BSC Group, Inc.
    803 Summer Street
    Boston, MA  02127
     
    Nitsch Engineering, Inc.
    2 Center Plaza, Suite 430
    Boston, MA 02108
     
    Ray Dunetz Landscape Architecture, Inc.
    179 Green Street
    Boston, MA 02130
     
    Warner Larson, Inc.
    130 West Broadway
    Boston, MA 02127
     
    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.
     
  5. VOTE 5: Alistair Lucks, Project Manager II
     
    Contracts to various designers: To provide design review consulting services for projects involving various architectural and/or engineering disciplines. Design review services will be performed on an as-needed-basis for individual projects from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.
     
    Contract Price: $1,000,000 not-to-exceed per contract for a five year period (i.e. architecture; green building technology/sustainability; engineering services for: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire safety,  structural, civil and estimating/value; commissioning; building code review; and project scheduling and phasing).
     
    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 contracts, 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 COMMBUYS on March 27, 2023 and Central Register on March 29, 2023, for Fiscal Years 2024 through 2028, for design review consulting services for projects involving various architectural and/or engineering disciplines to be performed on an as-needed basis. Services include design review of projects in all phases of design, including planning, design, construction and operation.
     
    The contracts are awarded to:
     
    Category No. 1:  Architecture - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Beasley, Chin & Hunderman, P.C.
    d/b/a WJE Engineers & Architects P.C.
    50 Congress Street, Suite 430
    Boston, MA 02109
     
    Powers & Co., Inc.
    516 East Second Street, Unit 29, Suite 610
    South Boston, MA 02127
     
    D21 Architects, LLC
    20 Fox Hill Drive
    Bridgewater, MA 02324
     
    Category 2: Green Building Technology/Sustainability - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Category No. 3: Mechanical Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    BLW Engineers, Inc.
    311 Great Road, P.O. Box 1551
    Littleton, MA 01460
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category No. 4: Electrical Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    BLW Engineers, Inc.
    311 Great Road, P.O. Box 1551
    Littleton, MA 01460
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category 5: Plumbing Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    BLW Engineers, Inc.
    311 Great Road, P.O. Box 1551
    Littleton, MA 01460
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category No. 6: Fire Safety Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category No. 9: Structural Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    AECOM USA of Massachusetts, Inc.
    1 Federal Street, 8th Floor
    Boston, MA 02110
     
    AI Engineers, Inc.
    Schrafft’s City Center
    529 Main Street, Suite 310
    Charlestown, MA 02129
     
    Beasley, Chin & Hunderman, P.C.
    d/b/a WJE Engineers & Architects P.C.
    50 Congress Street, Suite 430
    Boston, MA 02109
     
    Boston Building Consultants, Inc.
    70 Munroe Street, Unit D
    Lynn, MA 01901
     
    Category No. 10: Civil Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    AECOM USA of Massachusetts, Inc.
    1 Federal Street, 8th Floor
    Boston, MA 02110
     
    Category No. 12: Commissioning - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
    300 Unicorn Park Drive
    Woburn, MA 01801
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category No. 14: Cost Estimating/Value Engineering - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd.
    Two Financial Center
    60 South Street, Suite 810
    Boston, MA 02111
     
    Keville Enterprises, Inc.
    75 Arlington Street, Suite 500
    Boston, MA 02116
     
    Category 15: Building Code Review - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
    529 Main Street, Suite 203
    Boston, MA 02129
     
    Category No. 16: Project Scheduling and Phasing - $1,000,000 per individual contract award
     
    City Point Partners, LLC
    11 Elkins Street, Suite 470
    Boston, MA 02127
     
    Keville Enterprises, Inc.
    75 Arlington Street, Suite 500
    Boston, MA 02116
     
    Under the terms of these contracts, the aforementioned vendors will provide design review consulting services at a cost not to exceed the specific dollar amounts identified above for the individual categories, and per contract award, for the designated five-year period. The Director is, also, authorized to execute such contracts, in the name and on behalf of the Commission, upon receipt of said written authority from the Mayor.
     
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