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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (PFD)

The presenter is the Mayor's Office of Housing.

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 26, 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: Tom Kazmouski, Senior Project Manager

     

    Contract to PMA Consultants, L.L.C.: To provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with the North End Community Center project, including the design and construction of a new community center facility located at 471 Commercial Street, North End, with an option to retain for continued services for multiple concurrent phases.

    Contract Price: $3,289,750

    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. 149, § 44½(c) with advertisements appearing in the Boston Globe, City Record and COMMBUYS on June 5, 2023 and in the Central Register on June 7, 2023, to PMA Consultants, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability company with an office at 35 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184. Under the terms of this contract, PMA Consultants, L.L.C. will provide owner project manager (OPM) services associated with North End Community Center project including the design and construction of a new community center facility located at 471 Commercial Street in the North End District of the City of Boston with an option to retain for continued services associated for multiple concurrent phases as further described in the request for qualifications. The term of this contract shall be 182 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $3,289,750, including $559,750 for additional services, which is a fixed fee of 4.7% based on an estimated construction cost of $70,000,000.

    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.

     

  2. VOTE 2: Gui de Azevedo, Project Manager
     
    Contract to Cannon Boston, Inc., dba CannonDesign: To conduct a comprehensive, in-depth Facilities Condition Assessment of City of Boston-owned buildings to develop robust recommendations and datasets to support short-term and long-term capital planning associated with the Citywide Facilities Condition Assessment project.
     
    Contract Price: $3,176,077
     
    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 COMMBUYS on May 29, 2023 and the Central Register on May 31, 2023, to Cannon Boston, Inc., dba CannonDesign, a Massachusetts corporation with an office at 99 Summer Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02110. Under the terms of this contract, Cannon Boston, Inc., dba CannonDesign will conduct a comprehensive, in-depth Facilities Condition Assessment of City of Boston-owned buildings to develop robust recommendations and datasets to support short-term and long-term capital planning associated with the Citywide Facilities Condition Assessment project. The term of this contract shall be 78 weeks from the date of execution at a cost not to exceed $2,904,268, including $271,809 for additional services.
     
    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.
     
     
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