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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – Bids for two of three portions of the $635,000 Memorial Town Hall project were awarded by the Building, Planning and Construction Committee on Thursday.
Aniceto, Inc. of Milford, with a bid of $58,300, was selected to repair exterior masonry, capstones and flashing and to remove the fire escape.
Fox Painting of Arlington, with a bid of $47,000, will do the exterior painting and carpentry.
The bids were opened two weeks ago, but BPCC Chairman Thomas Pilibosian delayed selection, concerned the town hasn’t yet gone out to bid for the most costly part of the project – window restoration.
He worried those bids will come in higher than the $529,700 remaining after the two lesser bid awards, which could bring the project to a halt.
Project manager John Hecker of McGinley Kalsow & Associates Inc., who attended Thursday’s meeting, eased those worries. He said the estimate for window restoration is $426,736, which leaves a balance of $63,359.
Given the current bidding climate, Hecker said he wouldn’t be surprised if window restoration bids come in lower than the estimated amount, leaving even more of a balance.
Based on that, the BPCC suggested expanding the window replacement bid requirements, and seeking an alternative bid for basement and storm windows in the event the money is available.
The total cost estimate for basement and storm windows is $250,000, Hecker said.
Hecker said window replacement bids will be sought soon and work conducted over the winter months.
Comments (16)
Guys, if you have so many ideas then why don't you all either run for selectman or any other position of power in town to get something done. Seeing how our taxes are the lowest of any community around, I would pony up the extra .30 something cents to go with the original 8mill proposal at Fletcher St. especially since taxes went DOWN because of the highschool payoff.
If there weren't so many cheap people in this town they would be breaking ground at Fletcher street by now. But hey, it gives you all a chance to piss, moan, and point fingers as to why this isn't done.
bruinsfancam8:
Some of us have served in the past and maybe in the present.
A lot of deep concerns with the $8-$10 Million Dollar Fletcher Street new DPW proposal, and unknown Clean Up costs.
Seek out a local Mitchell advocate and they will fill you in with all the details, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
Provide a Cup of McDonald's Coffee and you will get the ghastly details with the Bark On, along with some good local Town conversation!
Juggy,
That is the problem with this town....too many people want to give their opinion over a "cup of coffee" but when it comes time to actually do something, no one has the balls to actually follow through with it. Where are the "clean up costs" accounted for in the so called "Mitchell plan".
bruinsfancam8;
Stand By your Bags! Rumor may have it the Cavalry may be saddling up with your, suggestive Clean Up Costs potential figures. :)
"I applaud Mr. Mitchell's group attempt at saving money but I truly wonder how he Jack and others that were on the BPCC at the time that they built the "New" High School would have reacted if/when a group of taxpayers tried to push a different agenda/theory on them via such a public/political process?"
I'll tell you exactly how "Jack and others" would have reacted. We would have listened to Mr. Mitchell, let him proceed just as he did on the previous 44E building he designed at the WWTP and brought in on budget, just as he did when he told us he could bring the streetscape and parking grant in under budget and then accepted his work as professional and voted to move forward and build it.
Tough working in a town that has so many negative people with their own agendas. We have reached out to the Board of Selectmen, the BPCC, the Town Manager (we do have one?) and the Finance, one man, Committee.
We have not tried to "dictate" to anyone and whoever thinks or says that is just another of the naysayers who have nothing to offer themselves than false "processes" and 8.5 million dollar projects.
Not once have we said anyone had to accept our "pro-bono" work. It has been offered, explained and is back on the table.
We'll see how the voters feel at town meeting.
Jack,
Just because I don't agree with all of the numbers and ideas in a proposal that you support does not mean that I am pushing an agenda. Using that logic wouldn't that make you and other supporters of the Mitchell plan naysayers and negative people too?
I have nothing to gain personally by seeing the HKT design implemented. I just feel that it is the best proposal out there to date because it accomplishes all of the goals that I feel it is important to accomplish.
Besides the first item how many of these things does the Mitchell plan take care of?
-It is a sound facility with no outrageous extras.
-It takes care of the problem of what to do with the former facility.
-It keeps the Highway Dept. located central to the area where the majority of their day to day activities occur.
-It doesn't impinge upon the ability of the Sewer to be able to expand in the future.
-Makes immediate use of a current/potential blight zone.
Just A Guy;
Has the thought ever potentially crossed your mind, that maybe you are being 'played'??
Plus an element potentially betting on your support, and later potentially reaping the rewards from it?
I have nothing to gain personally by seeing the HKT design implemented? (I agree but maybe someone else may?)
Somethings are not always what they appear to be. :) Plus their is always someone else smarter, then what we think how smart we may be. :)
Juggy,
I know that I am not being played. I know that for a fact because I am very familiar to the workings of a dept like that and know what it takes to preform all of the tasks that they preform. I have formulated all of my opinions on my own haven't been influenced by others. Matter of fact other than this forum I have not discussed this subject with others.
Unlike ewe I am not a follower, I am not a sheep who hangs out with the rest his flock down at MickeyD's. I will tell you something else that I am not. I am not a parrot. To me a parrot is someone who hears something that sounds good and and catchy then just goes about spouting it over and over and over. I suspect that you are both of those creatures wrapped up into one.
I can recognize a bad deal when I see one. Being sold a plan that is going to "save" $6M form another "similar" $8M proposal, is a bad deal. It's not a bad deal because of what Neil, Jack and others have done, it's a bad deal for all of the things that it leaves out. Kicking the proverbial can down the road by wishing and hoping that some mythical fairy will come along in the future and clean up the former facility.................that's no way to run an airline.
My personal believe is that if that site is not used for another like facility the level of clean-up will be much more intense. Why do think that is a Hess Station at Plummers corner rather than a CVS? Ask Bobby Lach Sr.one day when he goes for coffee. It's my understanding that he still owns the property and leases it to the Hess Corp. Why? Because if the property transferred ownership or changed use it would have triggered a much higher set of standards for hazardous waste clean-up and would have cost a significant amount of money to clean the site up.
Watch out Fletcher St. residents and Cotton Mill tenants.................if Juggy gets his way there will be an Urban Blight Zone coming to a backyard near you soon!!!! But hey...............he saved 21 cents a day on his Town taxes.
Guy,
I take it you may not be visiting McDonalds anytime soon? For a good cup of Joe, and some good old 'Bridge' Conversation.
"VERY STRANGE" !
Mr. Davis I cannot figure this out, does not make sense. Mr. Mitchell's DPW plan will save the Town '$6 Million Dollars', plus he has a proven track record with the Town for past Town Building projects.
Very Strange to say the least.
Juggy,
Don't kid yourself or others. You are not saving $6 million dollars. At a minimum you still have to take into account all demo and clean-up cots of the current Fletcher St. facility. That will take up a fairly significant portion of your $6M in supposed "savings".
Defraying costs to a later date is not saving money.
Note:
My post under Mr. Davis Letter To The Editor.
Juggy,
It has nothing to do with factions, it has everything to do with common sense.
I will counter with how dare a group of taxpayers go in and attempt to dictate the wants and needs of a certain department.
There was a process identified as to how to go about building a new DPW garage. In that process a number of firms were solicited and they were weeded down to one. That chosen firm was hired to meet with the employees of and identify the needs of the Dept. Once that was done they designed a facility around those needs and came up with the $8m dollar proposal. That proposal by all outward views is done to the letter of all laws and procurement procedures of the Commonwealth. It's price tag although unthinkable and unpalatable to some is basically all encompassing of ALL TRUE COSTS associated with the replacement of the existing facility.
Now a certain taxpayer "faction" has taken it upon themselves that they feel that they can get it done faster, cheaper, better........... than the way that the "process" has identified. That faction by all accounts is now attempting to dictate the needs of that Dept. I applaud them for trying to be fiscally responsible but I for one fear that it is at the expense of many other things.
What happens when the FD goes to get their new building, will some faction tell them what they will get? Why bother to ask dept. heads what they want when they will be told what they will be given after? Why have a process when it's only going to be derailed by someone's agenda?
I applaud Mr. Mitchell's group attempt at saving money but I truly wonder how he Jack and others that were on the BPCC at the time that they built the "New" High School would have reacted if/when a group of taxpayers tried to push a different agenda/theory on them via such a public/political process?
Guy,
It has a lot to do with factions what else could it be?
"Common Sense" the Mitchell Plan saves the Town $6 Million Dollars, helps the Senior Citizens on fixed Incomes, and those fellow Neighbors, fellow Americans, that are struggling in these hard times. Plus the Town may never approve an $8-$9 Million Dollar DPW facility, and clean up costs still unknown at Fletcher Street.
I am confident Mr.Davis would have deeply considered any concerned Citizens comments, plus we were also getting 80% reimbursement from the State on the High School. Plus the economy was a whole different picture, was it not, Guy?
The future of a new DPW may now be in the Power Broker's hands, hopefully a brokered compromise may finally result in a new DPW for the Town.
Lets all work together and get a new DPW for the Town, put the ego's away, the faction's away, and do what is really right and affordable for the Town. It may seem strange, even different, but is this not what this is really all about?
Thank You!
Just A Guy,
It's all about using MGL 44E, and understanding it, and how it save's Municiplaity's Taxpayer Monetary capital by using it.
The $1.8 Million Dollar Estiminate come's from revised Town RFP's for the Fall 2010 DPW, using 44E, at the WWTPlant proposal. If you recall?
Guy, talk to your friends may it not make sense to build at the WWTPlant Site, going to have to do the RR Crossing eventually? Then you know your friends may get another Article to clean up Fletcher Street, make it a Park or what not, etc, etc.?
Lets stop the silly games the Town needs a new DPW, correct?
Is the Puppet Master's ego so big, it may become before the true needs of the Town?
Plus I am confident that the Puppet Master may not doubt Mr. Mitchell's building abilities.
Think About It
I find it amazing that people think we can construct a proper brand new DPW facility for $1.8 million when we have to spend nearly 3/4 of a million $ to fluff'n'buff portions of the exterior of the Town Hall. Doesn't seem proportionate does it?
Amazing that when people are "spending" grant money they don't seem to care about the cost so much.