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Committee members and staff responded that the program requires a qualified third-party energy assessment and that the assessment itself would incur cost and time. Project consultants noted they had not previously pursued 179D for similar municipal projects and said the third-party fees can scale with project size; one committee member observed the third-party cost could offset potential benefit depending on the program fee and credit level.

Town staff and committee members agreed the idea should be investigated further rather than pursued immediately. The committee suggested placing the item on the agenda for the town's Energy Advisory Committee (EAC) for a detailed review, and asked town staff to check program deadlines and the need for third-party services before the next EAC meeting planned for Sept. 29.

No committee motion or formal vote was taken on pursuing 179D at the Sept. 10 meeting; the discussion concluded with direction to research the program and to involve the EAC and appropriate town staff in evaluation.

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Key votes
- Recommendation to Select Board: Approve recommendation that the Select Board award the construction contract to Page Building Construction Company for $11,717,000. Outcome: approved by roll call.

- Material testing: Accept Pomeroy Associates' recommendation to contract with SW Cole as the project's material-testing agent. The committee recorded an estimated price of $25,410 and approved a not‑to‑exceed budget of $50,000 for testing services. Outcome: approved by roll call.

- Invoices and professional payments: The committee approved a set of invoices from project consultants and service providers, including Project Dog invoice #22856 ($1,395), multiple Pomeroy Associates invoices (examples: invoice 23.111.0-15 for $11,100; 23.111.0-16 for $3,000; 23.111.0-17 for $4,000), an LEC invoice (#153469 for $277.50), and Secochio Associates Architects invoices (examples: #23083-15 for $205,157.31; #23083-16 for $3,724.50; #23083-17 for $2,025,149.88). The committee approved these payments by roll call during the meeting.

Motions and procedural notes
Most motions were made on the record and approved by roll call. Committee members and project staff confirmed that Pomeroy had reviewed and recommended the invoices and that staff had signed or recommended them for payment. The committee also discussed timing for the Select Board vote and asked staff to submit the recommendation in time for the Select Board's Sept. 16 meeting.

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Committee members and the owner's project manager said the bid came in well below the project's original early construction estimate and that the low bids were closely clustered, a sign they said of a competitive bidding process. The committee's vote sends a formal recommendation to the Select Board, which the committee expects to consider at an upcoming meeting on Sept. 16.

The recommendation follows a multi-year project development process that the owner's project manager and architects described at the meeting. The project team said they prequalified 15 general contractors before issuing the bid package and received eight bids. The committee's cost estimate had been about $17.3 million in an early figure that included contingency, brick façade and a waterline; with those two items removed the team said the early estimate was about $15–16 million. The low bid of $11,717,000 prompted committee members to describe the results as favorable.

Alex Murphy, the owner's project manager with Pomeroy Associates, outlined the next administrative steps: the committee will forward its recommendation to the Select Board; after the Select Board votes the project team will issue a notice of award to Page; Page will assemble bonds and insurance documents; the town's contract review (including town counsel and the building commissioner) will review the insurance and bonds; and once contracts are executed the town will issue a notice to proceed and set a construction kickoff meeting.

Project staff said the team also plans to issue a notice of intent to award to Page before the Select Board vote to prompt the contractor to begin preparing bonds and insurance so the contract process can move quickly. The project architect, Kyle Robinson of Cochin Associates Architects, and the owner's team said they are preparing conformed contract documents and a complete set of drawings and specifications for construction once contract matters are settled.

The committee and staff discussed a likely site-mobilization timeline. Pomeroy Associates staff said the contractor could begin site setup and fencing roughly four to six weeks after the contract process concludes, with the team favoring a timeline closer to six weeks to allow for required pre-construction tasks such as natural-heritage mitigation and turtle-protection measures.

Committee members emphasized coordination on related work. The waterline that will connect to the building is being bid separately and must coordinate with the building contractor; project staff said MassDOT comments on the waterline remain outstanding and are expected to be resolved in coming months but will not prevent the contractor from beginning site work that does not require the road connection. The project team said planning-board and conservation approvals are in hand and that the site-plan decision is in the appeal-recording period with the town clerk.

Throughout the meeting members raised outreach and on-site communications. The contract with the winning bidder requires the contractor to install a site sign with a rendering and committee/board names; the building commissioner and staff reminded members to check local zoning sign rules before final sign placement. The committee also discussed forming a smaller working subgroup to attend weekly site or coordination meetings during construction and to rotate committee members through on-site visits; members said the working group will be set after the contractor kickoff meeting.

The committee's recommendation to the Select Board is advisory; the Select Board must vote to award the contract before the town executes a construction contract and issues a notice to proceed.

","The Town of Lakeville Fire Station Building Committee voted to recommend the Select Board award the construction contract to Page Building Construction following a competitive bidding process; next steps include Select Board review, contractor bonds and insurance review, and a likely site mobilization within about six weeks.","actionData","errors"]

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