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Dennis-Yarmouth awards DYMS turf replacement to Rad Sports; work to start May 15
Summary
The Dennis-Yarmouth School Committee accepted a bid recommendation from its owner’s project manager and approved Rad Sports to replace the turf at the Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate Middle School; work is scheduled to begin May 15 with substantial completion by Aug. 1 and final completion by Aug. 15.
The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District School Committee voted unanimously March 17 to accept a contractor recommendation and move forward with replacement of the turf at the Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate Middle School (DYMS).
The committee accepted the recommendation from PMA Consultants, the district’s owner’s project manager (OPM), to award the turf contract to Rad Sports. The bid award follows an open-bid process the district pursued after determining the existing fields were not draining as designed and after a separate remediation process to seek damages against prior contractors began.
Dr. Smith, the district superintendent, said the vote “kicks into high gear” the schedule for the work and confirmed construction is slated to begin May 15. Under the contract timeline disclosed to the committee, substantial completion is expected by Aug. 1, with full completion required by Aug. 15. The district said the timeline is intended to limit disruption to fall athletics and to allow major installation work while school is not in session.
PMA consultant Mitch (PMA) told the committee the district received multiple bids and that Rad Sports’ price represented a substantial savings compared with earlier pricing that the district had rejected as too high. Mitch also said a third-party engineering review and a new engineer are part of steps taken to avoid repeating the drainage problems that led to the current replacement project: “we don’t think we’ll be back at that state right now where these drainage issues” were present, he told the committee.
Committee members asked about warranties and how the district would protect itself if the work missed deadlines. Mitch responded that warranty language and contract details exist in the bid documents and emphasized that the selected contractor completes multiple turf fields each year. Dr. Smith said the district and its municipal partners had already planned alternate field locations and traffic-control measures to reduce disruption during construction and that a press release and stakeholder communications would be issued in the next days.
The committee also discussed minor design changes to the turf during the procurement — including revised field lining, raised fencing, changes to gating and the placement of a softball diamond in the lower field — but members emphasized those changes do not alter the installation’s core structure.
The district said the installation requires removing and hauling off large volumes of old material and bringing in equivalent amounts of new material; the precise number of truckloads was discussed but not specified in the meeting record. PMA and district staff said staging and access routes were coordinated to minimize impact on parent drop-off and pick-up. The district noted that some parking and field access will be needed during staging and that the bulk of the heavy work is scheduled for the summer period.
No vote tally by name was recorded in the public transcript; the committee announced the motion carried unanimously.
