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Needham officials outline $19.6 million Phase 1 schematic for DPW fleet maintenance building; town looks to grants

2294093 · February 12, 2025
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Design team presented schematic plans for a new fleet-maintenance building attached to the Jack Cogswell site, with a $19.6 million base estimate and two bid alternates (rooftop solar and converting an existing garage to electric heat). The town expects potential grant funding of roughly $1.7 million and plans 2025 design and bid milestones.

Town staff and project engineers presented a Phase 1 schematic‑design update Feb. 11 for Needham’s Department of Public Works complex. The work would add a pre‑engineered metal fleet‑maintenance building attached to the Jack Cogswell facility; the schematic estimate for the base project, including contingencies and soft costs, is $19,600,000.

Project team members — including Hank Half (building design and construction, Town of Needham), Ken Sargent and Wesson & Sampson…

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