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Needham PBBC approves contractor evaluations, selects outside OPM and signs multiple invoices
Summary
At its Jan. 6, 2025 meeting the Permanent Public Building Committee approved Emery Grover contractor evaluation scores, designated Lyro Hill as external owner’s project manager for the Howard School project, and approved a series of invoices and change orders, all by roll-call votes.
The Permanent Public Building Committee voted Tuesday to approve contractor evaluation scores for the Emery Grover project, designate an external owner’s project manager for the Howard School renovation and approve multiple vendor invoices and a change order.
The votes, taken by roll call during the Jan. 6 meeting held under the governor’s emergency remote‑meeting order, cleared contractor evaluations and payments that committee members said were needed to keep several town building projects moving while staff resolve remaining punch‑list and warranty issues.
Most contested items were procedural. The committee unanimously approved the Emery Grover contractor evaluation scores and several invoices and change orders for commissioning, mechanical replacements and design services. The committee also accepted a subcommittee recommendation naming Lyro Hill as the external owner’s project manager (OPM) for the Howard School work and authorized Lyro Hill and other consultants’ invoices.
Votes at a glance
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