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Somerville narrows MSBA designer shortlist; CAG, surveys and financing discussion continue
Summary
Somerville staff reported the MSBA project team has shortlisted three designer teams for interviews and that the city’s Construction Advisory Group and a public survey are continuing to inform feasibility‑study options for Winter Hill and Brown schools.
City and school staff told the joint School Buildings, Facilities and Maintenance Special Committee on Sept. 15 that Somerville’s Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) project is advancing: the owners’ project manager is under contract, six designer teams responded to the city’s request for services and staff shortlisted the field to three firms for interviews planned Sept. 25.
Staff emphasized the next required step is an MSBA feasibility study that examines options — locations, sizes and configurations — before any final recommendation. The city said the selected firm will use the background work already done for the district’s K‑capacity study and hazardous‑materials surveys as the starting point.
Why it matters: The MSBA feasibility study and any subsequent design will shape where Somerville’s Winter Hill and Brown school populations attend class for years to come. Councilors and community volunteers told the committee that process design, survey outreach and transparent financial information are…
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