Lakeville committee approves three change orders, hears curb‑cut, utilities and invoice updates

The Lakeville Police Station and Building Committee voted unanimously at its July meeting to approve three construction change orders and to pay a set of project invoices after receiving a construction progress update.

Committee members heard that the police station’s main foundation is nearly complete and that the project is running about a week ahead of schedule. "I'd say they're about a week ahead of schedule," said Mike, a project staff member overseeing daily construction activity. He said site work and delivery of fabricated steel — "the steel is actually sitting in Freetown right now" — are expected to accelerate framing once the slab is ready.

The committee was shown the monthly budget update and was told there have been no changes to the overall budget since the previous meeting and no draws on contingency this month. Material testing returned stronger-than-expected concrete PSI values, and staff reported that testing and inspections so far have not revealed unresolved issues.

Change orders and vote The committee reviewed and approved three change orders, described by project staff and the architect, that were identified during submittal and early construction work: - Furnishing and installing faucets and shower valves, $8,393.15 — the manufacturer and model were…