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Medford High building committee reviews four design proposals, approves $25,000 OPM invoice
Summary
At a meeting in BSR 489, the Medford High School Building Committee discussed four architect/engineering proposals for Medford High, asked standardized questions for interviews, and approved the August OPM invoice for $25,000.
The Medford High School Building Committee met in person at BSR 489 in Medford to discuss four design proposals for the high school and approved an OPM invoice for $25,000.
Committee members framed the evening around a required, non‑ranking review of four design teams. “We cannot rank. We cannot do that,” Jenny Graham said, repeating guidance from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that the committee avoid discussing rankings or favorites while proposals are still being considered. The committee spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing strengths, weaknesses and standardized questions to use at upcoming interviews with finalists.
Why it matters: the designer selected through the MSBA process will shape whether the project is a renovation, partial reconstruction or full rebuild, where CTE (career and technical education) space is placed and how the site’s steep grade and circulation issues are handled. Committee members stressed that the next step is the Designer Selection Panel (DSP), with an initial DSP meeting…
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