Revere project committee awards $3.065 million site-demolition amendment; reviews budget, MEPA and cash flow

The Revere project committee voted Wednesday to approve Amendment No. 4 to the Consigli Construction Co. contract, adding $3,065,057 for site demolition work and related preconstruction services. The committee also approved three invoices covering preconstruction, design and early-site work and heard updates on state permitting, a June 6 target for 60% construction documents, and the city’s near-term plan to sell temporary bonds to cover cash-flow deficits.

The committee discussed the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) review process, and staff said they expect to complete the final MEPA environmental impact report in July and receive MEPA approval in August. Committee members and project staff said they are coordinating with MSBA and state contacts to keep the schedule on track; officials warned that a delay in MEPA clearance would push later work and could affect winter construction and the overall schedule.

Why it matters: The amendment funds the first visible construction activity on the site — removal of racetrack grandstand foundations, removal of track heating pipe, and disposal of contaminated soils identified in prior testing — which project staff said is limited by the MEPA waiver to the portion of the site inside the approved work area. Committee members also discussed the need to monitor cash flow…