Middle School Building Committee approves multiple construction and design actions; votes at a glance

The Norwood Middle School Building Committee voted April 14 to approve a package of vendor invoices, multiple purchase orders, an extension of building-automation monitoring services and several construction change orders, and it authorized the Town of Norwood to prepare engineering plans and bid documents for a new parking lot adjacent to the school.

The approvals came during a regularly scheduled meeting that included a site walk. Committee members voted by roll call on each motion; the votes recorded in the meeting were unanimous where tallied.

Why it matters: the approvals allocate money and assign next steps that move the new Cochran Middle School project toward completion and start the design process for adjacent town parking. The actions cover operations items (technology, furniture, invoicing) and construction changes that affect the final scope and…