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Select Board authorizes $426,000 OPM contract for fire department project after questioning fees and oversight
Summary
After questioning fee structure and contingency for a projected $8.3 million fire department project, the Town of Hampden Select Board voted to authorize the town administrator to sign a $426,000 owner's project manager (OPM) contract recommended by the fire department building committee.
The Town of Hampden Select Board on Oct. 27 authorized the town administrator to sign a $426,000 contract with the recommended owner's project manager (OPM) for the planned fire department building project, after committee members presented a revised scope that shortens the construction schedule and removes FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) monitoring from the OPM’s duties.
Mark, a member of the fire department building committee, told the board the recommended firm had the…
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