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Salem Public Schools design team files schematic plan ahead of Dec. 17 MSBA submittal
Summary
Designers and construction partners presented detailed schematic plans, confirmed MSBA deadlines and discussed site decisions including a temporary automotive building, possible reuse of the Salem Diner site, campus Wi‑Fi, geothermal siting, and program changes such as relocating welding and removing a photography darkroom.
Salem Public Schools building committee members heard a detailed schematic design update Thursday evening, with architects and construction partners outlining a Dec. 17 schematic submission to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and confirming a Dec. 3 deadline to verify the project is on budget to the MSBA.
The presentation and discussion matter because the schematic design and final estimate will form the basis of the MSBA review and a vote expected in February; it also set the major program and site decisions that will shape construction and future campus use.
Perkins and Will and the construction manager partners described weeks of programming meetings and the team’s work to produce room data sheets, finish lists and a full schematic estimate. "A big an important date here to remember is that on December 3, we have to confirm that the project is on budget to the MSBA," the committee chair said during the update. The design team said it will coordinate estimates with the SRP team (the Shawmut/WT Rich partnership) and the owner’s project…
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