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Scituate committee recommends $78.2 million contract for new school, approves while AG reviews subcontractor protest
Summary
The Scituate School Committee recommended awarding the general‑contractor contract for the new school to Rate Builders in a combined bid of about $78.24 million; the recommendation allows the town to proceed while an Attorney General review of an electrical subcontract dispute continues.
The Scituate School Committee on Aug. 25 recommended that the town enter a contract with Rate Builders for the construction of the new school, based on a combined base bid and Alternate No. 1 totaling $78,235,410.
Dr. Rabe, the district’s project lead, told the committee the project is “very much on time and very much under budget,” and described a timeline that anticipates a notice to proceed by Aug. 28 and building completion in 2027. He said the district received three prequalified general‑contractor bids and that the low combined bid included the turf‑field alternate.
The superintendent and project staff highlighted two…
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