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Triton committee outlines RFS and MSBA timeline for middle/high school project, expects designer selection process next spring

Triton Regional School Committee ยท October 10, 2025
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Summary

The Triton Regional School Committee heard an update on the middle/high school building project: the district issued a request for services (RFS) and expects proposal submissions in late October. A small subcommittee will narrow candidates, with a recommendation to the MSBA anticipated before Thanksgiving and designer selection planned for spring

The Triton Regional School Committee on Oct. 8 received an update on the middle and high school building project, including the request for services (RFS) timeline and the districts plan to seek Office of Project Management (OPM) and designer approvals through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).

Superintendent Brian said the RFS was posted in early October and that at least a dozen firms had requested the RFS. He said the district scheduled a site walk-through and expects proposals to be due about Oct. 28, after which a six-person subcommittee will evaluate submissions and identify finalists for interviews. "We have had several. Rich has the current tally, but at least a dozen, I believe, at this point," Brian said.

The subcommittee described by administration will include district procurement and finance staff, committee members and professionals with OPM experience. The subcommittee will produce a short list for interviews, then negotiate and present a recommendation to the building committee. If the district submits a recommendation to MSBA before Thanksgiving, officials expect to appear on the MSBA OPM review panel docket in early January. "If we get it to them before Thanksgiving, that puts us on the docket for the January 5 OPM review panel," the superintendent said.

District officials said the anticipated schedule would allow a designer selection process to be underway in spring and for the project to move into the feasibility-study phase (module 3) by mid-April. The administration reiterated earlier projections that, if the process follows the planned timeline, the committee would seek votes in 2028 and expect construction to finish in 2031; those dates were presented as planning targets.

Committee members described community engagement to date, including a daylong workshop on Sept. 30 that gathered parents, students and educators to develop an educational vision for the project. Administration said a second day of work was scheduled Oct. 15 to refine that vision before designers begin schematic work.

The committee did not take a formal vote on the project at the Oct. 8 meeting; the presentation outlined next steps for vendor evaluation, finalist interviews and formal recommendations to MSBA.