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Pawtucket committee recommends $8,000 conceptual estimate for City Hall rehab; committee seeks buyer’s‑score comparison
Summary
The Pawtucket Facilities Committee voted to recommend awarding a contract for a $8,000 conceptual cost estimate for City Hall to a low‑fee firm and directed staff to circulate full submission packages for members to compare the new estimate against a prior Downs assessment. The committee also discussed future consultation with the Masonry Institute once design documents exist.
The Pawtucket Facilities Committee voted Oct. 23 to recommend awarding a contract for a conceptual cost estimate for the City Hall revitalization project to the lowest‑fee responder, identified in the meeting packet as Alana Construction, for $8,000.
Committee members emphasized that the contracts on the table were for preconstruction/conceptual estimating services — not for construction work. Staff explained the three submissions the committee reviewed were square‑footage‑based conceptual estimates intended to replicate the earlier Downs owner’s‑rep estimate so the committee could compare results before deciding whether to fund design work.
The decision followed a lengthy discussion about the wide spread among the three submissions and whether…
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