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Brentwood advisory committee backs $125,000 warrant article, favors design‑build path for municipal complex
Summary
The Brentwood Town Municipal Complex Research Committee on March 3 recommended the select board keep the capital reserve warrant article at $125,000 to fund a design‑build (30% design) procurement for a proposed municipal complex, citing flexibility and timeline advantages; members noted a full 100% design would cost substantially more and could require increasing the article to roughly $200,000.
The Brentwood Town Municipal Complex Research Committee voted March 3 to recommend that the select board maintain a capital reserve warrant article at $125,000 and proceed with a 30% design‑build approach to develop a municipal complex.
The committee’s chair said the article as written would add $125,000 to a CRF that currently holds just under $125,000, bringing the fund close to $250,000 if voters approve the article. Committee members reviewed two proposals from Turner (Doug Turner): preparing a partial design sufficient for a design‑build procurement (roughly a 30% package) or advancing to a full 100% design for a hard‑bid construction procurement. The chair said Turner provided both scopes and that either path could yield a biddable construction number before the 2027 Town…
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