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Finance committee reviews $898,445 council chamber renovation estimate; electrical panel flagged as high priority
Summary
At a 50% design milestone the committee reviewed an $898,445 construction estimate for council chamber renovations (50% schematic). Staff warned a 20% contingency could raise costs toward $1.1 million; the obsolete Federal Pacific circuit breaker panel and HVAC improvements were highlighted as safety and conservation priorities, and members discussed CPA and grant funding.
City project staff and the project team briefed the Holyoke Finance Committee on March 25 about a 50% schematic estimate for renovating the council chamber and related spaces. The presented estimate totaled $898,445; project team members said a 20% contingency would bring the cost closer to $1.1 million if the full scope proceeds.
Marco Crescentini (architecture team) and Matt (DPW representative) described the principal work streams: electrical upgrades (roughly 25% of the estimate), mural conservation (about 25%), HVAC improvements (about 13%), lighting, and…
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