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Officials outline MSBA timeline for Madison Park and say RFP will not lock site choice

Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee · March 26, 2026
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Summary

PFD and MSBA staff told councilors Madison Park’s MSBA eligibility period starts July 1, 2026, triggering a timeline that could move feasibility work into 2027–2029 and construction around 2030. Officials said MSBA procurement requires evaluating multiple site options and that the initial RFP will not specify a single site (such as the P3), though P3 could become a preferred schematic later.

City officials used the March 26 Ways and Means hearing to walk councilors through the Massachusetts School Building Authority process for larger projects and to clarify how site selection and procurement will proceed for Madison Park.

Brian McLaughlin, senior project manager for the Public Facilities Department, told the committee Madison Park’s eligibility period is scheduled to begin July 1 and last nine months; if the MSBA votes to invite the project into the feasibility phase, that feasibility period typically…

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