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Middle School Building Committee approves $554,196 in May invoices and $314,437 in change orders; project nearing MSBA 95% payment threshold
Summary
The committee approved the month‑ending May invoice package totaling $554,196.22, voted to approve Change Order No. 32 (about $314,437, including PCO 8195B $283,764; PCO 8288 $5,977; PCO 8289 $24,696), and authorized a $1,643 LEED plaque and a $31,647 Vertex amendment for moving costs; staff reported MSBA payments to date of $47,248,119 (about 91% of the facilities grant).
The Town of Norwood Middle School Building Committee on June 8 approved invoices, a bundled change order and a small purchase order as the Coakley Middle School construction project moved toward final closeout.
Committee members voted by voice to approve the invoice package for the month ending May totaling $554,196.22, which the presenter said includes Vertex base services, landscape‑related invoices and several technology and moving costs. The invoice package was moved, seconded and approved unanimously.
Staff then reviewed change orders consolidated in Change Order No. 32 and presented itemized PCOs: PCO 8195B (final path work, loam, seeding and planting) at a final amount of $283,764; PCO 8288 (upgrade to SDI cabling in the auditorium) for $5,977; and PCO 8289 (added chain‑link fence to fully encapsulate the field nearest the school) for $24,696. The presenter described Change Order No. 32 as totaling about $314,437. A motion to approve the change order was made, seconded and approved by voice vote (unanimous).
On budget status, staff said the project has submitted payment requests to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) totaling just under $139,000 in the current cycle and that payments received to date from MSBA equal $47,248,119 — described in the meeting as roughly 91% of the total facilities grant. Staff reminded the committee that MSBA holds payment requests once a project reaches 95% pending final audit; reaching that threshold would pause processing of payment requests until final audit and documentation are complete.
The committee also approved two smaller items: a $1,643 purchase to produce a LEED Gold plaque to be mounted in the building, and Vertex Amendment No. 10 for moving costs, $31,647. The presenter reported an FF&E and technology budget balance of $314,459 remaining.
The presenter summarized construction progress including completed epoxy line striping, asphalt and curb repairs, updated final as‑built surveys and a rescheduled 10‑month commissioning walkthrough pushed to July. Staff said remaining punch‑list and landscape establishment items will be addressed during the summer, with the committee set to receive a status update at the next meeting on Aug. 10.
No member raised objections to the invoices, change order or small procurements; all motions carried by voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes.
