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School Building Committee approves Newfield pay application and multiple consultant invoices, OKs change orders
Summary
At its June 15 meeting the Town of Sherman School Building Committee unanimously approved Newfield Construction pay application #10 for $2,813,658.28, several consultant invoices, and multiple proposed change orders charged to owner and CM contingencies. Committee members noted the project remains on schedule.
The Town of Sherman School Building Committee unanimously approved a series of contractor and consultant payments and change orders at its June 15, 2026 special meeting.
Samantha D'Agostino of Construction Solutions Group (CSG) reviewed the current bill summary. The committee approved CSG invoices totaling $3,280.00 (Sherman School $3,257.70; Central Administration $22.30) on a motion by Tim Laughlin, seconded by Christian Dacunha.
The committee then approved Antinozzi Associates invoices (Sherman School: $9,524.79 and $22,387.57; Central Administration: $65.21 and $153.28), again on a motion by Laughlin and a second from Vice Chair Bob Gamper.
The largest single payment approved was Newfield Construction pay application #10 for $2,813,658.28. Laughlin moved approval; Andrea Maloney seconded, and the motion passed with all voting members recorded as in favor.
Additional approved invoices included move-management monthly storage charges ($841.48 for project #009 and $5.76 for project #0010) and commissioning invoices to Van Zelm Engineering ($6,503.87 for Sherman School and $44.53 for Central Administration).
The committee reviewed proposed change orders (PCOs) line by line. Christian Dacunha requested that future meetings include written summaries of each PCO in advance; Laughlin described the committee’s three-step due-diligence review for change orders. The committee approved PCOs charged to the owner’s contingency not to exceed $39,685.00, and separately approved CM-contingency items not to exceed $19,301.00.
Benjamin Chasse of Newfield and Antinozzi Principal Architect Michael LoSasso described a proposed revision to storefront window details (PR 46R) to address blocking and related architectural considerations; the committee approved PR 46R for an amount not to exceed $3,798.00.
Committee members said the project remains on track. Vice President Bob Gamper requested a walk-through for the committee; Chair Kerry Merkel agreed to schedule it. The committee took all votes as recorded in the meeting minutes as "all in favor."
