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Needham building committee approves routine invoices, change orders across library, DPW and theater projects
Summary
At the May 18 meeting the Needham PBBC approved multiple requisitions and change orders for the library, DPW fleet maintenance facility and Newman theater projects, including a $644,280.50 GNR requisition and several smaller invoices and testing fees.
The Needham Permanent Public Building Committee on May 18 voted to approve a series of construction payments, consultants' invoices and a small change order as projects across town continue.
Library project: the committee approved four invoices tied to the young‑adult library project: Tower Construction requisition #9 for $37,179.82 (general contractor), Util Incorporated for $8,132.50 (architect budget), Strategic Spaces for furniture totaling $186,860.74 (FF&E), and GovConnection for audiovisual equipment at $1,952.74 (technology budget). Each motion was moved by the chair and carried by roll call.
DPW fleet facility: the committee authorized Change Order #2 for G&R Construction in the amount of $17,677.76 to cover relocated geothermal well work, electrical receptacle revisions, MDF room rack work, relocation of a water‑source heat pump and septic holding‑tank pumping. The group also approved a GNR Construction requisition #6 for $644,280.50 and paid consultant/designer invoices including Weston & Samson ($66,559) and Lyro Engineers ($8,260).
Newman theater and permitting fees: the Newman theater project progressed through submittals and RFIs with typical site logistics; the committee approved HMFH invoices for April services and consultant work totaling $175,729.49 and a Bond invoice for $25,000. The committee also approved Lyra Hill testing fees of $11,425 and MBTA application fees of $2,600 to initiate rail‑adjoining permitting steps.
Procedure and votes: the chair moved each requisition or invoice and the committee approved them by roll call vote. Committee members asked clarifying questions in several cases—for example, DPW payment approvals included a short debate over coordination between plumbing and mechanical bids that required a small change order.
What happens next: approved requisitions will be processed through town accounting and project teams will continue to resolve outstanding punch‑list items, particularly for the library's millwork and the DPW project's geothermal work. The G&R change order will be implemented to allow the contractor to proceed with the specified adjustments.
Source: motions and roll‑call votes recorded in the May 18 PBBC meeting transcript.
