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Board debates use of Mowgli Engineering as clerk of the works for library; leans toward limited site inspections
Summary
Mowgli Engineering offered clerk‑of‑works services; Selectboard members questioned whether the firm has full building‑construction expertise, and discussed whether to spend $11,000 remaining in a contract for weekly inspections or to pursue limited site inspections and engineering walk‑throughs instead.
The Selectboard reviewed a letter from Mowgli Engineering that offered construction oversight (clerk of the works) and showed a $45,000 contract with about $11,000 remaining. Members debated whether to use the remaining funds for weekly inspections, milestone reviews, or to claw back the funds to reduce a projected deficit.
Some board members said Mowgli's firm may not have full building construction expertise for HVAC/MEP and large structural systems, and recommended restricting oversight to site work (compaction, grades, buried utilities) or arranging an engineering walk‑through by a licensed structural engineer. "If their expertise is not in the rest of construction we're doing, then the $11,000 that's available is out of the picture," one board member said. The board also noted weekly builder reports go to the town administrator and that targeted inspections on buried work and milestones would likely provide the most value for limited remaining funds.
No formal contract change was approved at the meeting; staff were asked to explore a targeted inspection plan and to obtain estimates from a structural engineer or building inspector for a focused walk‑through.
