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Select Board approves $39,100 change order to hire structural engineering for fire-station addition
Summary
After staff reported design questions connecting new additions to the 1960s fire station, the board approved change order 3 for $39,100 to obtain structural-engineering services and authorized the chair to sign.
Staff described concerns raised by Mancusi Design about connecting proposed additions to the existing 1960s fire station and said engaging a structural engineer is necessary to proceed. "The amount of the change order is $39,100, and it will take approximately 50 days to complete," staff said when introducing change order 3. Board members discussed whether to delay construction until spring to avoid winter work but noted rising costs could increase the total if postponed.
Speaker 9, who identified himself as the chief, criticized earlier steps in the project and emphasized state requirements for stamped engineering plans: he said engineering should have been done earlier and warned the town cannot accept unengineered work. The board voted to approve the $39,100 change order and authorized the chair to sign on behalf of the board.
