Joint Special School Building Committee

JOINT SPECIAL SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 NHS NORTH BOARD ROOM A meeting of the Joint Special School Building Committee was held Nashua High North on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Alderman Dowd called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. Alderman Tabacsko led the prayer and Mr. Hallowell led the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Alderman Donchess Alderman Dowd, Alderman McCarthy, Alderman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman Moriarty, Alderman Tabacsko, Mr. Hallowell, Mr. Mosher, Ms. Muise, Mr. Ryder Also Present: Mr. Smith, Mr. DuBois, Mr. Nikias, Mr. Caulfield Channel 99 Videographer Previous Meeting Minutes Approval Alderman McCarthy moved that the previous minutes of the JSSBC meeting held Thursday, May 31, 2012 be accepted and placed on file and the readings be waived. So Voted. Remarks by Chairman None. Remarks by School Administration None. Committee Reports Alderman McCarthy moved that the previous minutes of the Construction Projects Committee meeting held Thursday, May 31, 2012 be accepted and placed on file. So Voted. Alderman McCarthy moved to suspend the rules to allow for an oral report of a meeting held earlier this evening. So voted. Alderman McCarthy The Construction Projects Committee met earlier this evening, and I received a report from the Architect and Construction Manager that construction at Ledge Street and Fairgrounds is essentially complete, and that Charlotte is ongoing. The only action taken other than the approval of invoices was to recommend approval of the Certificate of Substantial Completion for Ledge Street School. ALDERMAN McCARTHY MOVED TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR LEDGE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. JSSBC COMMITTEE MEETING June 28, 2012 Mr. Hallowell At the end of the Construction Projects Committee meeting, I heard that there was some small rattling that was being dealt with. With no one in the school now until probably September, if we find any other problems as we move along that need fixing, when does our warranty or guarantee expire for those kinds of items? Mr. Smith Generally everything in the school has a one year warranty. The staff has been in quite a bit of the school starting in October. So this one thing is a fairly isolated small issue, and we’re turning everything back on in September and would still have plenty of time to get things corrected. Mr. Hallowell We might consider that when they do get back to school next September, having a teacher for the teachers to respond to. Is it meeting what we expected with evenness of the heat, etc.? It might not be things people would complain about, but it could be helpful information if we asked. Alderman Tabacsko In addition I would use that opportunity to remind them to keep stuff off the counter tops. Mr. Mosher I agree with the idea of a survey, but would wait until the heat is turned on. Mr. Dowd We have a year, and probably wouldn’t do it as soon as school starts when they have a lot of things going on. Mr. Hallowell At one meeting Mr. Ryder suggested that we put a bump or something in front those registers so that teachers have at least some barrier to where papers won’t push back. Has anything ever been done to that suggestion? Mr. Smith We have not done anything to this point. It’s an issue at one school and not the other, but we haven’t done anything further with that. Mr. Ryder I hope that we look into that possibility from the word go at Charlotte Avenue. Voting on Motion: ALDERMAN McCARTHY MOVED TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR LEDGE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO VOTED. APPROVAL OF INVOICES ALDERMAN McCARTHY MOVED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING INVOICE FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS AND LEDGE STREET PROJECTS: TO HARVEY CONSTRUCTION FOR $65,855.14. SO VOTED. 2 JSSBC COMMITTEE MEETING June 28, 2012 ALDERMAN McCARTHY MOVED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING INVOICES FOR THE CHARLOTTE AVENUE PROJECT: TO HARVEY CONSTRUCTION FOR $431,775.80; TO TURNER BUILDING SCIENCE FOR $9.858.03; TO CX ASSOCIATES FOR $1,991.25; AND TO PAGE STREET RENTALS FOR $360. SO VOTED. COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC None. COMMENTS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Alderman McCarthy Now that we have Ledge and Fairgrounds done, I’d really like to express my thanks to the Turner Group and to Harvey Construction for getting them done on time and way under budget, and producing good results for Nashua once again. Mr. Mosher moved to adjourn. So voted at 7:19 p.m. Submitted by Jacki Waters 3