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Elementary School Building Project Task: Manage the design and construction of a new elementary school and the renovation of the Center School. Work could also encompass upgrades to the Elmwood School to ensure parity with the other elementary schools.
TIMELINE: February 2, 2010: Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee (HESBC) finalized scope of designer services for the Feasibility Study Phase and voted to recommend award to Design Partnership of Cambridge (DPC) for sum of $335,000.00 within overall appropriation of $385,000.00. February 4, 2010: School Committee executed contract with selected designer (DPC) February 10, 2010: the Owner’s Project Manager(OPM) issued a “notice to proceed” to DPC February 22, 2010: “kick-off” meeting held with DPC and HESBC to review work plan and schedule. February 24, 2010: Representatives from Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) along with HPS staff toured the three sites being considered including Center School, Elmwood School and Fruit Street sites. Regular Meetings: the HESBC has scheduled the following regular meetings which are held in School Administration Building conference room at 7:00pm:
PROJECT STATUS: The HESBC established criteria for the evaluation of the three site options for a new elementary school. The School Committee stated their preference for a solution that includes for a K-5 grade population at three elementary schools with Pre-K at one of the elementary school sites. Design Partnership of Cambridge (DPC) provide a Matrix of several options that was considered by the HESBC after which, the options were reduced to three that will be refined and brought to a higher level of development by DPC. Meetings have occurred with HPS elementary principals and specialists in order to develop the educational program for the new school. Discussions have also occurred with Town officials regarding the anticipated project approval process. In the next month, the HESBC plans to complete review of the educational programming, building and site concept plans, preliminary cost estimates and phasing. |