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Town of Mansfield
Municipal Building Committee
Meeting Minutes of April 5, 2005
Members Present: James Liddick, Chairman, Kenneth Gay, William Moore and
Eleanor McCarter, Secretary
Richard Feeley and David Young — Excused Absence
Attendees: Kurt Gaffiiey, Assoc. MBC Member/Water Operations Manager
Bob Chapell, Woodard & Curran
Ray Lagesse, Hart Engineering
Meeting commenced at 6:00 PM.
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Site Walk -thru - Project Supervisor Ray Lagesse met with Project Engineer Bob Chapell
and members of the MBC, and were given a construction tour of the new water treatment
facility located at 500 East Street, Mansfield, MA 02048.
Discussion; Although some work items reviewed during the walk -thru require additional
follow up, MBC members are pleased with the overall quality of workmanship provided
to date. Bob Chapell provided a letter to the MBC (dated April 5, 2005) in response to
project construction questions generated by Mike Ahern in his role of Manager of Public
Buildings. The questions from Mr. Ahern were originally brought to Chairman Liddick's
attention (via e-mail dated 3/31/05), and were also addressed by the Engineer during the
course of the walk -thru.
Isolated Ball Valves — MBC members noticed a number of valves are missing and need
to be installed.
Balancing valves — MBC members noticed a number of balancing valves are missing in
the administration area and cafeteria. Hart needs to verify whether zone heat valves are
included in the heating unit.
Gas shut —off valve — Hart needs to install a gas shut -off valve to the garage and vehicle
wash bay.
Automatic control valves — MBC members emphasized that the automatic control valves
need to be noted on the final As -Built Drawings.
Fire Protection — Hart will request Bristol Fire Protection to rotate the turn valve on the
pipe in the rear hall for easier accessibility.
Pie Hangers — Bob Chapell advised that there is no 18" flanged pipe installed on the
project. At locations where the 16 -inch and 12 -inch diameter raw and finished water
pipes are supported from the roof trusses, Bob reported that the roof trusses are
specifically designed to handle the loads produced by the pipes.
Ladder safety requirement — MBC members viewed a tall upright ladder, which is
installed securely to the wall in the pump station area in order to access the attic. In
response to a question about a possible need to install a safety cage around the ladder,
Woodard & Curran advised the MBC that cages are only required for ladders over 20 -feet
in height. Based on input from Bob Chapell, the ladder installed to access and attic, and
the other ladder accessing the mechanical platform in the filter room are lower than this
height
Heat not required for Attic Sprinkler System - Sprinkler system in the attic space is a dry
sprinkler system, which is not susceptible to freezing.
Electrical Junction Boxes — Per contract specifications (Division 16000 -8 section 2.03
B.), Hart needs to ensure the junction box covers located in the attic space are readily
accessible. MBC requested the Contractor to cut away the insulation material to a safe
distance away from each junction box without compromising the purpose of the
insulation.
Drain in Boiler Room — The MBC previously indicated to Woodard & Curran and Hart,
that a trench drain be installed in the boiler room in order to prevent potential water
overflow from causing damage to other office areas nearby if the boiler fails. Based on
input from Mr. Lagesse, the subcontractor was apparently unable to identify the trench
drain shown on the contract drawings therefore, he installed a single drain in the boiler
room. Since a single drain is already installed in the boiler room, the MBC discussed an
option with Hart to install a 4 -inch cement curb around the perimeter of the water heater
to address the overflow concern. Ray Lagesse needs to review the option with Hart's
Project Manager Jim Ramos.
Roofing/Flashing —Member Gay observed a section of roof work that appeared to be
incomplete. Ray Lagesse commented that additional work needs to be complete near the
northwest corner of the roof and that the flashing would be complete after the nearby area
work is finished.
Roof Snow Guards - Snow Guards are not yet installed.
Communications conduit — Fall River Electrical Associates is responsible for installing
the data and telephone wiring inside the building. Per Ray Legesse, there are two (4"
diameter) new buried conduit lines leading from the new pole to a new hand hole located
at the West side of the site for this purpose.
Concern was that the existing communications conduit from East Street to the wells was
supposed to have two conduit lines and one spare conduit installed. Ray Lagesse
indicated that evening that there is no spare conduit in place. Bob Chapel commented to
Mr. Lagesse that a spare conduit was not necessary and that additional cable could be
combined within the existing conduit installed.
Based on the e -mail to Chairman Liddick (dated 3/31/05), Mr. Ahern misinformed the
Town's MIS Director regarding availability of a spare conduit for the Town to run fiber
optic communications cable.
Gas Control Valve Safety Recall — MBC received a response from Hart, which indicated
that the valve being recalled was in the gas power wash equipment, which was deleted
from the contract. No further action is required.
Hart Engineering/Application for Payment #11 — Review /Approval
MOTION to recommend payment to Hart Engineering in the amount of
$400,623.97 for construction services provided through March 31, 2005.
W. Moore /K. Gay; 4 -0 Passes.
Meetine Schedule — Bob Chapell is unavailable to meet on April 12, 2005. MBC will
contact Bob by the end of week to confirm whether there is a need to reschedule the
meeting on an alternate night.
Next Job Site Meeting — April 13, 2005
OTHER MBC BUSINESS
The following general MBC business agenda items are postponed to next week:
Capital Improvements Committee
• Committee update -Ken Gay
• Revised project cost estimate for new Fire Station & new DPW Facility — Jim
Litigation Update
Mansfield Police Station; Request to review file documents
• No further contact from Attorney Zamansky
Qualters Middle School/Keyes;
• Pre -Trial Conference Fall River Superior Court- Monday, May 2, 2005
WTF Project/Demand for Mediation re: Rock Claim;
• Pending response from Town Counsel Bob Mangiaratti
WTF Project; Demand for Mediation re: Additional Sprinklers;
• Additional documentation needed from Woodard & Curran (requested 4/4/05)
Qualters Middle School
Synchronization of strobe /horns — Design Contract Agreement
Proposal from Vincent DiIorio Inc. is with Town Manager for approval
MBC Department Budget
4% Budget Reduction Request — Chairman to respond by April 7, 2005
Town Spending Freeze (non - essential items)
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Eleanor McCarter, Secretary
Richard J. Feeley, Cler
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