Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, November 1, 2019 Update on School Building project Town reports 60 percent of work has been completed on new Saugus Middle-High School (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued by the Town Manager’s Office this week.) T own Manager Scott C. Crabtree and Saugus MiddleHigh School Project Building Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith are pleased to announce that members of the Committee conducted a site visit and walk-through of the Town’s $3.39 $2.45 GALLON GALLON We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover Price Subject to Change without notice 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation new grades 6-12 Middle-High School last week, amidst several construction milestones. The Committee had the opportunity to learn about and observe firsthand the construction progress on the new school during their visit on Monday, October 21. Members walked through and admired the formation of various academic spaces: middle and high school academic pods, the black box theater, the media center, the gymnasium, tech labs, the auditorium, the administration area, cafeterias, forum stairs, a fitness center/alternate physical education space, the lightwell and skylights and much more. Approximately 60 percent of construction has been completed since work began on the project last summer. The building envelope is nearing completion, and the majority of the remaining work is related to interior finishes. Recently, the construction team successfully installed 20 rooftop units Lawrence A. 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Function Room up to 75 Guests 817 Broadway (Route 1 South), Saugus (781) 558-2271 SITE VISIT: School Building Committee Members and others, clockwise from the top right, are Town Manager Scott Crabtree, School Committee/Building Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith, School Committee Member Marc Magliozzi, Saugus High School Principal Mike Hashem, HMFH Architects Principal Tina Stanislaski, Suffolk Construction Field Operations staffer Patrick DeBenedetto, Suffolk Construction Senior Project Manager Noah Manacas, Selectman Mark Mitchell, Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Jeffrey Cicolini, School Committee Member Linda Gaieski, Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, Town Meeting Member Christine Moreschi, Selectman Jennifer D’Eon, Town Meeting Member Steve Horlick, Town Accountant Donna Matarazzo, Superintendent of Schools Dr. David DeRuosi, and Attorney Richard Magnan. (Courtesy Photo To The Saugus Advocate) and skylights throughout the structure. The building’s drywall and framing are almost finished, at which time other trades will begin detailed interior work. The project team has also begun work on the building’s hardscape. “One year ago, the Building Committee toured the Middle-High School project site and admired the extensive site work, concrete placement, and first series of erected steel Restaurant Hours Monday – Wednesday 11:00 A.M. – 9:30 P.M. Thursday – Saturday 11:00 A.M. – 10:30 P.M. Sunday 12:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. Lounge open until 1 a.m. Our Menu features Classics, Premium Barbecue, Seafood, Lunch Specials, House Specials, Healthy Options, and Beverages for all occasions. beams. Last week, the Committee was able to appreciate the project’s impressive progress,” said Town Manager Crabtree. “It is extremely exciting to see the community’s vision become a reality after years of collaborating and working together with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the School Building Committee, School District, the residents of Saugus, and our project team.” The Town of Saugus has partnered with the MSBA and a highly qualified team of project managers, architects and Construction Managers at Risk (CMR) to construct a grade 6-12, new Middle-High School. Throughout the past several years, the Town has completed the following MSBA-required phases: Eligibility Period, Forming the Project Team, Feasibility Study, Schematic Design Phase, Funding the Project, and Detailed Design. Saugus is currently in the Construction Phase (Module 7 of 8) of the project with the MSBA. During this phase, the community will continue to collaborate with the MSBA to report on the progress of the project, while remaining on schedule and within budget. The new school is slated for completion in the summer of 2020. Construction began on the site following a groundbreaking ceremony on July 17, 2018, which was attended by local and state officials, representatives from the MSBA, Town employees, the project team, and hundreds of Saugus residents. “I am so proud of the progress we are making on the construction of our new MiddleHigh School,” said School Committee/School Building Committee Chair Jeannie Meredith. “I am incredibly impressed with the construction team, which has consistently been on-task, on-schedule, and on-budget. I want to thank our project team for extending the invitation to the full Building Committee to view this monumental progress, and for their continued transparency and thoroughness throughout this process.” The Town also recently announced that the taxpayers of Saugus will benefit from a $3.5 million savings in bonds borrowing for the new Middle-High School and other important community capital investment projects due to the Town of Saugus’s solid financial standing and AA+/Stable S&P Bond Rating. The Town received competitive bids from eight financial institutions/ agencies for a $49,283,000 30year bond issue. The winning bid was offered by Bank of America Merrill Lynch with an interest rate of 2.62%. Bank of America Merrill Lynch offered BUILDING | SEE PAGE 7
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