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Requesting an appropriation and authorization to borrow $300,000 in a bond to retain an Owner's Project Manager to renovate the West Branch Library.
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To the Honorable Board:
I respectfully request on behalf of the Capital Projects and Planning Department an appropriation of $300,000.00 and authorization for the City Treasurer to borrow $300,000.00 to retain an Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) for the renovation of the West Branch Library.
Related information:
Before contracting for design services in connection with a public building contract that is estimated to cost $1.5 million or more, the City must contract with or assign a qualified OPM to serve as the City’s agent during the planning, design and implementation of the contract. The OPM must be independent of the project designer, general contractor or any subcontractor.
M.G.L. c. 149, § 44A½, contains the following provision regarding the duties of the OPM:
The duties of the owner’s project manager shall include, but need not be limited to, providing advice and consultation with respect to design, value engineering, scope of the work, cost estimating, general contractor and subcontractor prequalification, pursuant to section 44D½ or 44D¾ when applicable, scheduling, construction and the selection, negotiation with and oversight of a designer and a general contractor for the project, ensuring the preparation of time schedules which shall serve as control standards for monitoring performance of the building project, and assisting in project evaluation including, but not limited to, written evaluations of the performance of the design professional, contractors, and subcontractors.
The City (through a selection committee) has identified an OPM through a competitive selection and fee negotiation process.
Thank you for your consideration.
Joseph A. Curtatone
Mayor