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In votes taken during the meeting, the committee recommended moving two consultant contracts into the construction phase and approved three consultant invoices. Separately, the committee set a procurement schedule and sought volunteers for a state-prescribed prequalification review committee required for Chapter 149 projects above the state threshold.

Why it matters: contract amendments and prequalification steps formally move the project toward construction bidding; prequalification reduces bidder risk on large public projects and controls which firms may submit general‑contract and filed‑sub bids.

Prequalification and schedule

Alex of Pomeroy Associates explained the Chapter 149 prequalification process and said the team will post the prequalification notice to the central register and to COMMBUYS, with the prequalification application opening on March 12 and closing April 2. The committee set tentative dates for committee review in late April and for issuing notices of prequalification on April 25 so that prequalified contractors can be incorporated into bid documents ahead of a target bid date of May 21. The prequalification package will use the state’s standard scoring form and will be handled electronically through BIDDocs.

The committee solicited volunteers to serve on the prequalification committee and several members and staff committed to participate; the chair asked staff to circulate calendar invites and finalize the committee membership before the initial review meetings.

Votes and invoice approvals

The committee took the following recorded actions (roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript):

Votes at a glance

- Approve contract increase for Secochio Associates for Phase 3 (construction phase) in the amount of $1,085,359 — outcome: approved (roll-call names recorded during the vote included: O'Brien — aye; Carboni — aye; Simon — aye).

- Approve contract increase for Comroy Associates for Phase 3 in the amount of $670,086 — outcome: approved (roll-call names recorded included: Super — aye; O'Brien — aye; Carboni — aye; Simon — aye; McCullough — aye; Darling — aye; Crosstine — aye).

- Approve Secochio & Associates invoice #23083-11 (dated 03/05/2025) in the amount of $138,225 — outcome: approved (roll-call included: Support — aye; O'Brien — aye; Carboni — aye; Simon — aye; McCullough — aye; Darling — aye; Crosstine — aye).

- Approve Secochio & Associates invoice #23083-10 (dated 02/07/2025) in the amount of $54,825 — outcome: approved (roll-call recorded multiple ayes).

- Approve Pomeroy Associates LLC invoice #23.111.0-11 (dated 03/03/2025) in the amount of $20,250 — outcome: approved (roll-call recorded multiple ayes).

The committee chair said these recommendations and invoice approvals will be forwarded for final action by the select board at its next meeting.

Clarifications and committee direction

Committee members discussed the prequalification scoring weights (for example, how much weight to give financial references and safety records) and the practical time commitment for reviewers (committee members estimated about 5–6 hours to review a typical batch of 10 submissions). The design team and Pomeroy Associates offered to walk committee reviewers through the BIDDocs scoring system in an initial virtual meeting.

Ending

The committee set a follow-up working schedule, asked staff to post the prequalification advertisement on March 12, and agreed to meet again on March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Police Station to review MEP details and to confirm the prequalification committee membership.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Fire Station Building Committee, 3-2-25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved moving construction-phase work forward with contract amendments for consultants, authorized payment of several invoices, and established a prequalification timeline and review committee ahead of a planned May bid date.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6295846,"Lakeville fire station design advances; team coordinates IT, HVAC and dispatch connectivity",2355,173000,2528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2519342-9637fba74215bcd20889f3402c420d14&start=173&end=2528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2519342-9637fba74215bcd20889f3402c420d14/thumbnail_173000.jpg","/articles/6295846/Massachusetts/Lakeville-fire-station-design-advances-team-coordinates-IT-HVAC-and-dispatch-connectivity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6295846-aa79feee61bca027e95b02c367758a95/orig.mp4?Expires=1771071065&Signature=ScHQkdf~k98lThYzD-SZvs4fB6hooPVD9l6E2obX-nksKZ4T7XcoWmDYE8FP1Zmg2G~lKUD9bJnVr3N6CppEPDC~YerCWoV0Srnrrpbr0weOgptLKAq4GfbOUjR4VQ7H0u1gDqTnbIb798RVhrSXIprKmTwfXPegm2lhxsxykIQYtYQuCpz1QA6LUI~6DajpvQ9cTwn8M85gaulB9NRi1VpnvVD4USvEV3XikgosgzTnmoqLZuEY2FUfrN-ON2yvkct3z2nXQHJE2Laxb9LtgDscS2EeGdVBoT8YlhyvmTUp2Js1eT008xPyukzDoQ9Qll2Tnk0yJxZRDEtbMneFTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fire Station Building Committee of the Town of Lakeville heard a construction-document update on March 5 as the design team moves the project from design development toward bidding.

The update focused on three near-term technical tasks: coordinating low-voltage and radio systems with the town’s dispatch infrastructure, finalizing mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) choices, and preparing systems for commissioning and future interoperability with police dispatch. Kyle, a member of the design team, said the team has done “a lot of behind the scenes work with our engineers” and is integrating requirements from radio vendors, low-voltage specialists and the police department into the construction drawings so conduits, power and data capacity are placed correctly.

Why it matters: the new station must support mission-critical communications and climate control while remaining maintainable by the town. Committee members repeatedly pressed for clarity about operating and maintenance responsibilities and lifecycle costs, and engineers said they will deliver a lifecycle cost analysis comparing multiple HVAC approaches.

Key technical points

- Radio, IT and dispatch coordination: The design team held an initial multi-disciplinary coordination meeting with radio vendors, low-voltage and electrical engineers, town IT and police dispatch staff to capture equipment, conduit and power needs. Lieutenant Maltez of the police department attended to help tie dispatch requirements into the fire station design so the building can support both departments’ operations and act as a fallback if the police dispatch center loses service.

- Dispatch resiliency / PSAP readiness: The committee discussed designing the station to accept future PSAP (public-safety answering point) equipment rather than building a fully equipped PSAP now. Committee members said the town lacks funds to operate a PSAP, but asked that the new station be prewired and sized so that, if funding or a regional dispatch decision changes, the station could be connected to handle 911/dispatch functions.

- HVAC options and commissioning: The design team recommended evaluating variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems among other options and will provide a lifecycle cost comparison for typically three system types. The group emphasized the need for commissioning to confirm that pressure relationships (positive/negative depending on rooms such as decontamination spaces and apparatus bays) and controls perform as intended at turnover. Committee members raised concerns that town facilities staff may need contractor support for maintenance of manufacturer‑specific VRF systems; the design team offered possible bid alternates or an early-years maintenance package as part of the procurement.

- Interior and small-equipment coordination: The team will continue room-by-room coordination with the fire department on items such as whiteboards and displays, and will resume interior-design meetings (previously delayed due to an injury to the interior designer).

Next steps and schedule

The design team plans additional MEP and fire‑department coordination meetings the following week and will share a consolidated review set of drawings with the committee so members can see how consultants’ work fits together. The team also said it will explore options for towers, building-mounted antennas, or other less-costly antenna placements and perform a communications pathway study before proposing tower work.

The committee scheduled a follow-up meeting for Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Police Station to receive further engineer presentations, including HVAC detail and commissioning plans.

Ending

Committee members asked staff to keep the new station flexible for future communications upgrades and to ensure bidders provide information on operation and maintenance costs so the town can budget for annual maintenance.","Design team updated the Fire Station Building Committee on construction-document work, IT and radio coordination with the police dispatch center, HVAC options including VRF systems and commissioning needs; committee scheduled follow-up meetings with engineers.","actionData","errors"]

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