The Police Station Building Committee met as scheduled Wednesday evening, Jan 24, 2024 to review and discuss the RFP for the Owner Project Manager to be issued.
Quick recap:
- Police Station Bldg Cmte meeting underway. M D'Angelo provides an overview of the Owner Project Manager (OPM). The request for proposal (RFP) for the OPM is the doc before the group to review and discuss tonight.
- The OPM really runs the project and is required by Mass Genl Law for projects of this size. The OPM responsibility list is more than a page of single spaced bullet items
- Submittals from the firms are usually interesting but the interview is key to determine who is most qualified to do the work. Example given of a firm that had done 1 specific project, another had done a few, the last one had more than 20. That experience can be key
- The initial response is a non price proposal, first you want qualifications, then you can work on a price. FHS OPM was the 3rd choice actually and did a good job ultimately.
- Chair Mercer reminds group to get to find out the team of individuals that the OPM form would bring to work on this. The firm maybe good but if they bring in a newbie to the firm it may not be so good.
- Meetings identified but with 3 public is it enough to cover the meetings with the committee? Change orders are key to keeping within the budget and there may be a few meetings involved to do that.
- Site visits? To consider prior work? Yes, as we get to the architect
- Setting some proprietary requirements (like common HVAC, locks, etc.) Helps with the overall maintenance and long term reduces cost of maintenance, folks already know of the component, minimum training required too
- Discussion on use of a 4 vs. 3 week period for firms to prepare. Discussion on the timing of notifications (central register), Feb 7 to March 7, interviews on Tuesday March 12. Feb 15 for a listening session, at the current station.
- Meeting adjourned with unanimous vote
Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPfLlqC_PXA
Agenda:
1. Review of Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) Request for Qualifications (RFQ) https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/draft_rfq_for_police_opm.pdf
Agenda doc contains remote participation info https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2024-01-24_police_station_building_committee_agenda.pdf
Link to album of photos captured of meeting ->
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| Mike D'Angelo provides an overview of the Owner Project Manager (OPM) |
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