Granby Public Safety Building Committee

The lot has been cleared and Virgilio Inc has been hauling exceess material from the site for the past three weeks. The building sire is now almost level. The well has been drilled and work will sopn b egin on the foundation. Pictures added this date.

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At 10 am on June 5, a brief ground breaking ceremony was held at Aldrich Field, the site of the new public safety complex. over 70 people attended the event and heard  speechs from Selectboard Chair Mary McDowell and former long–time Selectman Bryan Hauschild. Also in attendance were Fire Chief  Russ Anderson, Police Chief Louis Barry  and members from both Departments, as well as the members of the Building Committee a, other local officials and members of the public.

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The PSBC voted Tuesday to hold the formal groundbreaking cermony on Friday June 5 at 10 AM.  Fontaine Brothers Inc. is the General contrarator on the project. They anticipate approximately one year to construct the facility.

The Board of Selectmen have voted a NO TRESPASS order on Aldrich Field for the duration of the project due to concerns over safety and security. It is anticipated that there will be a few “epen house” sessions during the construction process.

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The following is an atricle appearing in the Hampshire Gazette on the Public Safety Building Project:

Granby public safety building work set to start

By STEPHEN C. HILL
Staff Writer

Thursday, March 19, 2009
GRANBY - Construction of the $6.4 million combined police and fire station on Kellogg Field will start this spring.
James Trompke, chairman of the Public Safety Building Committee, said Fontaine Bros., of Springfield, has been hired to serve as the construction manager for the project.
Fontaine is now working with the project’s architect Kaestle Boos Associates to tweak the building’s design for what Trompke called “value engineering.” The move is to make sure the project can be done within budget, he said.
“The idea is to be complete and out to bid next month,” Trompke said.
“It’s a good environment to be seeking bids.”
A request for bids for the foundation and site work will be issued first, with other subcontracting bids following a week or two later, said Trompke.
Crews can be expected to break ground on the 11-acre site at the corner of State Street and North Street by the beginning of May, he said.
The committee has received permission from the state to use a process called cost management at risk. It allows construction to begin before the design and engineering is completed and it becomes the construction management company’s responsibility to bring the project in on budget, Trompke said.
The potential for major design changes during construction is minimized by the construction management company working closely with the architect, Trompke said.

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The Granby Public Safety Complex committee has chosen Fontaine Brothers of Springfield as the Construction Manager for the project. The projects bid process received 12 solicitations from builders in Western and Eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Through a scoring process five companies were pre-qualified to provide proposals on the project. Those were then ranked separately on technical merit and pricing. The combined scores determined the selected firm.

Fontaine Brothers scored the highest on technical merit and was the lowest price. Together as highest score and lowest price Fontaine Brothers was selected as the Construction Manager that would best meet Granbys needs.

Fontaine Brothers, a local builder since 1933, has constructed numerous schools in the area but more specifically Police and Fire Complex’s in East Longmeadow, Holyoke, Easthampton and Great Barrington. They bring years of experience to the project.

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In an effort to ensure operational efficiency, the Granby Public Safety Complex Committee has contracted with National Grids Advanced Building Systems to review the facility. Working with the designers, engineers and builders the program will review all aspects of the building related to energy consumption. This includes insulation of the building envelope, window and door R-values, heating and cooling systems, lighting, and operational issues. Phase two of the review will project actual cost savings based on recommendations and possible energy rebates for the building.

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The Mass State Highway Department has issued a permit allowing the Town of Granby to proceed with plans to construct two accesses for the proposed Granby Public Safety Facility.

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Responses to the Town of Granby’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which is Phase 1 of the process in contracting for a Construction Manager at Risk (CM-R), are due by November 19, 2008. Phase 2 of the process is sending out Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a Construction Manager at Risk (CM-R). Responses to the RFP will be reviewed and a CM-R will be awarded by mid- to late-December, 2008
 

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Progress Report - October 15

The Building Committee has received approval from the Inspector General’s office to proceed with the chosen construction method. Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals for Construction Management at Risk (CM-R) services are being finalized.

The Planning Board has closed its’ hearing on the Public Safety Complex. The Committee is waiting for site plan approval from the Planning Board.

Progress report October 1

The Building Commmittee has applied to the State for the required permission to proceed with an approvedbid/construction method. As of this Date we have not received the go ahead to put the poroject out to bed.

The Board has also appeared before the Planning Board on several occasions and is awaiting final approval from them before we can proceed.

The Fire Chief and the Police Chief have been meeting with the architect reviewing interior plans etc.

The well specifications were released and one proposal was received. in light of this the well is being re-advertised. 

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There will be a public Hearing with the planning Board Monday September 8th to discuss the Public Safety Council Project.

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