MSBA approves new school

Posted on October 27, 2021 | 1 Comment

Deborah B. Goldberg James A. MacDonald John K. McCarthy Chairman, State Treasurer Chief Executive Officer Executive Director / Deputy CEO 40 Broad Street, Suite 500 ● Boston, MA 02109 ● Phone: 617-720-4466 ● www.MassSchoolBuildings.org October 27, 2021 Mr. Michael Marcucci, Chair Medfield Board of Selectmen 459 Main Street Medfield, MA 02052 Re: Town of Medfield, Dale Street Elementary School Dear Marcucci: I am pleased to report that the Board of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (the “MSBA”) has voted to approve the Dale Street Elementary School Project in the Town of Medfield (the “Town”) to replace the existing Dale Street Elementary School with a new facility serving grades 4-5 on the Wheelock Elementary School site. The Board approved an Estimated Maximum Total Facilities Grant of $19,165,418, which does not include any funds for Potentially Eligible Owner’s or Construction Contingency Expenditures. In the event that the MSBA determines that any Owner’s and/or Construction Contingency Expenditures are eligible for reimbursement, the Maximum Total Facilities Grant for the Dale Street Elementary School Project may increase to as much as $19,599,995. The final grant amount will be determined by the MSBA based on a review and audit of all Project costs incurred by the Town, in accordance with the MSBA’s regulations, policies, and guidelines and the Project Funding Agreement. The final grant amount may be an amount less than $19,165,5418. Pursuant to the MSBA’s regulations, the Town has 120 days after the date of the MSBA’s Board vote to acquire and certify local approval for an appropriation and all other necessary local votes or approvals showing acceptance of the cost, site, type, scope, and timeline for the Dale Street Elementary School Project. After receipt of the certified votes demonstrating local approval, the MSBA and the Town will execute a Project Funding Agreement, which will set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Town will receive its grant from the MSBA. Once the Project Funding Agreement has been executed by both parties, the Town will be eligible to submit requests for reimbursement for the Dale Street Elementary School Project costs to the MSBA. The Project Scope and Budget Agreement signed by the Town and the MSBA will form the basis for the Project Funding Agreement. We will be contacting you soon to discuss these next steps in more detail, but in the meantime, I wanted to share with you the Board’s approval of the Dale Street Elementary School Project in the Town of Medfield to replace the existing Dale Street Elementary School with a new facility serving grades 4-5 on the Wheelock Elementary School site. I look forward to continuing to work with you during the MSBA’s grant program process. As always, feel free to contact me or my staff at (617) 720-4466 should you have any questions. 40 Broad Street, Suite 500 ● Boston, MA 02109 ● Phone: 617-720-4466 ● www.MassSchoolBuildings.org October 27, 2021 Page 2 Medfield Project Scope and Budget Authorization Board Action Letter Sincerely, John K. McCarthy Executive Director Cc: Legislative Delegation Kristine Trierweiler, Medfield Town Administrator Jessica Reilly, Chair, Medfield School Committee Dr. Jeffrey J. Marsden, Superintendent, Medfield Public Schools Michael LaFrancesca, Director of Finance and Operations, Medfield Public Schools Lynn Stapleton, Owner’s Project Manager, Leftfield LLC Gina Gomes-Cruz, Owner’s Project Manager, Leftfield LLC Lawrence Spang, Designer, Arrowstreet Inc. File: 10.2 Letters (Region 4)
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One response to “MSBA approves new school”

  1. Neal OConnor | October 27, 2021 at 2:53 pm |

    That’s a shame… I am looking forward to voting against this. A lot of missed opportunity’s.

    Neal

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