Permanent Building Committee Working Group approves prior meeting minutes, reviews construction progress on Wakefield Memorial High School renovation. Joseph B. Bertrand chaired the June 18 hybrid meeting, which advanced procurement of Band Storage Furniture and a Grand Piano for $57,392 selected
Wakefield Permanent Building Committee approves $5.3M in project invoices during June virtual meeting. The committee unanimously backed five invoices for the Memorial High School construction project, along with two additional digitization services invoices totaling $39,228.25, and unanimously
Wakefield Memorial High School renovation working group approves minutes and resolves budget question on cable installation. After dispute with Comcast over responsibility for installing WCAT connection, the team decided to pay installation fees from the "Utilities" line item, acting on legal
Wakefield Memorial High School project approves $5.3 million in May invoices and zero-dollar change order. The Permanent Building Committee unanimously voted to pay Leftfield LLC $145,000, SMMA $104,410.70, UTS $1,796.50, and Bond Building Company $5,072,339.28 for ongoing construction
Wakefield Memorial High School working group advances two construction change orders for May 14 vote. Bond construction presented PCO-258, a Worcester Air ductwork claim settlement reduced to $36,104 from an initial $135,000 submission, and PCO-255 for concrete-floor mark removal ahead of linoleum
Permanent Building Committee approves $5.4M in invoices for high school construction. Committee Chair Joseph B. Bertrand led the unanimous approval of four invoices totaling $5,477,011.37 for the Wakefield Memorial High School project, including $145,000 to Leftfield LLC, $104,817 to SMMA, $450 to
Wakefield Memorial High School Working Group holds 60th project meeting ahead of January 2027 opening. Permanent Building Committee Chair Joseph B. Bertrand oversaw approval of prior meeting minutes and review of the four-week construction schedule spanning masonry, roofing, mechanical, and finish
Permanent Building Committee reviews Memorial High School auditorium system redesign. At its April 2 hybrid working group meeting, Chair Joseph B. Bertrand and members Chip Tarbell and Phil Renzi approved several design and construction items, including authorization for the project team to seek
Permanent Building Committee approves $1.88 million technology budget for Wakefield Memorial High School. Committee members unanimously approved the technology and audiovisual infrastructure budget as recommended by the FF&E Technology Subcommittee with a five percent contingency. The committee
Wakefield's Permanent Building Committee working group approved the Memorial High School technology budget with a 5 percent contingency on March 17, 2026, advancing it to the full board. Chair Joseph B. Bertrand and the group also reviewed a request from Superintendent Dr. Doug Lyons to upgrade the