Amy Lewis and Dave Duessel from Maher Duessel, CPAs will be at the November 18, 2013 school board meeting to review the results of their fiscal audit of the 2012-13 school year finances.
A new tax collector and delinquent tax collector will be appointed on November 18, 2013 due to the unfortunate passing of John Ferguson.
Change Orders for High School Renovation Project – The following change orders are presented for Board consideration. All the change orders listed below (totaling $244,386) have been reviewed by the architect, PJ Dick and the District administration.
a. GC-85-182 to Nello for $22,394 for fine arts building design coordination,
b. GC-86-183 to Nello for $24,717 for athletic wing window pockets and new
beam,
c. GC-87-184 to Nello for $19,516 for B building code revisions ,
d. GC-88-185 to Nello for $17,445 for time & materials on doors jamb corrections,
e. FP-04-186 to SimplexGrinnell for $10,081for phasing and changes in rated walls,
f. ME-16-187 to McKamish for $25,430 for added duct in Little Theatre,
g. PL-24-188 to Vrabel for $22,955 for courtyard storm work,
h. PL- 25-189 to Vrabel for $21,162 for phasing relocation of utilities,
i. EL-50-190 to Farfield for $6,348 for changes to walls and added electrical
controls,
j. EL-51-191 to Farfield for $29,973 for sound system in Little Theatre,
k. EL-52-192 to Farfield for $27,924 for lights changes, chiller and duct work, and
l. GC-89-193 to Nello for $16,441 to phasing change on structure demolition.
10 comments:
A quarter-million here, a quarter-million there; and after a while you start running into some real money!
Item j. $29,973 for the Little Theatre sound systems.
Is this another one of those... "Oops we forgot the theatre needed a sound system" and that is why it wasn't in the bid?
Like water and electrical feeds, which kept the project from going to a referendum.
http://www.post-gazette.com/neighborhoods-south/2009/02/19/Mt-Lebanon-board-finds-compromise-for-high-school-project/stories/200902190471
"Ms. Posti urged the architects to work to bring the cost of the project down to the debt limit. Mrs. Cappucci said she supported Option 2 on the conditions that no spaces be left unfinished and the final structure not be similar to the "current convoluted structure."
See, folks, the problem with liars and the lies they tell is eventually the truth manages to squeak out.
Funny, how many "unfinished" spaces, like the weight training room, the boiler room, the little theatre, the elevators, the theatre lobby and the rifle range snuck through under Ms. Posti's and Cappucci's noses and now require expensive change orders over and above the original bid. Plus we're only about 50% into the project and building C has yet to be demolished.
Time to start the search for proof that the School Board kept items OFF the bid so to keep the project from going to referendum. Maybe we should get some outside help and put some pressure on these loons.
What was the limit that would have caused the project to go to the voters via a referendum? What was the winning bid? And what is it now? Has Mt. Lebanon Schools been audited by an outside firm?
Well, although it'll be tough to prove the board kept them off the bid to beat the referendum limit, its pretty damn stupid to plan on firing up boilers that don't have water feeds or run elevators without electricity.
That seems like stuff an architect would figure into a building project and that contractors would notice immediately as they bid the project.
Same with a sound system for a fine arts theatre.
Were they planning to use megaphones or just sign language?
10:28 PM, we had multiple prime contracts. The winning bids are on the home page of www.lebocitizens.com.
Yes, MTLSD has been audited by the same firm for at least twenty years, Maher Duessel. In fact, Amy Lewis and Dave Duessel from Maher Duessel, CPAs will be at the November 18, 2013 school board meeting to review the results of their fiscal audit of the 2012-13 school year finances.
Maybe someone else can answer the rest of your questions.
Elaine
Multi or prime contractors, how does one bid to install a boiler and not ask where are the water feeds you're suppose to hook it up to?
Seriously, does one just bring a boiler into a building project like the high school and just droop it in a room somewhere and walk away?
I find that hard to believe.
Contractors bid to the drawings provided. If they tried to compensate for Celli, they would not be competitive in their bid. In doing their drawing review they also make a list of design deficiencies that will require a change order and more money. Today. the contractor likely has a list that goes through the end of the project.
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