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Performing Arts Center Project Reaches Completion

SimsburyJul 13, 20262 min read

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The Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center band shell expansion received a permanent Certificate of Occupancy before project closeout. The committee unanimously approved $265,345.97 in Pay Application #8 and authorized several remaining purchases and repairs, including $16,000 for lightning protection expansion and $9,649 for restroom access controls.

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Public Building Committee

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What this means

The building is open and substantially complete, with only minor finishing work remaining. The committee rejected a $7,200 handrail change order as too expensive and approved lower-cost security, window-treatment, fire-safety, and building-system work. Members also adopted revised attendance rules allowing action to remove a member who misses more than six meetings in a 12-month period, after notice and an opportunity to resign.

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Denied Proposed Change Order No. 27 for a $7,200 exterior handrail because the price was considered excessive; the Town will obtain the handrail from a local vendor.
Approved Proposed Change Order No. 28 at zero cost to document offsetting credits and added water-pipe costs.
Approved purchases and work totaling up to $40,683.06, including a $1,370 camera server enclosure and UPS, $3,175.06 in window treatments, a $289 fire department lockbox, $5,500 in lightning protection repairs, $16,000 in lightning protection expansion, up to $5,000 for replacement lock cores, and $9,649 for restroom access controls.
Approved Pay Application #8 for $265,345.97.
Adopted revised Public Building Committee rules stating that a member who misses more than six meetings in a 12-month period may first be asked to resign and may later be removed after required notice.
Approved sending a resignation letter to Marcianne Timm because of non-attendance.
Discussed findings that improper filling of weep holes contributed to a Tootin Hills roof leak and considered potential recourse against the roofing contractor, including an insurance claim.

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