WELLS — After weeks of planning the initial steps in constructing the new public safety complexes, Wells town officials now have a concrete outline as to how the creation of the $14.25 million facility will be carried out.
In the last Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday, July 18, Town Manager Jon Carter said the bond order for the buildings has been hashed out and the town has moved on to sending out requests for proposals to obtain the hiring of a construction manager.
Carter added that the project would entail working toward bonding in November.
“We are beginning to phase in the process for which we will be moving towards the next two and half years of work of designing the building, permitting the building, actually constructing the building and finally occupying the building,” Carter said during Tuesday’s meeting.
The town’s bond council has put together a bond order that “brings together all the facts that have led up to this project and the authorization that the town meeting has given into one bond order that will set the stage now for the development of the bond information for the sale of the bond this fall,” Carter said.
Regarding the design of the facilities, town officials are planning to hire New England architect firm Lavallee Brensinger. The town is now sending requests for proposals to obtain the hiring of a construction manager.
While the architect handles the design of the complexes, the construction manager will oversee all construction tasks. The Board of Selectmen will interview all construction manager applicants.
Construction manager proposals are to be submitted no later than Thursday, Aug. 10 and a decision will be made on the position by Sept. 5. Construction is anticipated to begin on April 1 of next year. Proposals are to be sent to the Wells Town Hall.
“They will work with the architect to bring efficiencies in the design of the project,” Carter said.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously passed the bonding order 5-0, as well as approved the admittance of requests for construction manager applications.
— Staff Writer Ryder Schumacher can be reached at 282-1535, or via email at rschumacher@journaltribune.com.
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