Parker School Building Committee approves May invoices; reviews construction delivery options.

School Building Committee · Meeting of May 21, 2026

CHELMSFORD — Parker School Building Committee approves invoices and advances toward Town Meeting. The committee unanimously approved invoice packet number 12 totaling $97,242.52 for consulting work through April 30, 2026, with cumulative project spending at approximately $900,000. Chair Patrick Maloney oversaw roster updates following the departure of Town Manager Paul Cohen and incoming Town Finance Director John Sousa.

Ai3 Architects presented a schematic design schedule targeting MSBA submission October 21, 2026, with draft LEED Gold certification scoring approximately 63 points against a Silver minimum requirement; project team identified a 2027 special Town Meeting date, likely January 11, with debt exclusion vote January 26. Project Director David Saindon introduced construction delivery methods—Design-Bid-Build versus Construction Manager at Risk—without recommending either, noting that 78 percent of comparable MSBA peer projects with enrollments above 1,000 students used CM-at-Risk, while an estimated $200 million-plus project makes delivery method selection critical.

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Source: the School Building Committee meeting of May 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.