The Owner is requesting the services of an OPM to represent the Owner during the feasibility study and schematic design phases of the project initially. Subject to the approval of the Project by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (the “MSBA”) and further subject to continued funding authorized by the City of Somerville, the contract between the Owner and the Owner’s Project Manager may be amended to include continued Project Management Services through design development, construction documents, bid and award, construction and final closeout of the potential Project. A potential approved Project may include a renovation of the existing School, a renovation and addition of the existing School and/or new construction. Further, the approved Project may include a School sized to accommodate the projected enrollment of just the WHCIS or the projected enrollment of the WHCIS plus the Benjamin G. Brown School (Brown School) in a single building. The estimated total project costs of an approved potential Project may range from $230 million to $280 million depending upon the solution that is agreed upon by the Owner and the MSBA and that is ultimately approved by a vote of the MSBA Board of Directors.
