Feasibility Study Committee
Members (07/01/23-06/30/24)
- Police Chief John Annunziata
- Bob Bourassa - Facilities Tech
- Howard Drobner - Finance Committee Member
- Fire Chief Joe Flanagan
- Dennis Goguen - COA Board Member
- Selectmen Matt Mecum
- COA Coordinator
Meeting Minutes
RFQ Posting
TOWN OF BOYLSTON
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR DESIGN SERVICES
SENIOR CENTER & PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY
FEASIBILITY STUDY
The Town of Boylston (“Town”) is seeking the services of a qualified “Designer” within the meaning of and
in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 7C, Section 44, to provide professional design and construction
administration services for a proposed new Senior Center and Public Safety (Police and Fire) building or
buildings to be located in Boylston, Massachusetts (the “Project”). The Project may be for the design and
construction of a single building to house a Senior Center and the Public Safety departments or for the design
and construction of two separate buildings. Selection of the Designer will be made by the Town of Boylston
Board of Selectmen.
The required design services will include a preliminary Feasibility Study for the Project to include the
development and evaluation of potential alternative solutions and continue through the Schematic Design
Phase of the preferred alternative (“Phase 1”). Following completion of the Phase 1 services and subject to
approval of the Board of Selectmen and contingent upon adequate funding being appropriated by the Town, the
contract between the Town and the Designer may be amended to include continued designer services through
design development, construction documents, bidding, award of construction contract(s), construction
administration, final closeout, and warranty period of the potential Project.
The Fee for Basic Services for the first Phase of Feasibility Study through to Schematic Design will be
negotiated but will not exceed $75,000 (not including any authorized “extra services”). The fee for services for
additional phases beyond the first Phase, if authorized, will be negotiated.
Submittal of qualifications in response to this RFQ will be accepted until 2:00 PM on October 13, 2022, at the
office of the Town Administrator, at Boylston Town Hall, 221 Main Street, Boylston, MA 01505. Interested
firms must submit a response in a package or envelope marked, “Boylston Senior Center and Public Safety
Building Proposal”, addressed to the Town Administrator, Town of Boylston, 221 Main Street, Boylston, MA
01505, in the form of one original, five (5) hard copies, and one (1) digital copy in PDF format on a flash
drive. Applications should be printed double-sided and bound in such a manner that the pages lie and remain
flat when opened. All responses received by the deadline will be evaluated in accordance with the terms of this
RFQ.
Copies of the full Request for Qualifications may be obtained by emailing the Boylston Town Administrator
at asteward@boylston-ma.gov or mailing a request to April Steward, Town Administrator, at the address listed
above. The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in responses received to the
RFQ, or to reject any or all responses, or to cancel the RFQ.