Early Childhood Center The Memorial Junior High School Renovation Project.

Early Childhood Center

The Memorial Junior High

School

Renovation Project


Al Baroncelli Liz Baroncelli Marsha Brunelle Roger Brunelle James Farley (Deceased) Jack Healey Virginia Landis, Chairman Virginia Levesque Jane Lopes Jeannie Martin Harry Pickering Robert Reimels Anita Rodriguez Neil Rosenthal Jeff Stevens Robert Sullivan

Arturo Vasquez, SAS/Design, Architect Cecil Group. Landscape Architect Robert W. Sullivan, Inc., MEP & Fire Protection

Engineers Outback Engineering, Site Engineers LY Consulting Engineers, Inc. , Structural Engineer Ron Poliseno, Project Manager Katherine Craven, Executive Director

Massachusetts School Building Authority

Special Thanks The School Department Maintenance Staff The School Committee The Board of Selectmen The Finance Committee The Capital Planning Committee The Park Department Dan Murray, Town Counsel

MJHS Re-Use Building Committee Members & Key Participants in the Project


Time line of events leading up to today 1998 & 1999 Feasibility Studies Completed 2000 Building Committee Formed 2001 79% Reimbursement from State Secured 2004 Town’s Collaborative Committee & MJHS

Building Committee re-awaken project in anticipation of State funding

2004 State Reimbursement timing accelerated 2005 Project ready for bidding & building


Time line of events to come 2005 Endorsement by Town Meeting to cover

additional costs 2005 Building Contract awarded 2005 Renovation begins 2006 Renovation completed 2007 Students occupy Early Childhood Center


Amounts paid to date Feasibility Study $ 30,000.00 (under separate Town Meeting authorization)

Architectural Fees $365,520.52 Engineering Fees $ 13,240.00 Project Manager Fees $ 27,000.00 Project Expenses $ 6,176.05

Total Expenses to date $441,936.57


Budget to completion Architectural Fees $ 88,042.48 Engineering Fees $ 3,900.00 Project Manager Fees $180,000.00 Project Expenses $ 6,000.00 Renovation costs estimate $12,811,000.00

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $13,500,000.00


State reimbursement $ 9,914,026Middleboro borrowing $ 3,585,974Total cost of project $13,500,000

Increase in taxes $0


91,000 sq ft of renovated educational space

for $13.5 million

works out to $148/sq ft

– that’s a bargain since it costs at least $225/sq ft to build new, once you own the land.

Since the town is paying $3.6 million

the effective cost per sq ft is only $40

– you can’t do better than that!


Purpose of the projectEducational component

Age appropriate space for learningLearning Centers in each classroom

• Hands-on learning, not just lectures & worksheetsComputers in each classroomApprox. 1000 sq.ft. per classroom vs <500 sq.ft. now

Dedicated spaces for support servicesFull dedicated cafeteriaIn door play space (the little gym)Full gym facilities for physical educationSeparate & dedicated OT & PT areas


Lower Floor Plan


First Floor Plan


Second Floor Plan


Attic Floor Plan


Purpose of the projectHistoric component

Renovation of an anchor building within the Historic Downtown District

Connecting the past, present & future of education in Middleboro

Re-purposing a significant downtown building rather than allowing it to become a blight

Preserve and enhance the natural, cultural and historical environment of Middleboro


Purpose of the projectDowntown development component

Renovation encourages families to go into the Downtown district of Middleboro

Town maintains control of significant town-owned building adjacent to and near other town properties

Renovation of town property encourages other downtown businesses to improve & develop their own properties

Quality of Downtown encourages commerce throughout the Town.


Purpose of the projectCommunity component

Fully air conditioned building allows for year round use Cafeteria & “Washburn” unit still available to Park

Department for continuing programs YMCA Teen Center options still open Sampson Auditorium available for community use;

elevator access on stage level and audience level Lindsay Gym has continued to serve hundreds of

families with the Basketball league and Volleyball programs, new locker rooms will enhance these programs

School department programs can continue in the Lindsay Gym for all age levels


Final Results will be: 14 Renovated full-day kindergarten

classrooms with age-appropriate support spaces

Restored historic school building located in downtown

Enhanced community programs Re-purposed building that is currently

lying dormant and in disrepair


Time line to completion: July & August 2005 – bids requested

from Sub-Contractors September 2005 – bids requested from

General Contractors September 2005 – Town Meeting approval for additional costs of project

October 2005 – renovation begins January 2007 – project completed September 2007 – Kindergarten classes

begin


Conclusion: Now is the time to bring this project to fruition. The full-day kindergarten program has been

proven successful and requires more space.The state money is available now, and may not be

in the future.The building is still salvageable; and valuable to

the town.Costs keep going up; construction costs and

borrowing costs. It will never be cheaper.Bonding this necessary school rehab will not affect

property taxes.


Vision of future once project is done

Our earliest learners receiving the best we can give them.

Our community benefiting from a wonderfully restored historic downtown school campus.

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