Advisory committee approves DBVW contract reallocation, commissioning amendment and invoices

The North Kingstown Building Advisory Committee on May 6 approved multiple capital‑project actions including a zero‑change reallocation to the DBVW contract, an amendment to hire a commissioning agent for the high‑school roof, and a batch of consultant invoices.

Project team members explained the DBVW amendment reallocates work among subconsultants and adds task breakdowns to simplify billing without changing the total contract amount. Committee members confirmed the realignment does not require town‑council approval because the overall contract sum was previously authorized. The motion to approve the zero‑change amendment passed by voice vote.

The committee also approved an amendment to add Stephen Turner as commissioning agent for the high‑school roof. Team members said Turner will perform pre‑diagnostic testing, coordinate removal and reinstallation of 11 rooftop units by contractor Martone, conduct commissioning work and provide training and documentation to ensure units operate correctly when school reopens. The original proposal of $45,000 was negotiated to $34,000; the project team said the district had budgeted $25,000 and that the $9,000 difference would be handled with contingency or savings elsewhere. Superintendent Brenda moved to approve the amendment; the motion passed by voice vote.

Finally, the committee approved a batch of invoices covering architecture, project management and design work, including DVVW ($284,076.95), GBVW ($179,695.62), Perkins Eastman ($143,982.90) and other consultant invoices presented. The superintendent noted the invoices fall within budget lines and the committee approved them by voice vote.

Votes at a glance (recorded motions):
- DBVW contract amendment — motion approved by voice vote (no net fee change).
- Stephen Turner commissioning amendment — motion approved by voice vote (negotiated to $34,000; budgeted $25,000; difference subject to contingency/savings).
- Invoice batch (multiple consultant invoices) — motion approved by voice vote.

What’s next: project teams will distribute revised signature pages for contract records, proceed with commissioning tasks ahead of summer construction, and continue monthly budget reporting to the committee.