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Date: January 29, 2016 To: All Potential Responders Re: Responses to Questions Waltham High School – Waltham, MA Designer Request for Services COMMENTS: Below are responses to questions asked as of the deadline of January

28, 2016 at 12:00 noon. Questions received from designer firms are included below.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:

Q1: Will a copy of the sign-up list for the pre-proposal briefing session be released?

A1: A copy of the sign up list is attached in Appendix A.

Q2: Can you please provide the Symmes, Maini and McKee Associates Report 2014?

A2: Please download the Waltham-Public-Schools-Space_Utilization_StudyDRAFT_12-12-14 from http://joslinlesser.com/projects/k-12/waltham-high-school-waltham-ma/

Q3: What is the target enrollment of the New/Renovated school?

A3: The Signed Design Enrollment Certification letter can be viewed in Appendix B.

Q4: What are the proposed square footage requirements for the New/Renovated school?

A4: Adhere to MSBA standards for schools 963 CMR; MSBA (185 SF / student) and Chapter 74-Approved CVTE program usages. (See Appendix C).

Q5: Can you please provide the enrollment and square footages for each CVTE program?

A5: Please see tables below for informational purposes only. A specific space summary analysis is a requirement of the feasibility study.

Waltham HS Current CVTE Enrollment

Chapter 74 Programs Total # of Students

Auto Mechanics 38

Carpentry 23

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Waltham HS Current CVTE Enrollment (cont.)

Chapter 74 Programs Total # of Students

Child Care 20

Collision Technology 9

Culinary Arts 12

Exploratory 197

Electrical 11

Electronics 22

Graphic Communications 3

Metal Fabrication 24

TV Broadcasting 51

Non Chapter 74 Programs

Graphic Design 30

Y.T.E. 9

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Q6: Can a floor plan be provided?

A6: Please see the attached plans Appendix D.

Q7: Are the existing fields included in feasibility analysis?

A7: Yes

Q8: Are the existing fields artificial turf? A8: Yes

Q9: Is an indoor track preferred in the New/Reno school? A9: Has not been decided yet.

Q10: Will other sites be evaluated as part of the feasibility study?

A10: In addition to the current site, at least two (2) other potential sites will be evaluated.

Q11: Is there currently a parking deficit? And what is the current parking situation?

A11: Currently not enough spaces for teachers/employees/students alike.

Q12: How do students currently get to the site?

A12: Driving, walking, around (21-22) busses daily

Q13: What are the current traffic patterns and how well does it work?

A13: Parking lot layout is not conducive to efficient parking evacuation. A traffic and parking analysis must be included in the feasibility study.

Q14: Are there any site issues?

A14: Rock ledge is located all around the site. Existing wetlands also surround the site. An Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) is existing on one part of the site due to a previous oil tank leakage.

Q15: What is the fate of this existing building if a new building on another site is the selected option?

A15: The existing building would not be part of this project if a new building is built on another site.

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Q16: Will central offices be part of this site?

A16: No decisions have been made yet.

Q17: What is the current quantity of the science labs?

A17: Sixteen (16) labs are existing

Q18: Do the current elevators work?

A18: Yes, one (1) current general use elevator and one (1) freight elevator.

Q19: What is the current auditorium size and when was the most recent renovation?

A19: 1100 seats and 2001 renovation

Q20: Are there any structural concerns with the existing Gymnasium or Auditorium?

A20: These spaces do not appear to have any structural concerns, but functional and other utilization concerns exist. An evaluation of the existing conditions of the entire facility is part of the scope of the feasibility study.

[Appendix to follow]

APPENDIX A

WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL GROUP SIGN-IN LIST

WALTHAM HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday January 26, 2016

Designer RFS Meeting Designer Sign-In List

Location: Waltham High School - 3:00PM

Name Company Email Address Business Phone Discipline

Balram Chamaria B+AC balram@bplusac.com 617‐702‐4740 Structural (MBE)

Ashley Iannuccilli Birchwood Design Group aiannuccilli@birchwooddesigngroup.com 401‐383‐4950 Landscape Architecture

Marty Vickey C.A. Crowley Engineering mvickey@crowleyeng.com 508‐884‐5094 Mechanical (WBE)

Charlie Shepherd CDW Consultants cshepherd@cdwconsultants.com 508‐875‐2657 Civil/Environmental (WBE/MBE)

Brad Dore Dore & Whittier Architects bdore@doreandwhittier.com 978‐499‐2999 Architect

Jason Boone Dore & Whittier Architects jboone@doreandwhittier.com 978‐499‐2999 Architect

Carl Franceschi DRA Architects franceschi@draws.com 617‐964‐1700 Architect

Judd Christopher DRA Architects christopher@draws.com 617‐964‐1700 Architect

Robb Goodie Essential Estimating  rgoodie@essentialestimating.com 508‐885‐1313 Cost Estimating

Aaron Udy Finegold Alexander Architects audy@faainc.com 617‐227‐9272 Architect

Jon Buhl Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates jbuhl@fbra.com 617‐527‐9600 Structural

Dustin Diedricksen Fuss + O'Neill EnviroScience ddiedricksen@fando.com 617‐282‐4675 Hazardous Materials

Jonathan Levi Jonathan Levi Architects jlevi@leviarc.com 617‐437‐9458 Architect

David Conway Nitsch Engineering dconway@nitscheng.com 857‐206‐8718 Civil/Surveying/Trans.

Jeanne Roberts OMR Architects jroberts@omr‐architects.com 978‐264‐0160 Architect

Martin Kretsch OMR Architects mkretsch@omr‐architects.com 978‐264‐0160 Architect

Pam Perini Pamela Perini Consulting Pperini1234@hotmail.com 617‐447‐0081 Security Consultant (WBE)

Alicia Caritano Perkins Eastman a.caritano@perkinseastman.com 617‐449‐4001 Architect

Daniel Colli Perkins Eastman dcolli@design‐partnership.com 617‐712‐2151 Architect

Joe Drown Perkins Eastman jdrown@design‐partnership.com 617‐712‐2107 Architect

Patrick Jones Perkins Eastman pjones@design‐partnership.com 617‐712‐2148 Architect

Robert Bell Perkins Eastman rbell@design‐partnership.com 617‐712‐2115 Architect

Pat Curran R.W. Sullivan Engineering pjc@rwsullivan.com 617‐337‐9325 MEPF Engineer

Leena Kent RLB Cost Estimators leena.kent@us.rlb.com 617‐737‐9339 Cost Consultants

Chuck Samiotes Samiotes Consultants csamiotes@samiotes.com 508‐877‐6688 Civil/Surveying (WBE)

Lorraine Finnegan Symmes Maini & McKee Associates lfinnegan@smma.com 617‐520‐9468 Architect

Roger Comee Symmes Maini & McKee Associates rcomee@smma.com 617‐520‐9499 Architect

Chris Blessen Tappe Architecture cblessen@tappe.com 617‐451‐0200 Architect

Kate Beckman VJ Associates kbeckman@vjassociates.com 781‐444‐8200 Cost Estimating

David Warner Warner Larson Landscape Architects dwarner@warnerlarson.com 617‐464‐1440 Landscape Architecture

Sean Leake William Rawn Associates sleake@rawnarch.com 617‐423‐3470 Architect

APPENDIX B

MSBA 963 CMR SECTION 2.06(5) VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

APPENDIX C

MSBA CITY OF WALTHAM – WHS

DESIGN ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX D

CITY OF WALTHAM – WHS EXISTING PLANS FOR REFERENCE