Wayland High School Building Committee
About Us
During the Feasibility Study and Schematic Design phase, the HSBC’s goals are to:
•Define and prioritize the most pressing needs of WHS, placing the highest priority on health and safety code compliance and providing fully adequate and functional core academic spaces.
•Consider the full range of approaches to designing a renovation/reconstruction of WHS, and re-examine its assumptions and conclusions regarding the optimal design concept.
•Incorporate the NEASC findings into the design process and bring forward plans that remediate the facilities deficiencies that have been cited to the greatest extent feasible.
•Work with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to develop a budget and maximize reimbursement commitment.
•Develop a schematic design to provide an adequate estimate of total project cost for architectural drawings, construction and furnishing.
•Recommend to the School Committee a project manager and an architectural firm, applying the Designer Selection Procedures outlined in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 7.
•Work with the MSBA, selected design firm and appointed project manager to consider a range of approaches to design, investigate the feasibility and economic impact of renovating the existing buildings, examining various building options for accommodating the educational program, and recommending a cost effective option to the Wayland School Committee.
•Work with the Wayland School Committee to prepare and educate residents about Town Meeting legislation to fund the High School project.
During the Design and Construction phase, the HSBC’s goals are to:
•Develop the schematic design into the biddable project, including the preparation of full specifications and construction documents.
•Advertise for construction bids and engage the services of a general contractor for the monitored construction of the High School project, through project completion.
The HSBC goals that span all design and construction phases are to:
•Conduct meetings that are open to the public.
•Communicate regularly to the public through various media and news distribution channels.
•Liaise with various town boards, commissions and schools officials.
•Provide in-depth analysis on specific issues.
•Explore alternate funding sources.
For more information:
•Charge to the High School Building Committee, January, 2004
•Supplemental Charge to the High School Building Committee, April, 2006
•Supplemental Charge to the High School Building Committee, February 2009
HSBC Charge and Goals
The charge to the High School Building Committee is to determine the most cost-efficient solution for the facility needs of Wayland High School necessary to house its current and future student population, while providing the instructional spaces (and related areas) for educational programs of the highest quality now and into the foreseeable future.
