Building Committee accepts April 26 opening for Fairbank pool viewing space

SUDBURY -- February 21, 2024, Sudbury's Permanent Building Committee accepts 45-day delay at new Fairbank Community Center. The committee on Wednesday agreed to a April 26 substantial completion for the pool viewing room and recreation entry, after owner's project manager Chris of Vertex said site work needed for code-compliant egress could not be finished by March 12 without expensive winter conditions paving. Co-Chairs Craig Blake and Elaine Jones backed the new date while directing the team to push Colantonio to open the aquatics office and recreation lobby sooner. Members unanimously approved $27,031.67 for full concrete at the bus drop-off (CP 158.1) and $25,453.85 for SudburyTV-related AV closet ventilation (CP 115R), pending mechanical engineer signoff. Roughly $487,000 in contingency remains; a forthcoming drainage change order could approach $200,000. Member Jennifer Pincus also identified an acoustical defect at Sudbury Public Schools partitions built to the ceiling rather than to the deck as detailed, Blake called paying twice for that work "really significant."