14.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
a. “Project” means any of the following in connection with any Town building or other structure or any of the service equipment thereof:
erection,
alteration,
rehabilitation,
remodeling,
acquisition and installation of original equipment and furnishings,
demolition,
removal,
excavation,
filling, and
grading.
It does not include:
buildings or other structures or any of the service equipment thereof of the Municipal Light Plant or of the Housing Authority;
(amendment voted ATM 2006 not yet approved by the Attorney General. Delete above phrase and subsitute :subtations or other stuctures or any service equipment therof of the Municipal Light Plant, but the term "project" shall include buildings of said plant;
buildings of the Housing Authority; )
public works such as sewers, streets and the like, including those uninhabited buildings and other structures used exclusively in connection therewith; and
routine maintenance and upkeep of a building or other structure and its service equipment which are performed on a regular basis.
b. “Project goals” means the general objectives and the particular needs to be met through the construction of the project.
c. “Design” means schematic design, design development, and construction documents (or equivalent documents) developed from the project goals established by the proposing board.
d. “Construction” means whatever is necessary to implement or complete a project, except design and acquisition of funds.
e. “Service Equipment” means the mechanical, electrical and elevator equipment, including piping, wiring, fixtures and other accessories, which provide sanitation, lighting, heating, ventilation, fire-fighting and transportation facilities essential for the habitable occupancy of the building or structure for its designated use and occupancy. It also means process piping and specialized electrical systems.
14.2. Membership. The Town shall have a Permanent Building Committee consisting of five residents appointed by the Moderator. Appointments shall be made so that the Committee shall at all times include an attorney, an architect, an engineer, and an individual who is primarily engaged in the construction business. No such member shall be an officer, official, or paid employee of the Town, or a member of any board, except that a Town Meeting Member may be a member of the Committee.
14.3. Term. The term of office shall be three years commencing on July 1.
14.4. Temporary Member. The Committee may appoint as a temporary additional member or members one or more individuals who are members or representatives of the board for which a project is being planned or constructed. A temporary member shall not have a right to vote, and may participate in the activities of the Committee only with respect to the particular project of that board and only for the period of time during which the Committee is exercising its functions with respect to such project.
In the case of a schoolhouse project, the School Committee shall appoint one of its members, or its designee, hereinafter referred to as the School Committee member, to be a temporary additional member of the Permanent Building Committee. The School Committee member shall have the right to vote and to participate fully in the activities of the committee with respect to all schoolhouse projects.
14.5. General Duties. The Committee shall be responsible for:
a. Financial estimates;
b. The design of every project; and
c. The construction of those projects for which funds are appropriated to the Committee.
The Committee shall work to achieve the project goals of the proposed board.
14.6. Financial Requirements and Notification. Any board which intends to propose a project to Town Meeting shall provide information regarding the project goals and the financial requirements of the project to the Committee at least 90 days in advance of the Town Meeting at which funding of any kind for the project will be requested. This information shall be simultaneously submitted to the Advisory Committee in accordance with Section 11.12. The Committee shall review the information provided to determine whether the sums requested are reasonable with respect to the financial requirements of the project and shall report to Town Meeting thereon.
14.7. Appropriations. The funds for the design and construction of a project shall be appropriated to and expended under the direction of the board which will supervise the construction of the project in accordance with Section 14.9.
14.8. Design Review. A proposing board which is to supervise the project in accordance with Section 14.9. shall submit to the Committee the design for that project.
a. The Committee shall approve, disapprove, or modify the design within 30 days of the receipt thereof. Failure to approve, disapprove, or modify the design within the 30-day period shall constitute approval.
b. Every project must be completed in accordance with a design approved by the Committee. Any modification of an approved design must be approved by the Committee before being incorporated into the project.
14.9. Supervision of Project Construction. Prior to the initial funding of a project, the determination shall be made whether the Committee or the proposing board shall supervise the construction of a project as follows:
a. The Committee shall supervise the construction of all projects for which the Town incurs bonded debt.
b. The proposing board shall, after receiving design approval, supervise the construction of all projects within its maintenance or equivalent budget.
c. Any proposing board at its discretion may supervise the construction of any other project involving any one building and estimated to cost less than $25,000.
d. The Committee shall supervise the construction of all other projects, unless the Committee and the board proposing the project agree that the proposing board shall supervise the construction.
14.10. Project Feasibility Studies. Any board undertaking a project feasibility study shall inform the Committee of the study.
14.11. Design Review Board. Whenever a board submits a project to the Committee, the Committee shall notify the Design Review Board of the project and the project shall not proceed except in compliance with Section 46.3.
14.12. Records. The Committee shall retain record drawings and specifications. These copies shall be kept on file in the Building Department's office.
14.13. Policies and Procedures. The Committee shall adopt and make available to all boards, officers, and officials policies and procedures implementing the provisions of this Article. They shall cover at least the following subjects:
a. The information to be submitted under Sections 14.6. and 4.8. and
b. The criteria the Committee will use in reviewing project designs.
14.14. General Provisions. The Committee shall also be governed by Articles 2 through 7 of these bylaws and other provisions of these bylaws applicable generally to all boards, except as it is specifically directed by law or a provision of these bylaws to act otherwise.
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