The Martin Luther King Jr. School Construction Project

The Cambridge Public Schools’ Innovation Agenda will result in the creation of four new upper school campuses serving students in grades 6 to 8. The Martin Luther King Jr. School located at 100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, will be the first school to be redesigned to include a JK-5 Program, an Upper School Program, Community School and Afterschool programs.

Link to Cambridge Public Schools 

The City of Cambridge has contracted with Perkins Eastman to perform Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Document and Construction Administration services for the project. The City of Cambridge has also contracted with CDM/Smith for Licensed Site Professional (LSP) and Geotechnical engineering services. The City has also contracted with Stephen Turner Inc. for Commissioning services.

During the Summer and early Fall the City of Cambridge reviewed submissions and interviewed four Construction Manager at Risk firms. The W.T. Rich/Caulfield joint venture was highest rated by the selection committee and is presently under contract with the City of Cambridge to perform pre-construction services

The scope of hazardous abatement work is presently being compiled by the Industrial Hygienist for incorporation with the early demolition scope of work for the CM at Risk contractor to bid.

May 25, 2013

Contractor 3 week look ahead schedule added under Documents tab 

Next Community Meeting to update construction, design and schedule issues is planned for June 26, 2013 at the Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

May 13, 2013

Contractor 3 week look ahead schedule loaded see Schedule tab, this schedule shall be update bi-weekly.

 

April 18, 2013

The City’s Construction Manager at Risk, Rich-Caulfield MLK Venture, has entered into a contract with Costello Dismantling Company (CDC) of West Wareham, MA. CDC has subcontracted the abatement work to American Environmental Inc., of Holyoke, MA. CDC is a leader in the abatement and demolition field, and has performed many projects with American Environmental Inc. as their abatement subcontractor.

 

Some examples of recent CDC projects are included in the documents tab. CDC shall start mobilizing on site next week, a copy of their anticipated activities over that period are also provided in the documents tab. Further updates shall be posted when available.

 

April 8, 2013

 

Special Permit Public Hearing for Martin Luther King Jr. School Construction Project, 100 Putman Ave., Cambridge
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 7:20 p.m., Citywide Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave.
This meeting is part of the Planning Board Special Permit Public Hearing.  

March 4, 2013

Added presentation and meeting notes from Feb. 7 Community Meeting to Documents Tab. 

February 1, 2013

Starting sometime the first week of February, the contractor will start to take over the site. These initial activities will include setting up site fencing, removing some site obstructions for delivery of trailers for the contractor and the City, and delivery and setup of these trailers.  Residents shall receive a presentation of the anticipated abatement and demolition activities and schedule at the Community Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 6:00-7:30 p.m., at the Morse School, 40 Granite St., Cambridge.

The next Community Meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm., at the Morse School, 40 Granite St., Cambridge.
There will be a presentation that will include introduction of the Construction Manager at Risk for the project and an update on the design and construction schedule.

Special Update November 28, 2012

Testing by our Environmental Consultants for hazardous building materials has identified asbestos, lead paint and PCBs in several building materials. This is not uncommon for this type of construction and the time period when this building was erected. These hazardous materials will be handled as required by federal and state regulation during demolition of the building for proper disposal. The testing has also identified PCBs in soil directly adjacent to the building as a result of these building materials. The City of Cambridge is taking precautionary measures at one location where PCBs in the soil was found based on the concentration level test results. This exterior area at the southwest corner of the gym near the loading dock is fenced off to make inaccessible and has been covered with polyethylene while the design team develop plans to remove the soils as part of the abatement and demolition of the building.

For more information, visit the websites below:
http://www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk/ and specifically for schools reference http://www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk/caulkschoolkit.htm

Sam Lipson, Director of Environmental Heath for the Cambridge Public Health Department has been provided a copy of this report.

November 2012

Added presentation and meeting notes from Oct. 24 Community Meeting to Documents Tab.

September 2012

Community Meeting Oct. 24, 6-7 p.m., at Martin Luther King Jr. School, 400 Putnam Ave., Cambridge.

July 2012

The Embodied Energy Study is a section of the Feasibility Study. The Final Feasibility Study from the Architect, Perkins Eastman, shall be added to the Documents Tab in August 2012.

 

Contractor 3 week look ahead schedule - May 13, 2013

Complete programming and issue Feasibility Study - June 2012 

Approval of Construction Management at Risk by Office of the Inspector General – June 2012

Negotiate design contract with Perkins Eastman – July 2012

Schematic Design Phase July 2012 – November 2012

Construction Management at Risk Interview and Selection Process July 2012 – October 2012

Abatement and Demolition late 2012 through early 2013

Construction Documents available for bidding late Fall 2013

Construction schedule 2014 through August 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. School reopens September 2015

Michael J. Black
Construction Projection Manager
City of Cambridge
617-349-4300

mblack@cambridgema.gov

Visiting City Hall

Hours of Service

Monday: 8:30am-8pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30am-5pm
Friday: 8:30am-12pm

City Manager:
Robert W. Healy

Cambridge City Hall
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139