Renovation of a mixed-use development in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The roof on Building A (31,530 sq. ft.) of the high school is now over 27 years old and at the end of its life expectancy. Leaks are currently occurring in the third floor corridor, a custodial closet and the Robotics Lab. The Accelerated Repair Program was intended to address these kinds of issues, but it was suspended due to funding constraints. An MSBA memo detailing reasons for the suspension stated that they were seeing roof replacement construction costs at $50/square foot. That puts the replacement of the Building A roof in excess of $1.5 million which, in turn, requires that the city hire an Owner`s Project Manager for this project. MSBA published cost data shows that an OPM cost on average around 4% of construction costs and engineering comes in at around 11% of construction costs. FY24 below includes OPM & engineering costs (assumes 14%) while FY25 is the construction costs. The Building B roof (30,449 sq. ft.) is now over 21 years old and should be targeted for replacement soon as well. Those costs are shown in FY26 & FY27. Hiring an OPM for the high school and middle school roof projects at the same time would be beneficial. The project is include in the city's 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.