Stoneham School Building Committee Approves $4.1 Million Warrant and Energy Performance Contract

STONEHAM -- June 16, 2025, Stoneham School Building Committee approves $4.1 million warrant and backs student garden proposal at new high school. The committee unanimously approved warrant article 67 totaling $4,100,709.18 at its June 16 meeting, with the largest share, $3,820,547.25, going to general contractor Consigli Construction, alongside fees for Perkins and Will and SMMA and $52,499.77 in liquidated damages. The committee also unanimously voted to hire Intervalville Data Systems for an 18-month energy performance engagement at $110,000, aimed at driving the building's energy use intensity from a current 48 down to the design target of 25, a shift that would cut annual energy costs from roughly $500,000 to $230,000 and unlock a MassSave incentive of more than $200,000. A punch list working group's recommendation to accept $58,500 in credits for two construction deficiencies, misaligned sag rods in Spartan Place and an exposed sprinkler line beneath the monumental stair, also passed unanimously. Stoneham High School Green Club co-presidents Rarika Patel and Chloe Shobbs won a unanimous committee vote to partner with Perkins and Will and the School Committee to identify land for a student-managed outdoor learning garden. The meeting closed with unresolved frustration over the building's interior branding package, particularly a large monumental staircase wall featuring text from Homer's Odyssey that committee members called illegible, with any reprint unlikely before 2026.