Stoneham School Building Committee Clears $537,000 in Invoices, Schedules Executive Session

STONEHAM -- April 27, 2026, Stoneham's School Building Committee approved more than $537,000 in invoices and a change order at its April 27 Zoom meeting while flagging an unresolved branding dispute with architect Perkins and Will. The Finance Working Group, represented by member Doug Gove, recommended all items favorably; the combined warrant of $508,878.98 included a Consigli Construction invoice of $423,845.98 net of liquidated damages, plus consultant amendments from Perkins and Will and SMMA. A separate Change Order 55 for $18,997.86 and two additional consultant amendments, $11,050 to Perkins and Will and $28,047 to SMMA, passed unanimously, though member Gove and others questioned whether future payments should be conditioned on resolution of a months-long branding dispute; the committee chair reported a first substantive call with Perkins and Will's Brooke on the afternoon of the meeting. The committee also directed its design team to return with pricing for permanent versus temporary discus safety netting at the high school track, where an errant throw during a recent meet landed on the running surface, with a decision expected no later than a newly scheduled May 6 interim meeting at Central Middle School. Project contingency currently stands at $1,331,983, subject to ongoing negotiations with Consigli.