MPS High School Building Committee

AI-generated overview. Written by gemini-3.8-flash from this archive's per-meeting summaries, which were themselves written from the transcripts — so it is two steps from the record, and may be incomplete or wrong. It does not report votes. Every statement links to the meetings it came from; those are the record. Based on 68 summarised meetings, 2024-05-01 to 2026-10-06.

The MPS High School Building Committee oversees the planning, feasibility study, and schematic design for renovating or rebuilding Medford High School in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). Convening in May 2024, the committee advanced the project through MSBA eligibility requirements, educational programming, and procurement of core project personnel. Over two years of evaluations, the body narrowed 29 conceptual building options down to six finalists and ultimately chose an addition and renovation model known as Option C2.2A. At its most recent meetings in October 2026, the committee selected a Construction Manager at Risk, approved all-electric HVAC and solar power plans, and adopted series of space reductions to bring the estimated total project cost to approximately $699 million ahead of schematic design completion.

By period

• 2024 Q2 The committee convened to initiate the MSBA eligibility phase, establishing governance rules, subcommittees, and completing the educational profile, Chapter 74 vocational studies, and maintenance submissions.
• 2024 Q3 The committee concluded its eligibility deliverables, engaged state officials on student enrollment projections, and formed the Owner's Project Manager Selection Committee.
• 2025 Q1 The body developed and approved the formal Request for Services and evaluation criteria to procure an Owner's Project Manager while the MSBA certified project enrollment at 1,395 students.
• 2025 Q2 Left Field was selected and contracted as the project's Owner's Project Manager, and the committee initiated designer procurement while reviewing alternative high school sites.
• 2025 Q3 The committee eliminated Medford Square and Columbus Park from consideration and reviewed submitted design proposals ahead of state designer selection panel meetings.
• 2025 Q4 The committee executed a contract with selected designer SMMA, launched four specialized advisory teams, and reviewed engineering studies identifying significant physical deficiencies in the existing high school.
• 2026 Q1 After examining 29 conceptual models and submitting the Preliminary Design Program to the MSBA, the committee applied evaluation criteria and community feedback to narrow the alternatives down to six finalists.
• 2026 Q2 The committee adapted design options to accommodate a 1967 deed restriction, voted Option C2.2A as the preferred schematic design, submitted the Preferred Schematic Report, and launched CMR procurement.
• 2026 Q3 Transitioning into schematic design, the committee implemented approximately $39 million in space reductions across academic, administrative, and pool spaces while evaluating mechanical systems and solar arrays.
• 2026 Q4 Advisory teams and the full committee voted to select Suffolk as the Construction Manager at Risk, approved an air-to-water heat pump HVAC system with solar PPA, and passed final space reductions lowering projected costs to $699 million.