Boston Public Facilities Commission Approves All Five Construction Contracts Unanimously

Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6236 · Meeting of July 22, 2026

Boston Public Facilities Commission unanimously approves five design contracts in one session. The commission moved without dissent through all five votes on July 22, 2026, led by Public Facilities Department Chief of Operations Patrick Brophy. The largest single item was a $957,713.75 amendment to the Design Lab Architects Inc. contract for the Curly Community Center renovation at 1663 Columbia Road in South Boston, driven by a completed resiliency study that required moving mechanical equipment to the building's second level to address coastal flooding risk — costs Project Manager Scott Dupree said the original budget "did not adequately cover." The commission also authorized PFD to apply to the Office of the Inspector General to use the Chapter 149A construction management at-risk method for the six-story Josiah Quincy Upper School project at Washington Street and Marginal Road.

A new $350,000 design contract was awarded to CSS Architects for repairs at the Miranda Kramer South End Fitness Center and EMS headquarters at 35 Northampton Square, based on an estimated construction cost of $3.3 million.

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Source: the Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6236 meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.