The purpose of this bylaw is to provide a Permanent Building
Committee having continuing responsibility for the execution of major
construction and maintenance projects for the Town and for the development
of a capital spending plan. Working with the Board of Selectmen, School
Committee, Historical Commission, Planning Board and other Town committees
and boards that propose building and renovation projects, the Permanent
Building Committee shall establish general criteria for Town building
projects and guidelines for communication regarding these projects
between and among interested committees and the public.
There is hereby established a Permanent Building Committee which
shall oversee and supervise the design, construction, reconstruction,
major alteration, renovation, enlargement, major maintenance, demolition,
and removal of Town buildings, including School Department buildings,
and including any significant installation, renovation, or upgrade
of service equipment and major systems as provided in this bylaw.
For purposes of this bylaw, the following definitions shall
apply:
DESIGN
Includes selection of architects and consultants as needed
in compliance with applicable provisions of the General Laws.
MAJOR MAINTENANCE
Shall not include routine maintenance and upkeep of a building
or other structure, or its service equipment and major systems, which
is performed on a regular basis; and shall include projects that are
capital in nature, that is, having a useful life of five or more years
and an estimated cost of more than $25,000, or such higher amount
as may be established from time to time by the Town Manager, subject
to approval by the Board of Selectmen and School Committee.
PROPOSING BODY
The Town of Norton appointed or elected board, committee
or officer sponsoring or requesting a construction or major maintenance
project, or in the case of major maintenance initiated by the Permanent
Building Committee itself, the board, committee or officials whose
facility would be the subject of the project. The proposing body shall
be responsible for:
A.
Determination of the program for the proposed project, including
the function and needs which it is designed to fulfill, expanded services,
auxiliary public use if any, additional personnel required to maintain
the facility, annual maintenance costs, expected hours of the facility's
availability, and overall effect on the Town.
B.
Recommending performance or procurement of feasibility studies
for determination of the estimated size and cost requirements of the
project.
C.
Determination of the estimated requirements for equipment and
furnishings.
D.
Approval of transitional building plans, including health and
safety protocols for maintaining the underlying service associated
with the facility while construction takes place.
E.
Approval of any design change or budget reprioritization having
a material impact, as determined by the proposing body, on the programmatic
design, transitional building plans, or outcome of the project.
SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND MAJOR SYSTEMS
Shall include boilers, elevators, generators, HVAC systems,
septic systems, fire alarms, overhead doors, automatic handicapped
access doors, major electrical service, including wiring and fixtures,
major plumbing service, including piping and sanitation fixtures,
building skin (roofs, gutters, masonry, windows, exterior paint, etc.).
It shall not include information system technology (computers and
computer systems).