Foster Elementary project approves $156K change order, nets $96K early package credit.
Foster Elementary School Building Committee approves $156K change order and $96K early site package credit. The committee unanimously backed Change Order #25 covering irrigation well hydrofracking, landscape edging, bedrock well drilling, and heat pump electrical modifications totaling $155,793.
School Building Committee · Meeting of August 12, 2026
HINGHAM — Foster Elementary School Building Committee approves $156K change order and $96K early site package credit. The committee unanimously backed Change Order #25 covering irrigation well hydrofracking, landscape edging, bedrock well drilling, and heat pump electrical modifications totaling $155,793. Early Site Package Change Order #01 reduces the early contract by $96,483.78, fixing final early package value at $7,002,516.21.
Construction updates included light pole replacement, heat pump commissioning repairs, and planning for fall sod placement delayed by the town's level 2 water ban. The committee approved three invoices totaling $542,010.18 for PMA Consultants, Bacon Construction, and K.R. Rezendes Inc.
The next meeting is September 10 to review phase 3 progress and closeout.
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Source: the School Building Committee meeting of August 12, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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