Foster Elementary School building committee approves $403,893 in construction change orders.
Foster Elementary building committee approves $403,893 curbing change order. The School Building Committee voted 5-0-0 under chair Linda Hill to authorize Superintendent Kathryn Roberts to execute Change Order 24, comprising $391,465 for granite curbing and memorial bricks plus $12,428 for added
School Building Committee · Meeting of July 8, 2026
HINGHAM — Foster Elementary building committee approves $403,893 curbing change order. The School Building Committee voted 5-0-0 under chair Linda Hill to authorize Superintendent Kathryn Roberts to execute Change Order 24, comprising $391,465 for granite curbing and memorial bricks plus $12,428 for added curbing area. The committee also advanced commissioning work and approved a cost-reduction alternative for landscape edging that cuts pricing to roughly $80,000.
A saltwater contamination discovery in the completed irrigation well requires relocation; a hydrologist will assess potential sites on July 9, with drilling likely in late July.
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Source: the School Building Committee meeting of July 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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