WESTBOROUGH – When the Select Board meets on Tuesday, Dec. 5, it’s expected to receive a better idea about the repair project for the Westborough Public Library.
Over the past several months, the Library Building Committee has been meeting with the architect, LPA|A, and the owner’s project manager, Vertex, on prioritizing repair work.
Out of four “scopes” developed by LPA|A, the committee favored the first scope that would cover the “most requested repairs;” this could include repairing – as opposed to replacing – the roof.
Elements from the other scopes could be incorporated into what will be presented to the Select Board.
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Preliminary cost estimates, which would include construction, fees, temporary space for the library, contingency costs and more, range from $11.9 million for the first scope to $31.4 million for the “maximum rebuild.”
Once the repair project is determined, including the cost, the committee will come before Town Meeting in March 2024 to ask for funding to cover design fees and construction documents, as well as bidding.
Should funds be approved, the next step would take place at Town Meeting in spring 2025 with a formal request for funds to cover the repair project itself.
Upon approval from that Town Meeting, the project would take place through the remainder of 2025 into early 2026.
Information is available via https://www.westboroughlibrary.org/about/repair-project/.