Agawam High School

Building Project

Project Overview

Welcome to the Agawam High School Construction Project page. Here we hope you will find answers and information regarding the project background, process, and next steps.

The Agawam High School Building Committee typically meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month; meetings are subject to change, please check the Town of Agawam calendar at https://www.agawam.ma.us/agendacenter and the schedule page on this site for more meetings.

At the April 22 SBC meeting the design team unveiled the newly updated rendering for the project. The renderings are a great way to see how the project is taking shape, but the details for finishes, materials etc. are not yet determined and will continue to evolve once the project moves into Design Development.

If you were unable to attend any of the informational meetings, a link to the presentation is shown below

Project Timeline and Status

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February 2024

Town of Agawam and the Project Team selects Fontaine Bros/WT Rich as the CM

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Agawam High School Project is Approved to Move to Schematic Design by the MSBA Board of Directors

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October 26, 2023

Town of Agawam and the Project Team submit PSR to MSBA

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JULY 2023

Town of Agawam and the Project Team submit PDP to MSBA

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March 14, 2023

Town of Agawam Selects Flansburgh as The Designer for the Project

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December 2022

Town of Agawam Enlists LeftField , LLC as their OPM

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August 2, 2021

MSBA and Town of Agawam Executes the Feasibility Study Agreement for Agawam High School

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April 27, 2021

MSBA invites Town of Agawam to the Feasibility Study for Agawam High School

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April 14, 2021

MSBA Invites Town of Agawam to the Eligibility Period for the MSBA Project for Agawam High School
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May 4, 2020

Town of Agawam Submitts the Statement of Interest to the MSBA for the Agawam High School project

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MSBA WEBSITE

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Click here for a reference guide to clarify context and meaning to common terms used in the building process for public projects

PROJECT UPDATES

Schematic Design - Module 4

The High School project is now in Module 4 – Schematic Design. This phase will dictate the project budget and design that ultimately will be the basis of the Project Funding Agreement with the MSBA. The completed Schematic Design package will be submitted to the MSBA on May 2, 2024 and will be up for Board Approval at the June 26, 2024 MSBA Board of Directors meeting.

Part of the Schematic Design process also includes the procurement of a CM (Construction Manager) at Risk. This process started with public advertising of the project in December 2023, six very qualified CM firms submitted Qualification Statements and all firms were interviewed on February 14 & 15. Based on the ratings the final selection will be made by the CM-at-Risk Subcommittee the following days.

The project team submitted the Preliminary Design Program (PDP) to the MSBA on July 28, 2023, and received comments back from the MSBA which were responded to. The project team then submitted the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) on October 26, 2023, and received formal comments back from the MSBA which were responded to on December 6, 2023.

Following the PSR submission, the project team and District then met with the FAS (Facilities Assessment Subcommittee) on November 15th, to introduce the project to the FAS group so they could make the recommendation to present at the MSBA Board of Directors meeting on December 13, when the MSBA Board of Directors unanimously voted that the Town of Agawam and the High School project was approved to proceed into schematic design.