Monthly updates on all building repairs can be found on the city's website: www.cityofwestfield.org
WESTFIELD – The city will spend upwards of $13 million in the next several months on a comprehensive repair and renovation project involving several schools and municipal buildings.
Overall, the total project cost is about $17 million but Mayor Daniel M. Knapik said the project is being completed in phases.
Work started this week at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School that will cost about $8 million to replace windows, roof boilers and revamping of the school’s heating system. Work was also scheduled, depending on the weather, at City Hall as part of an overall $3.4 million facade repair and roof replacement.
The project is being directed by P3 Inc. of Norwell and Chapman Water Proofing Inc. of Boston was issued the renovation contract at City Hall.
In addition to building repairs, Knapik plans complete other capital improvement projects including the purchase of a new platform vehicle for the Fire Department.
The vocational school repairs represent just one school project. Roof and boiler replacements at also scheduled at Highland, Franklin Avenue and Southampton Road schools and new boilers are scheduled at Westfield High School and Papermill Elementary School. The state’s School Building Authority is provide 62 percent or about $7 million towards school repairs.
Other projects include roof replacements at both the Police and Fire department headquarters, air conditioning installation at City Hall and upgrades at Westfield Athenaeum.
The majority of projects are scheduled to be completed by fall. Knapik said school work involving boilers and windows must be completed before the start of the 2012-2013 heating season.
“The project addresses items that have been postponed for the number of years,” and all work is designed to be energy efficient under the state’s Green Repair Program, Knapik said.
“When completed the city expects to see a substantial decrease in energy costs in addition to preserving our municipal buildings,” the mayor said.
The project management firm plans at least monthly updates on progress for residents through a community report to be posted on the city’s website: www.cityofwestfield.org.