RISE Prep Academies
Minutes
RISE Prep Academies Facilities Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Location
30 Cumberland Street Woonsocket, RI 02895
3rd Floor Conference Room
A vote may be taken on any agenda item.
Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8615357511?pwd=VVhWdElmLzRRWWhvOFZDQVVBZzQrZz09#success
Committee Members Present
K. Waller, R. DaCruz, S. Izzi, T. Calouro
Committee Members Absent
J. O'Rourke, M. Beauchamp
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Request for Proposals (RFPs) for SBA Stage II Application
A.
Architect Request for Proposals
B.
Owner's Representative Request for Proposals
The group reviewed the draft RFP. Ms. Waller agreed to send the MPA listing for Construction. Ms. DaCruz would like for the board to approve the Owner's Representative RFP at the same time as the architecture RFP. She would like both vendors to start together.
Mr. Izzi stated that he wants to add some language around Rhode Island regulations, especially concerning energy efficiency. Otherwise, the RFP is ready for release. Ms. DaCruz plans to make changes to the schedule in the document, removing the walkthrough.
Ms. Waller will post it to RISE Prep's website and the state vendor website. For the April 1 board meeting, the group will bring the bids back to the board. Ms. DaCruz would like architectural drawings before going to RFP for the construction manager. She plans to move the board meeting to April 22 to allow for more response time.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Owners Representative RFP_RPA_2025.pdf
The group discussed seeking proposals and noted that Kite Architects is on the state's MPA. The group discussed using Kite because the firm worked with Civic Builders in the previous iteration of the project. Colliers is also on the Commissioning Agent MPA, so Ms. DaCruz plans to reach out to them.