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Durfee High School TABLE of CONTENTS Report Prepared by: Ai3 Architects, LLC 526 Boston Post Road Wayland, MA 01778 Project Number: 1607.00 April 20, 2017 Report Prepared for: City of Fall River - School Building Committee One Government Center Fall River, MA 02722 Evaluation Team: Architect: Ai3 Architects, LLC 526 Boston Post Road Wayland, MA 01778 Code Consultant: Cosentini and Associates Structural Engineer: One Kendall Square, Suite B2204 Engineers Design Group, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02139 350 Main Street, Floor 2 Malden, MA 02148 Accessibility Consultant: Kessler McGuinness & Associates, LLC Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & 1121 Washington Street Fire Protection Engineers: Newton, MA 02465 Griffith & Vary, Inc. 12 Kendrick Road Landscape Architect: Wareham, MA 02571 Birchwood Design Group 150 Chestnut Street, 4th Floor Civil Engineer: Providence, RI 02903 Pare Corporation 10 Lincoln Road, Suite 210 Geotechnical Engineer: Foxboro, MA 02035 Lahlaf Geotechnical Consulting, Inc. 100 Chelmsford Road, Suite 2 Technology Consultant: Billerica, MA 01862 Ai3 Architects, LLC 526 Boston Post Road Environmental Consultant: Wayland, MA 01778 Universal Environmental Consultants 12 Brewster Road Framingham, MA 01702 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction a. Project Summary 1-10 b. Capital Budget Statement 11-12 i. City Debt Limits Letter 13-14 ii. Debt Service Analysis 15-36 iii. Tax Impact Analysis 37-40 c. Project Directory 41-48 d. Project Schedule 49-56 II. Educational Program a. Educational Program 57 b. Educational Visioning Sessions 59-90 III. Initial Space Summary 91-114 IV. Evaluation of Existing Conditions a. Existing High School Site 115-116 b. Record of Title to the Property 117-118 i. Property Deed to Existing High School Site 119-144 c. Existing Floor Plans 145-156 d. Existing Conditions Assessment i. Architectural Review 157-170 ii. Structural Review 171-176 iii. Fire Protection Review 177-178 iv. Plumbing Review 179-180 v. Mechanical Review 181-184 vi. Electrical Review 185-188 vii. Technology & Security Review 189-192 e. Building & Energy Code Analysis 193-196 f. Handicap Accessibility Review 197-202 g. Historical Analysis 203-238 h. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 239 i. Geotechnical Evaluation 241-302 j. Hazardous Materials Assessment 303-341 V. Site Development Requirements a. Site Selection Matrix 343-344 b. Site 1: Existing High School 345-350 c. Site 2: Duro Mills 351-356 d. Site 3: Industrial Park 357-360 e. Site 4: Anawan Mills 361-364 Preliminary Design Program - B.M.C. Durfee High School TABLE OF CONTENTS VI. Preliminary Evaluation of Alternatives a. Student School Assignment Practices 365-366 b. Available Space in other Schools 367-368 c. Tuition Agreements 369-370 d. Rental/Acquisition of Existing Buildings 371-372 e. Base Repair Option 373-376 f. Summary of Options Considered 377-380 g. Evaluation Process 381-382 h. Final Building Committee Evaluation 383-384 i. Summary of Options Matrix 385-386 j. Comparative Cost Analysis of Options 387-388 k. Recommendations for Further Investigatory Work 389-390 VII. Local Actions and Approvals a. Local Actions and Approvals 391-392 b. Local Actions and Approvals Certification Letter 393-394 c. School Building Committee Membership Letter 395-397 d. School Building Committee Approval Vote Certification Letter 398 e. Feasibility Study Checklist 399-400 f. School Building Committee Meeting Minutes 401 g. Public Forum Presentation and Meeting Minutes 403 Appendix A: Statement of Interest 405 Appendix B: MSBA Board Actions 407 a. Invitation to the Eligibility Period b. Invitation to Conduct a Feasibility Study c. FS Agreement, FS Budget, and MSBA Reimbursement Rate Calculation d. Owner’s Project Manager Approval Letter e. Designer Selection Approval Letter Appendix C: Design Enrollment Certification Letter 409-414 Appendix D: Vocations and Technology Programs (Chapter 74) 415 Preliminary Design Program - B.M.C. Durfee High School DURFEEHIGHBMC SCHOOL PROJECT SUMMARYIntroduction FALL RIVER HISTORY Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River’s population was 88,857 at the 2010 census, making it the tenth- largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the City became famous during the 19th Century as the leading textile manufacturing center in the United States. While the textile industry has long since diminished, its impact on the City’s culture and landscape remains to this day. Fall River’s official developed by local capital without interference from Boston. motto is “We’ll Try,” dating back to the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1843. It is The advantage of being able to transport bales of cotton and coal also nicknamed “the Scholarship City” to fuel the steam engines via Fall River’s deep water harbor, and because Dr. Irving Fradkin founded to also ship out the finished goods, made Fall River the choice of a Dollars for Scholars here in 1958. series of cotton mill magnates. At one time, there were 120 cotton mills located along the river. In 1854, Fall River was officially Fall River is known for the Lizzie incorporated as a city, and had a population of about 12,000. Borden case, Portuguese culture, its numerous 19th-Century textile mills, Fall River profited greatly from the American Civil War and and Battleship Cove, the world’s largest positioned itself to take advantage of the prosperity that followed. collection of World War II naval vessels By 1868, it had surpassed Lowell as the leading textile city in and the home of the USS Massachusetts America, running over 500,000 spindles. Then, during 1871 and (BB-59). Fall River is also the only city in 1872, the “most dramatic expansion” of the city occurred: 15 new the United States to have its City Hall corporations were founded which built 22 new mills throughout the located over an interstate highway. The “Falling River” from which the name Fall River is derived refers to the Quequechan River which flows through the city, dropping steeply into the bay. Fall River’s industrial development occurred along the falling river from which it was named. The river had eight falls which, combined, make Fall River the best tidewater privilege in southern New England. It was perfect for industrialization; big enough for profit and expansion, yet small enough to be Ai3 Architects, LLC 1 Module 3 - Preliminary Design Program DURFEEHIGHBMC SCHOOL and was the largest printer of cloth in the world. Dozens of other city mills solely produced cloth to be printed at the APC. World War I had caused an increase in demand for textiles, and many of the mills of New England benefited during this time. However, the post-war economy quickly slowed, and production quickly outpaced demand. In 1923, Fall River faced the first wave of mill closures. Some mills merged and were able to limp along until the late 1920s. By the 1930s during the Great Depression, many more mills were closed and the city went bankrupt. The City of Fall River experienced many “firsts” and “largest”, and a few “seconds” during the turn of the city, and many of the older mills expanded. The City’s population increased by 20,000 people during these two years, while overall mill capacity doubled to more than 1,000,000 spindles. By 1876, the “Spindle City” as it became known, was second in the world only to Manchester, England. Fall River rode the wave of economic prosperity well into the early 20th Century. During this time, the City boasted several fancy hotels, theaters, and a bustling downtown. Expansion and growth continued throughout the late 19th Century with the development of several fine parks, schools, streetcar lines, a public water supply, and sewerage system to meet the needs of its growing population. The cotton mills of Fall River had built their business largely on one product, print cloth. Around 1910, the City’s largest employer, the American Printing Company (APC), employed 6,000 people Century’s activity and growth. A few are listed below: Number one producer of cotton cloth in the U.S.: (Second largest producer in the world…Manchester, England) - 1911 43 Corporations – 222 mills – 3.8M spindles (2 miles of cloth for every minute of every working day) Largest cloth printing company in the U.S. (American Print Works – Established by Holder Borden): 1835 7 mills – 29 printing machines – 10 engines Module 3 - Preliminary Design Program 2 Ai3 Architects, LLC DURFEEHIGHBMC SCHOOL First textile manufacturing City in the U.S. to use self-acting mules: 1846 Self-acting mules were the latest technology in textile manufacturing in which the operations ordinarily performed by the spinner were achieved by automatic means. (In 1838, Bradford Durfee visited Manchester, England to purchase the new technology.) One of the earliest communities in the U.S. to establish a High School: 1849 – same year as New York (In April 1849 at Town Meeting, a High School was authorized and $1,500 was appropriated for maintenance.) Passenger transporter from Fall River to NYC was “designed to be unsinkable”. The ship was equipped with Thomas Edison’s new First City in MA to make public invention….the electric lights. education absolutely free without direct cost to the parents: Largest “side-wheeler” in the world: 1894 – named “Priscilla” Fall River began providing free text books 440-foot passenger vessel traveling from Fall River, Newport RI, in 1874. In August 1884, a general state NYC law took effect requiring free text books and supplies. Second largest theater stage in MA: 1876 – The Academy Theater Largest historic naval exhibit in the world: Battleship Cove Second largest natural body of water in MA: North Watuppa World’s largest collection of WWII naval Pond vessels With the demise of the textile industry, many of the City’s mills were First public building construction over a Federal public highway: One of the most collected cities in New England (Antiquarian Booksellers) Highest percentage of foreign-born inhabitants than any other large City in the U.S.: 1900 Largest Schooner afloat in the U.S.: 1900 – named “Mary W.
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