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Proposal for: FACILITIES OPTIMIZATION COMMITTEE PROJECT TOWN OF WESTON, CT 3.08.2021 CONTENTS Cover Letter .....................................................................1 History & Resumes .............................................................2 Scope of Work ................................................................3 Project Approach ..........................................................4 Experience & Ability to Perform ....................................5 General References ......................................................6 Litigation Statement .......................................................7 Fees ..................................................................................8 TECTON ARCHITECTS 1 COVER LETTER 1 1 March 8, 2021 Jonathan Luiz Town Administrator Weston Town Hall 56 Norfield Road Weston, CT 06883 RE: RFP for Facilities Optimization Committee Project Dear Mr. Luiz, Thank you for considering Tecton Architects as your design partner for the study of Weston’s school and administrative facilities. We enjoyed the opportunity to meet with the Facilities Optimization Committee during the Fall to discuss your project, and look forward to the opportunity to support the Town in crafting a clear, meaningful plan that addresses the immediate needs of Weston’s Public Schools, with an eye on the long-term future of your community. Since 1979, we have been helping our clients use the built environment to bring their communities together. From offices in Hartford, CT and Westerly, RI, our staff of 50 supports public K-12, magnet, charter and independent school projects throughout the Northeast. Our current and recent work includes several similar “front-end” planning studies for communities in Brookfield, Simsbury, Suffield, Sherman and Ellington. Our goal in studies such as yours is not only to effectively document and analyze, but to provide a plan that can truly be executed and supported by the community. We know that students, parents and educators forge strong bonds and a feeling of identity with their community schools. Our team will actively participate in communicating the facts, current conditions and opportunities of the District’s schools through public forums and workshops. Through an “ask, listen, understand” approach, we offer a platform to express concerns and voice opinions, providing transparency to the process and enhancing parent and community understanding of any proposed projects. This approach has served us in similar studies, but with different outcomes, for both Brookfield and Simsbury, CT. In Brookfield, following an evaluation of the District’s existing facilities, the Town voted to consolidate the District’s 1,266 PK-5 students in a new $78 million elementary school. Together, Tecton and the administration partnered to provide frequent, consistent updates on the intent, benefits and cost of the plan, using open forums, community surveys and mailers to ensure buy-in at referendum. In Simsbury, our team reviewed more than a dozen scenarios to support an increase in enrollment, while making the best of use existing facilities. After an initial plan to close a neighborhood school was met with concern, the District has moved to an elementary renewal plan, refreshing but maintaining the same number of neighborhood schools. This experience reinforces our belief that a one-size fits all approach isn’t appropriate for every Town, and that the financial and community impacts must be weighed. Every project brings with it a blend of exciting possibilities, inevitable challenges, and necessary constraints. Our team will help you find the solution that gives your community, staff, and most importantly your students, the space to excel. Thank you for your consideration, Jeffrey J. Wyszynski, AIA Principal, Chief Operating Officer [email protected] | o. 860.990.6950 | f. 860.990.6951 1 HISTORY & RESUMES 2 1 ABOUT US Founded in 1979, Tecton Architects, PC is a professional corporation employing 50 employees. SERVICES • Full Architectural Services • Interior Design • Master Planning • High-Performance Buildings The environments that surround us, shape us. • Sustainable Design At their best they protect us, inspire us to be our best selves and invite new possibilities. But only if they are • BIM Documentation designed to reflect our potential. • Construction Administration That’s why our loyalties lie first with people—those who will work, discover, learn, teach, care, and serve in the environments we help create. This simple practice CONNECTICUT animates our client relationships, guides our design process and shapes the teams we build. It pushes us 34 Sequassen Street, Suite 200 Hartford, CT 06106 to find new ways of doing, thinking and interacting as we work together to meet the needs we know RHODE ISLAND and awaken hidden opportunities. 17 Railroad Avenue Westerly, RI 02891 Founded 42 years ago, Tecton has always been an advocate for supporting the growth of communities we believe in. Our diverse experiences allow us to bring inspired solutions to our clients and build partnerships that benefit everyone involved. Hartford Office 860.548.0802 Translating design trends and technical expertise Westerly Office 401.596.7555 across markets, we create spaces that support the futures our clients imagine. Every project brings with it a blend of exciting possibilities, inevitable challenges, and necessary constraints. Our team will help you tectonarchitects.com find the solution that gives your community the space to excel. TECTON ARCHITECTS FIRM PROFILE AREAS OF DESIGN EXPERTISE DATE OF INCORPORATION Full Architectural Services Tecton Architects, pc 2013 Interior Design Tecton Architects, Inc 2006 Master Planning Tecton Architects, pc 1996 High-Performance Buildings The Tecton Partnership, PC – est. 1979 Sustainable Design BIM Documentation The company's name was changed to Construction Administration Tecton Architects, pc in 1996 to more clearly reflect the nature of the firm. The firm was PRINCIPALS AND ASSOCIATES incorporated in 2006 to provide ownership PRINCIPALS opportunity to persons who were not Ted Cutler, AIA, LEED AP architects. The firm name was changed back Jeffrey Wyszynski, AIA to Tecton Architects, pc in 2013. Robert Amatuli, AIA Jeffery McElravy, AIA OWNERSHIP Ted Cutler, AIA, LEED AP ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS CEO, Principal: 38.6% Craig Saunders, AIA, LEED AP Marco Tommasini, RA, LEED AP Jeff Wyszynski, AIA Paul Tirrell, CSI, CDT COO, Principal: 33.5% Nina Lapinski, NCIDQ, LEED AP Robert Amatuli, AIA ASSOCIATES Principal: 18.0% Ernest Nepomuceno, LEED AP Kathryn Mease, NCIDQ, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC Jeff McElravy, AIA Jim Becker, AIA, LEED AP Principal: 9.8% Melissa M. Roy Justin Hopkins, RA TOTAL NUMBER OF STAFF Edward J. Widofsky, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, MCPPO 50 Tim Mailloux, LEED AP, Licensed Building Official NUMBER OF REGISTERED ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION AND LICENSE STATUS Our board of directors and active staff currently includes 17 Registered Architects: • Peter Hentschel, AIA – Founding Principal, • Justin Hopkins, RA – Associate Board of Directors (Registered Architect in CT) (Registered Architect in RI, CT) • David Foster, AIA – Founding Principal, • Edward Widofsky, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Board of Directors ( Registered Architect in CT) MCPPO – Associate (Registered Architect in CT) • Ted Cutler, AIA, LEED AP – Principal / CEO • Paul Bacchiocchi, AIA – Project Manager (Registered Architect in CT, MA, NH, MD, PA, NJ, NY) (Registered Architect in CT) • Jeff Wyszynski, AIA – Principal / COO • Stephen Melingonis, AIA – Project Architect (Registered Architect in CT, MA, RI, NY, ME, OH, IN) (Registered Architect in CT) • Robert Amatuli, AIA – Principal • Matt Salad, AIA, MCPPO – Project Architect (Registered Architect in CT, MA, NY) (Registered Architect in CT) • Jeff McElravy, AIA – Principal / Project Manager • Laurel Clark, AIA – Project Architect (Registered Architect in CT) (Registered Architect in CT) • Marco Tommasini, RA, LEED AP – Associate Principal • Rebecca Hopkins, AIA, EDAC – Project Architect (Registered Architect in RI, CT) (Registered Architect in NY) • Craig Saunders, AIA, LEED AP – Associate Principal • John Vitti, AIA, LEED AP BD+C – Production Leader (Registered Architect in CT) (Registered Architect in CT) • Jim Becker, AIA, LEED AP – Associate (Registered Architect in NY) Our staff also includes Registered Interior Designers, LEED Accredited Professionals, WELL Accredited Professionals, Fitwel Ambassadors, Licensed Building Officials and Construction Documents Technologists. TECTON ARCHITECTS FIRM PROFILE PRESENCE IN CONNECTICUT AND SURROUNDING STATES CONNECTICUT Tecton has designed academic projects throughout our 42 year history and collaborated with more than 90 school HARTFORD, CT districts, regional service centers, independent schools and WESTERLY, RI higher education institutions. Our public school design and construction experience includes recent work with communities in Brookfield, Oxford, Tecton Architects Office Locations Colchester, Simsbury, Ellington, Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Farmington, Somers, Westport and Windsor. We have also built long-term relationships with well-known independent schools like Suffield Academy, Loomis Chaffee School and Rumsey Hall School. This K-12 experience is further supplemented by expertise in campus master planning and DIVERSE MARKET PORTFOLIO facility design for colleges and universities. 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