# Permanent Building Committee meeting - 10.13.26


**Body:** Walpole Media
**Date:** October 15, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Walpole Permanent Building Committee meeting, titled October 13, 2026, reviewed closeout of Phase Four, which is open, with punch-list work underway and the full certificate of occupancy expected within one to two weeks. The committee approved Change Order No. 37 for $136,455.38 and approved PCO 266 for $20,170.08 to lift and install the field-house letter on Veterans Day, with contractor supervision planned. Members also approved the September vendor invoice package; the amount is unclear in the transcript. Agostini was reported as approximately 99% complete with its contract, and remaining retainage is to be held until punch-list completion and the occupancy permit.

The committee discussed outstanding disputed PCOs and credits, with negotiations continuing with Agostini; the parties’ current positions were described as approximately $35,000 in the project projections versus $47,000 from the contractor. Two tariff-related PCOs, including a steel claim of about $95,000, were reported withdrawn. The committee expects one or two additional change orders and cited projected remaining owner and construction contingency of about $182,000. Members supported shifting the substantial-completion date from August 22 to September 11, 2026, as a negotiated approach intended to avoid additional general-conditions costs. The committee did not set a final settlement amount for the disputed PCOs.

**Source:** Walpole Media