Fire Station Panel Approves Invoices, Change Orders

Fire Station Building Committee · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Lakeville's Fire Station Building Committee approved more than $600,000 in contractor payments and two change orders as construction races to enclose the building before winter. The panel, chaired by Lorraine Carboni, approved a roughly $601,000 Page Building Construction payment application plus a $36,074.37 retainage reduction, along with invoices to its architect ($13,566.99), owner's project manager ($15,724.80) and testing firm ($180). The committee was told delays "went on and went on" with MassDOT on the town's waterline extension, prompting an $8,875 contract increase for engineering firm PAR.

The committee also approved a $2,833.06 change order for elevator-room electrical work and an $11,850.25 waterproofing credit. Members discussed, without voting, converting the station's kitchen from propane to electric and finalizing a time-capsule location before concrete work proceeds.

In the full story:

• Call to Order, Introductions and Minutes
• Project Update from the Owner's Project Manager and Architect
• Invoices
• Change Order Log
• Old Business: Time Capsule and Propane-to-Electric Conversion
• New Business: PAR Water Main Change Order
• Scheduling and Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,154 words

Source: the Fire Station Building Committee meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.