[Adopted as Ch. 26 of the 1996 By-laws; amended 11-18-2013 STM by Art. 16]
[Amended 11-17-2014 ATM by Art. 16]
There shall be a Building, Planning and Construction Committee consisting of seven members, including one member of the Planning Board, appointed by said board, and six members appointed by the Town Manager. The members appointed by the Town Manager shall include a registered professional engineer or architect, an attorney admitted to practice in Massachusetts, a person employed in the construction industry or a related trade or occupation, a person with a discipline in Environmental Sciences or a member of the Conservation Commission, and two other persons.
A. 
The terms of the members of the Building, Planning and Construction Committee shall be for three years; the terms of office of members shall be so arranged that as nearly an equal number of terms as is possible shall expire each year.
B. 
In addition to the foregoing members, the department head of each given project shall be a non-voting, ex-officio member.
C. 
Said Committee shall choose its own officers and shall serve without pay.
The Committee shall be responsible for surveying the growth of the Town, the building needs of the community, and the physical condition of all existing Town buildings.
[Amended 11-17-2014 ATM by Art. 18]
The Committee shall meet with the various Town agencies from time to time to determine the need for additions or renovations to any existing buildings, or for the construction of new buildings for the Town, and shall report to the Town Manager its recommendation with regard to such additions, renovations, or construction.
[Amended 11-17-2014 ATM by Art. 18]
Whenever the addition to or renovation of any existing building, or the construction of new buildings is authorized by the Town Meeting and appropriation made therefor, the Town Manager may assign the Building, Planning and Construction Committee to be responsible to the Town Manager for the supervision of all work relating thereto, including architect selection (if required), site planning, preliminary drawings, final plans, preparation of request for construction bids and supervision of all construction.
This chapter shall apply to the new construction of or new addition to existing buildings, and to renovations which are not ordinary and normal maintenance or replacement projects and which are capital improvements within the meaning of § 39-9; provided, however, that this chapter shall not apply to road, bridge, sewer, sidewalk construction or re-construction, or maintenance of parks; provided, further, that this chapter shall not apply to buildings under the control of the School Department if the Town Meeting authorization shall specifically assign responsibility to the School Department.