MSBA Announces Final Audit of 14 School Projects Totaling over $74M

BOSTON - State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority ("MSBA"), and John K. McCarthy, MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO, announced today that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved final audits for fourteen projects from ten school districts totaling over $74.9 million in grants from the MSBA. The final audit stage is the last step in the MSBA building process and represents the successful completion and closeout of these projects.

"Every project undertaken by the MSBA is a step toward creating the 21st century learning environment that all Massachusetts students deserve," Treasurer Goldberg said. "We are delighted to have made these important investments in Massachusetts schools."

The Board approved the final audits for three projects in the MSBA’s Core Program, one having been a Model School; one project from the MSBA’s Green Repair Program and ten projects in the Accelerated Repair Program, which consist of the repair or replacement of roofs, windows/doors and/or boilers. The combined grant value of these audited projects is $160,678,113.

"Approval of the final audits brings these vitally-needed projects to a successful conclusion, which benefits students all across the Commonwealth," said Executive Director Jack McCarthy.

Below is the list of projects that received final audit approval at today's Board meeting:

District School Scope Total Project Budget Total Facilities Grant
Auburn Auburn Middle School New Construction $41,654,123 $19,536,477
Canton Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School ARP - Roof $1,603,838 $607,817
Medfield Ralph Wheelock Elementary School ARP - Boiler $551,905 $159,832
Monomoy Monomoy Regional High School Model School $59,451,080 $27,487,982
Norfolk Freeman-Kennedy Elementary School New Construction $34,977,760 $14,936,330
Peabody John E. McCarthy Elementary ARP - Roof, Windows & Doors $4,829,568 $2,349,252
Randolph J.F. Kennedy Elementary School ARP - Windows & Doors $2,669,252 $1,763,361
Randolph High School ARP - Windows & Doors $3,090,509 $2,100,802
Sharon Heights Elementary School ARP - Roof $2,324,663 $696,420
West Boylston Major Edwards Elementary School Green Repair - Windows & Doors $352,833 $138,670
Worcester Columbus Park Elementary School ARP - Boiler, Windows & Doors $2,467,367 $1,474,892
Tatnuck Elementary School ARP - Windows & Doors $2,038,196 $1,313,931
Worcester Arts Magnet School ARP - Windows & Doors $1,801,521 $1,130,828
Worcester East Middle School ARP - Boiler $2,865,498 $1,300,776
Totals   $160,678,113 $74,997,370

The MSBA partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective public school facilities. Since its 2004 inception, the Authority has made over 1,750 site visits to more than 250 school districts as part of its due diligence process and has made over $13.4 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects.