Module 2 – Forming the Project Team

After successfully completing Module 1, the District enters Module 2 where it forms the team that will make its way through the MSBA pipeline throughout the rest of the building process. 

Overview

In this Module, the District procures the team of professionals utilizing MSBA-specific procurement and standard Request for Services (RFS) templates and contracts. The team of professionals the District procures are the Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) and the designer.

Recent News

As of the August 26, 2026 Board Meeting:

Seventeen districts were in the process of procuring professional services:

  • Eleven districts were in the process of procuring an Owner’s Project Manager:
    • Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, Marguerite E. Small Elementary School
    • Boston, Ruth Batson Academy
    • Norwell, Norwell High School
    • Duxbury, Alden School  
    • Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School District, Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical High School
    • Athol-Royalston Regional School District, Athol High School
    • Springfield, White Street Elementary School
    • Ipswich, Paul F. Doyon Memorial School  
    • South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District, Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School  
    • Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District, Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School
    • Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School District, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School
  • Six districts were in the process of procuring Designer services:
    • Pittsfield, Crosby Elementary School
    • Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Senior High School  
    • Plymouth, Hedge Elementary School  
    • Natick, Memorial Elementary School  
    • Milton, Cunningham School  
    • West Springfield, John Ashley Elementary School