MSBA Announces Final Audit of 9 School Projects totaling over $64.2M

BOSTON—State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and Mary L. Pichetti, MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO, announced today that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved final audits for 9 projects from 7 school districts, totaling over $64.2 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 projects from both the Core Program and the Accelerated Repair Programs. The combined grant value of the 9 audited projects was $64,279,206. 

“Approval of the final audits brings these vitally needed projects to a successful conclusion, which benefits students all across the Commonwealth,” said Executive Director Mary Pichetti.

Below are the projects that received final audit approval at today's Board meeting:

District 

School 

Scope 

Total Project Budget 

Total Facilities Grant 

Dracut 

Brookside Elementary 

Accelerated Repair 

$3,536,208 

$1,198,958 

Dracut 

George H. Englesby Elementary School 

Accelerated Repair 

$2,806,808 

$1,028,977 

Millis 

Clyde F Brown 

Core Program 

$51,988,518 

$20,801,466 

Monson 

Quarry Hill Community School 

Accelerated Repair 

$5,138,422 

$1,468,789 

Orleans 

Orleans Elementary 

Accelerated Repair 

$53,710 

$19,024 

Oxford 

Alfred M Chaffee 

Accelerated Repair 

$4,156 

$2,546 

Oxford 

Clara Barton 

Accelerated Repair 

$4,244 

$2,600 

Taunton 

Mulcahey Elementary School 

Core Program 

$57,358,326 

$39,294,946 

Weymouth 

Ralph Talbot 

Accelerated Repair 

$1,275,396 

$461,900 

Total 

$122,165,788 

$64,279,206 

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 approved 1,027 projects and has made over $17.2 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects across the Commonwealth.