MSBA Announces Final Audit of 11 School Projects totaling over $15M

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 eleven projects from 6 Districts totaling over $15 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 projects from the MSBA’s Accelerated Repair Program, which consist of repair or replacement to roofs, windows/doors and/or boilers. The combined grant value of the audited projects was $15,514,321. 

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

 


District 


School 


Scope 


Total Project Budget 


Total Facilities Grant 


Hampden-Wilbraham 


Wilbraham Middle 


Accelerated Repair 


$3,169,773 


$1,217,311 


Springfield 


Alfred G Zanetti 


Accelerated Repair 


$2,681,143 


$2,045,015 


Springfield 


Balliet Middle School 


Accelerated Repair 


$1,187,077 


$795,725 


Springfield 


Kensington International School 


Accelerated Repair 


$1,488,913 


$1,077,000 


Springfield 


M Marcus Kiley Middle 


Accelerated Repair 


$6,414,070 


$4,697,125 


Springfield 


Mary M Lynch 


Accelerated Repair 


$1,504,816 


$1,154,809 


Springfield 


Thomas M Balliet 


Accelerated Repair 


$2,180,974 


$1,615,666 


Swansea 


Joseph Case High 


Accelerated Repair 


$33,315 


$18,743 


Topsfield 


Proctor Elementary 


Accelerated Repair 


$4,426,677 


$1,294,901 


Topsfield 


Steward Elementary 


Accelerated Repair 


$3,583,538 


$1,063,400 


Ware 


Stanley M Koziol Elementary 


Accelerated Repair 


$917,042 


$534,626 


Totals 


$27,587,338 


$15,514,321 

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 $15.3 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects.