Boston Public Facilities Commission Approves Four Design Contracts at Single Meeting

Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip9037 · Meeting of July 22, 2026

Boston Public Facilities Commission approves four design contracts totaling more than $1.3 million. At its July 22 meeting, the commission — chaired by Katherine Craven and including Commissioners Larry Mimoli and Dionne Irish — unanimously approved a $640,000 master plan and programming study contract to Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott Incorporated for proposed renovations to the Boston Public Library's McKinnon Building at 230 Dartmouth Street, where third-floor special collections have been closed to the public since roughly 2008. The commission also awarded a $464,998 architectural design contract to Gale Associates Incorporated for the Josiah Quincy Elementary School envelope project in Chinatown, a $110,000 design contract to CSS Architects Incorporated for the Fire Alarm Building at 59 Fenway, and approved a $115,153.33 amendment to an existing design contract with Studio NYE for the Mattapan Community Center at 100 Hebron Street.

Irish noted before the library vote that accessibility improvements to the McKinnon Building's entrance would reduce annual costs the city's election department currently absorbs to provide accessible voter entry.

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Source: the Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip9037 meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.