Comité de Edificios Municipales: Malden River Works – 21 sep 2026

City of Malden

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Municipal Building Committee:

Malden River Works Salt Shed & Boathouse

Agenda

| September 21, 2026 | 12PM | Virtual Teams Meeting | |---|---|---|

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Chair Nelson Miller called the meeting to order at 12:06PM.

Roll Call

• Deborah Burke - Present
• Peg Crowe - Absent at Roll Call, but arrived later
• Amanda Linehan - Absent
• Nelson Miller - Present
• Paul Myers - Present
• Eric Rubin - Present
• Stephen Winslow - Present

Committee to Approve Minutes

Committee to approve the 9/3/26 meeting minutes.

• Deb motioned to approve the 9/3/26 minutes. Steve seconded the motion, and the Committee voted unanimously to approve the minutes.

Malden River Works Salt Shed & Boathouse Project Updates

Committee to review and approve a proposal (dated 9/14/26 from McPhail Associates, attached) for additional boring prior to bidding in order to facilitate the switch to timber piles.

• The proposal requests approval to do additional subsurface investigation at the proposed structures to further delineate the soil conditions through the full length of the timber piles
• McPhail will perform 2-3 borings to document the subsurface soil and groundwater conditions, 40-60 feet down or to practical refusal, whichever happens first
• Borings will take 2 days to complete, but McPhail needs 6-7 weeks from approval for the report because driller books 3-4 weeks out and then the report will take 2-3 weeks to write
• Lump sum fee for everything is $19,500
• Steve noted that McPhail should start borings at the boathouse, as that is the location where no boring data exists currently
• The group agreed that these additional borings are necessary to ensure that project costs are as low as possible (if timber piles don't work, the alternatives are much more expensive)
• Steve motioned to approve the proposal. Peg seconded the motion, and the motion was unanimously approved via roll call vote.
• Nelson will sign the proposal as chair.

Invoice Approval

N/A

New Business

• The grand opening for Malden River Works "phase 1" is Sunday, October 4 from 1-4PM.
• Eric noted that he participated in the landscaping walkthrough for Phase 1 last week and everything looked good.

Adjournment

Eric motioned to adjourn the meeting. Paul seconded the motion and the motion passed via unanimous vote.

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