Fall Brook Elementary School

Building Project

Project Team

Fall Brook Building Committee (“FBBC”)

The Fall Brook Building Committee (“FBBC”) consists of City and School employees/officials and members of the Community for the purpose of generally monitoring the MSBA Application process and to advise the City of Leominster during the construction of the Project.

Mr. Mark Bodanza  – City Councilor

Mr. Greg Chapdelaine – City Purchasing Agent

Ms. Sandra Cucchiara – School Committee

Ms. Robin Desmond – Superintendent of Schools

Mr. Arthur Elbthal – Office of Emergency Management

Mr. Jacob Fleming – Department of Public Works

Ms. Suzanne Koehler – Former School Committee

Mr. Steven Mammone – Assistant Superintendent of Schools

Mayor Dean Mazzarella, Chair – Mayor of the City of Leominster

Ms. Melanie Mikels – School Business Manager

Mr. Elliot Nadeau – School Facilities Director

Ms. Jennifer Reddington – City Comptroller

Mr. Brandon Robbins – City Councilor

Mr. Jeffrey Sullivan – Fall Brook Elementary School Principal

 

In memoriam

Peter Angelini (1956-2025) – City Councilor

Massachusetts Schools Building Authority (“MSBA”)

The Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”) is a quasi-independent government authority created to reform the process of funding capital improvement projects in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The MSBA strives to work with local communities to create affordable, sustainable, and energy efficient schools across Massachusetts.

The MSBA’s grant program for school building construction and renovation projects is a non-entitlement competitive program. The MSBA’s Board of Directors approves grants based on need and urgency as expressed by the City, Town, Regional School District or independent agricultural and technical school and validated by the MSBA.

The MSBA, which has a dedicated revenue stream of one penny of the state’s 6.25-percent sales tax, has made more than $15.1 billion in reimbursements to cities, towns, and regional school districts for school construction projects through the MSBA’s online Pro-Pay System.

For more information go to www.massschoolbuildings.org

LeftField – Owner’s Project Manager (“OPM”)

LEFTFIELD is an Owner’s Representative and Project Management firm, established in 2007. We specialize in owners project management services and have significant experience in the public sector, working with municipalities and building authorities. Leftfield’s staff has managed over $2.6 billion in MSBA-funded projects since MSBA’s inception in 2004. As Owners Project Managers, we work in conjunction with the Owner serving as an extension of their staff. Our primary role is to protect the Owner’s interests, to ensure that the Owner is well-served and that the established goals and objectives are met in the most efficient manner, physically and fiscally.

LEFTFIELD is well-versed in all phases of project management: planning, feasibility, preconstruction, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and close-out. We have significant experience in working on both design-bid-build construction contract methodologies as well as with the Construction Management at-Risk (CM at-Risk) approach. In addition to managing the design and construction of a project, LEFTFIELD has been instrumental in assisting owners with the acceptance and turnover of buildings from construction to operations.

For more information go to www.leftfieldpm.com

 

LeftField – Owner’s Project Manager (“OPM”)

LEFTFIELD is an Owner’s Representative and Project Management firm, established in 2007. We specialize in owners project management services and have significant experience in the public sector, working with municipalities and building authorities. Leftfield’s staff has managed over $2.6 billion in MSBA-funded projects since MSBA’s inception in 2004. As Owners Project Managers, we work in conjunction with the Owner serving as an extension of their staff. Our primary role is to protect the Owner’s interests, to ensure that the Owner is well-served and that the established goals and objectives are met in the most efficient manner, physically and fiscally.

LEFTFIELD is well-versed in all phases of project management: planning, feasibility, preconstruction, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and close-out. We have significant experience in working on both design-bid-build construction contract methodologies as well as with the Construction Management at-Risk (CM at-Risk) approach. In addition to managing the design and construction of a project, LEFTFIELD has been instrumental in assisting owners with the acceptance and turnover of buildings from construction to operations.

For more information go to www.leftfieldpm.com

 

Jim Rogers, MCPPO

Principal in Charge

Adele Sands

Education Liaison

Craig DiCarlo, MCPPO, LEED AP, AIA

Project Director

Jay Faxon

MEP Specialist

Linda Liporto, MCPPO, LEED, CSL, OSHA

Senior Project Manager

Sally Rogers

ProPay Administrator

MDS/Miller Dyer Spears Architects – Designer

MDS/Miller Dyer Spears is an architecture, planning and interior design firm creating environments that drive change. Based in Boston, we work with leading institutions, schools, public agencies, non-profit organizations, developers, and communities. What sets our firm apart is our proactive design approach that seeks to enrich the experience of all who will occupy the buildings and spaces we create.

Our firm was established in 1993 and is a Women Business Enterprise (WBE), certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. We recognize a talented and diverse staff is essential to the success of our planning and design projects and are proud these values are reflected in all levels of our firm.

Contributing a wide range of design expertise, our accomplished staff include accredited professionals in LEED, WELL, Evidence-Based Design and Passive House Design. Our team also includes Specifications Writers, Certified Documents Technologists, and a range of technical architects who bring third‑party oversight and quality assurance to our projects.

For more information go to www.mds-bos.com

 

Nereyda Rodriguez, RA, LEED BD+C, PHI DESIGNER, MCPPO

Principal In Charge

Amy MacKrell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Design Principal

Danyul Cho, AIA, CPHC, MCPPO

Project Manager

Kate Wonkka, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, ALEP

Educational Planner

Erica Patten, AIA, ALEP, NCARB

Project Architect

PROJECT UPDATES

Construction - Module 7

The project has now completed the Feasibility Study and Detailed Design modules, and are now in Module 7 – Construction. This process started with the 60% Construction Documents phase which was completed in late February with a submission of drawings and specifications to the MSBA. The following step was then the 90% Construction Documents, followed by 100% Construction Documents, bidding and then construction. The current schedule has actual construction starting on site in Fall of 2026, with early site and prep work starting in June 2026.

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