A request for approval to seek authorization from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (the “IG”) for the City to use the Construction Manager at Risk (“CMaR”) procurement and construction method (the “CMaR Method”) in connection with the DPW Salt Shed Replacement Project

How it started

Dec 8, 2025 · Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager.

What happened

Dec 8, 2025 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Ayesha M. Wilson
Burhan Azeem
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Paul F. Toner
Sumbul Siddiqui

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

The document Agenda item attachment · 16 pages

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Project Budget:

$6.2m estimated construction cost 30% estimated project soft costs (includes consultant fees, admin, utility fees, FF&E, site costs, & contingency) = $8.0m estimated total project cost

Project Schedule

Public Outreach

Preliminary Plan:

Initial Outreach to Abutters

October-November 2025 Questions and Comments from neighbors

City Council CMaR Approval

December 2025

Project summary

public outreach plan preliminary cost and budget

Project Website

January 2026

Pop-Up / Public Meeting – Pre-Design

Janaury 2026 Presentation of current design concept Explain project goals and intentions Overall scope and preliminary project schedule Gather feedback, questions, and concerns

Pop-Up / Public Meeting – Pre-Construction

July 2026

Construction Scope

Site Safety and logistics

Community Concerns (dust, noise, rodents, etc)

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Dec 8, 2025