Revere High School Construction Project

At a glance

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What: construction of the new Revere High School, with Consigli as construction manager, Left Field as owner's project manager and Perkins Eastman as architect.
Where it stands (Oct 21): about 22 percent complete overall, tracking substantial completion on September 21, 2028, 48 days ahead of the contract date of November 8, 2028. Schedule and budget were described as healthy.
Budget: the owner's hard contingency of about 18.5 million dollars is untouched and could be combined with about 14.8 million dollars of savings from the guaranteed maximum price (about 3.5 million dollars tracked so far in buyout savings). The soft contingency for professional services is down to roughly 400,000 dollars. Known pressures are the construction testing budget (72 percent used of 400,000 dollars), possible ditch cleanup permitting, and furniture. A feared 200,000-dollar utility charge did not materialize.

Invoices approved by roll call: Left Field (185,274 dollars), Briggs testing (55,604 dollars), Perkins Eastman (442,750 dollars) and Consigli's September requisition (about 10.96 million dollars, billing to 21 percent of the construction contract). A commissioner asked for an explanation of a negative contingency line, which Consigli said was a net credit from reconciling early site, concrete and steel scopes.
All 300 geothermal wells are drilled and circuit trenching and peat removal are about halfway across the field; the gym floor slab and courtyard deck were poured; the steel for the front classroom wing is up, and cafeteria and another wing start next. Steel erection was about a 4 million dollar month.
A steel signing and topping-off ceremony is planned: beam signing around the week before Thanksgiving and the ceremony in mid-December. A drone video will be posted on the project website.
A member asked about maintenance of the courtyard deck; the design team said all concrete has corrosion inhibitors and the deck has a substantial waterproofed build-up, with details to be shared.

2026-10-21 - RHS Building Committee - Monthly invoices approved and progress reviewed; geotechnical monitoring amendment decided (see GZA Geotechnical and Vibration Monitoring Extension).
2026-10-07 - Conservation Commission - A commissioner asked that the contractor be emailed to sweep daily and place sediment sacks in catch basins around the rotary because of tracked dirt and debris; the commission agreed.
2026-10-26 - City Council - Council heard about $24 million in construction savings against the $493 million authorization while approving the Wonderland land bond (see Wonderland Eminent Domain Bond Authorization) (from auto-captions).