MSBA Announces Final Audit of 5 School Projects totaling over $89M

BOSTON—State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and Mary L. Pichetti, MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO, announced today that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved final audits for 5 projects, totaling over $89 million in grants from the MSBA. The final audit stage is the last step in the MSBA building process and represents the successful completion and closeout of these projects.

“Every project undertaken by the MSBA is a step toward creating the 21st century learning environment that all Massachusetts students deserve,” Treasurer Goldberg said. “We are delighted to have made these important investments in Massachusetts schools.”

The Board approved the projects from the MSBA’s Core Program and Accelerated Repair Program. The combined grant value of the 5 audited projects was $89,302,993. 

“Approval of the final audits brings these vitally needed projects to a successful conclusion, which benefits students all across the Commonwealth,” said Executive Director Mary Pichetti.

Below are the projects that received final audit approval at today's Board meeting:

District

School

Scope

Total Project Budget

Total Facilities Grant

Boston

Dearborn

Core Program

$73,275,778

$35,705,878

Boston

Patrick J Kennedy

Accelerated Repair

$237,885

$50,208

Boston

Samuel Adams

Accelerated Repair

$289,495

$80,385

Bristol County Agricultural

Bristol County Agricultural High

Core Program

$103,947,718

$51,857,496

New Bedford

Elizabeth Carter Brooks

Accelerated Repair

$4,461,052

$1,609,026

Total

$182,211,928

$89,302,993

The MSBA partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective public school facilities. Since its 2004 inception, the Authority has approved 1,027 projects and has made over $16.9 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects across the Commonwealth.