MSBA Announces Approval of Final Audits for 6 School Projects Totaling over $14.8M

State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and Maureen Valente, MSBA Chief Executive Officer, announced that the MSBA Board of Directors has approved final audits for six projects from five school districts totaling over $14.8 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 the 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 final audits for the construction of a new school project, four Accelerated Repair Program projects, and one green repair project. The combined grant value of all audited projects is $14,802,792.
 
“We couldn’t have asked for a better success with these projects,” Chief Executive Officer Valente said. “The completion of these six projects is a further testament to the success of the MSBA’s process of collaboration with Massachusetts school districts.”
 
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 made over 1,700 site visits to more than 250 school districts as part of its due diligence process and has made over $11.9 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects.
 
Below is the list of new program grants that received final audit approval at today's Board meeting:

 
District
School Scope Total Project Budget Total Facilities Grant
Barnstable West Barnstable Elementary Green Repair $1,188,413 $421,791
Lexington Estabrook Elementary School New $43,392,248 $11,984,683
Randolph Community Middle School Accelerated Repair $380,874 $255,266
Randolph Randolph High School Accelerated Repair $1,058,138 $732,144
Wareham Wareham Senior High Accelerated Repair $1,321,927 $732,790
Wilmington North Intermediate Accelerated Repair $1,478,020 $676,118
    TOTAL $48,819,620 $14,802,792