Wayland building committee resets library scope, confronts COA soil contamination

WAYLAND — March 26, 2024 — Wayland's building committee absorbed contaminated-soil news at the Council on Aging site and reset the library renovation around accessibility. Testing flagged one 500-cubic-yard screened pile above reportable limits for polyaromatic hydrocarbons, with another 500 yards potentially affected; at roughly $200 a yard, removal could approach $200,000, and PFAS results from a separate septic tank are due April 6. Members urged putting Raytheon on notice under its prior cleanup, saying the town should "not roll over if there's PFAS." The COA project still sits within $422,000 of remaining contingency against a $12.52 million estimate at completion, with substantial completion targeted for mid-December. On the library, the team will advance a base scope — sewer tie-in, accessible pathways, unisex accessible restrooms, children's area redo, auto openers and an elevator controls upgrade — to 50 percent construction documents, with the VRF HVAC conversion carried only as a bid alternate funded from whatever budget remains.