The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Office of Lifelong Learning is collaborating with the Berkshire Botanical Garden on a Horticulture Certificate Program that has grown in popularity over the past several years.
The program offers three levels of courses for individuals interested in plants and gardening. The courses are held each week from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. Elisabeth Cary organizes the program and can be reached at 413-298-3926.
Level I courses run on Tuesday evenings and begin September 10 with Herbaceous Plants I. Additional courses include Soil and Soil Amendments beginning October 8, Plant Health Care on November 4, Botany for Gardeners on January 7, Plant Propagation February 4 and Landscape Design I beginning March 4.
For Level II participants, classes begin with Grading & Drainage I on September 11, Grading & Drainage II on October 9, Aboriculture beginning November 6, Drafting Skills for Landscape and Garden Design January 8, Land Design: Experience the Power of the Land on February 5 and The Fruit Orchard -- Trees and Small Fruit Cultivation beginning March 5.
For a complete brochure of Lifelong Learning offerings or a registration form, call 413-662-5543.
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Greylock School Project Garnering Interest From Bidders
By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A recent walkthrough of the Greylock School site turned out more interest than expected, which school officials and project managers hope will translate into multiple bids.
The project includes the demolition of the 60-year-old elementary school and the construction of a new two-story school directly to its north.
"We don't always expect a lot of them to show when a building is going to be demolished. There's not a lot for them to see," said Tim Alix of Collier's International, the owner's project manager, told the School Building Committee on Tuesday. "But just putting eyes on the site, seeing where the utilities are coming in so they can they've seen them all that information on the documents, but to see it in 3-D and they can start making their plans.
"We're hopeful that that means that we are going to be receiving a number of bids in each category. So that's encouraging."
The subcontracting bids are due Tuesday and the general contractors' on Jan. 14. Alix said there will be plenty of time to review the subcontractor documents before releasing that information so the general contractors can compile their bids. All bidders went through a prequalification process this past fall to be accepted by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which is covering more than two-thirds of the cost of the project.
Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, said there have also been a lot of questions from potential bidders.
"We have received a number of bidders' questions, which are called bid RFIs, and that's normal," he said. "I think it shows participation, you know, bidders who are working on the job, are looking at the documents, and they're finding things that they want to make sure they understand."
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