The Library Building Committee took its next step on the long road to replace the North Dartmouth Library.

The current facility on Tucker Road will likely be torn down when Tucker and Hathaway roads are connected in a road project slated for 2019. The new library would either be constructed on town-owned land on Cross Road or behind BJ’s Wholesale.

On Monday night, the committee interviewed representatives from three companies vying for the position of owner’s project manager (OPM). The OPM would provide advice to the committee throughout the entire library project as well as consultation regarding everything from cost estimating to oversight over the contractor and designer of the project.

First up was New Bedford-based Architectural Consulting Group, Inc. President Michael Josefek. He said that he’s worked on library construction in the past. His company also tracks information using custom software, which would give the committee and public officials access to information over the Internet.

“We develop a cloud-based site for every one of our jobs,” said Josefek. “You can plug in and all the plans and specs are uploaded to [the site]. All the daily reports are uploaded. Everything that goes on between the architect and the contractor all goes on this cloud-based repository.”

Part of his site would include a camera providing a livestream to the construction site. While the public wouldn’t be able to access the livestream, it could be used by the committee to track progress and by the police department to ensure that no one is trespassing in the area.

Atlantic Construction & Management, Inc., a team of three based in Concord, has worked on casinos, office buildings and schools. Company President Suresh Bhatia said he would move quickly, give daily reports and stay in budget.

The final company interviewed for the project manager position was Dan Pallotta’s planning company P3. Pallotta has worked on a few library projects in the past.

“You had three libraries at one point. You lost a library,” said Pallotta. “When this gets its grant, there’s going to be a contingent of town that says, ‘Why do we need a library in the first place? We have the Internet. Why do we need a library?’”

“A brand new library today with modern technology – they’re packed. They’re used more than ever,” he said.

Pallotta said part of the success of the project, and whether or not it will be approved by Town Meeting members, will depend on getting the public involved and keeping the public informed about its progress. As the OPM, he felt community outreach was part of his job.

The Library Building Committee is going to weigh the three prospective companies and, when they make a decision, the members will have to look into the references the companies provided and solidify contract negotiations with their chosen project manager.

Once negotiations with the project manager have been finalized, the committee and the project manager will then look into a designer for the library.