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Phoenix council approves HVAC and automation contract for police crime lab to protect evidence integrity
Summary
The Phoenix City Council approved a contract to upgrade air conditioning and building automation systems at the Police Crime Laboratory after staff and council members said the work is necessary to maintain evidence quality and laboratory operations.
The Phoenix City Council on May 7 approved a contract to upgrade the Police Crime Laboratory’s heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning systems and building automation controls to preserve evidence integrity and laboratory function.
Council members and staff described the work as a technical but essential maintenance project for the separate lab facility that handles forensic analysis for the department. John Connell, the laboratory administrator, told the council, “The laboratory is a dedicated building. It's about a hundred thousand square feet. We have 74 authorized positions. ... About 25,000 requests…
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