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Commissioners pause award for jail rooftop HVAC; ask bidders for five years of references
Summary
Three bids to replace three rooftop HVAC units at the county jail were presented. Commissioners delayed awarding a contract and asked each bidder for five years of references, citing warranty, maintenance and crane logistics concerns.
Coffee County maintenance staff presented three bids to replace three rooftop rooftop HVAC units on the county jail, and commissioners held off awarding a contract while they seek more contractor history. The bids were Powers Heating and Air, $330,055.44; CHC Mechanical Contractors, $330,375; and Lee Company, $349,820.
The maintenance supervisor told commissioners the bids were close and raised concerns about future service and warranty coordination if a contractor other than the county’s maintenance contractor installed the units. He said the county has experienced trouble when maintenance contractors decline to service equipment they did not install. "With Lee Company, my original mindset was to let them do it because they are the company that does our maintenance," the maintenance supervisor said. "If there's something wrong, they tend to…
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