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City staff ask council to approve $415,624 replacement for data-center cooling units
Summary
Staff told FEDRAC that the city’s primary computer-room cooling units are past their useful life and that bids returned significantly higher than earlier estimates; committee forwarded the low bid and contingency to the March 4 consent agenda.
City staff told the Federal Way FEDRAC committee on Feb. 25 that the city’s primary server-room air conditioning units need replacement and asked the committee to forward a bid award to the full council.
The recommended award is to McDonald Miller Facility Solutions for a base bid of $377,840 plus a contingency of $37,784, for a total project authorization of $415,624. Staff said the project was initially estimated at $200,000 and that the remaining $217,624 will come from the general fund while $200,000 was originally allocated from ARPA funds.
Why it matters: staff described the equipment as…
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