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School board approves $1.19 million contract to replace Mark Morris High School chiller
Summary
The Longview School Board voted to award a $1.19 million contract to Columbia Allied Services to replace a failed chiller at Mark Morris High School, funding the work from the district's capital PRAM list and prioritizing a larger unit to add cooling to library, LGIC, career center and gym spaces.
The Longview School Board voted Jan. 13 to award a contract to Columbia Allied Services for the replacement of the failing chiller at Mark Morris High School, approving the contract amount read into the record as $1.19 million.
District staff said the replacement chiller will be larger than the unit originally in place because the engineering review identified additional school spaces that currently lack cooling — the library, the LGIC, the career center and the gym. Those additions increased the required chiller size and the overall job scope.
Rick Parrish, a district facilities presenter, told the board: "The cost of this project is significantly higher than both the initial estimates provided to us by Windsor Engineering…
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